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Showing posts with label Walmart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walmart. Show all posts
Sunday, August 23, 2020

There is No "Fast Following" in Today's Technology

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There have been a lot of supply chain learnings as a result of the COVID-19 environment and there is nothing more important than the lesson ...
Sunday, April 12, 2020

Have Clicks and Bricks Won The Game over Pure E-Commerce

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First, I will give you my hypothesis answer which is " Yes " it has.  Of course, I have been wrong before and will be wrong again ...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

Convinced Even More That Wal-Mart Should Be The Winner v. Amazon

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I have written many times about the idea of Walmart v. Amazon in the battle of retailing and e-commerce.  My basic thesis has always been ...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Thoughts on Retailers Buying XPO Logistics and What The Right Strategy Should Be

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I generally do not like to comment on something so speculative however Friday ended with a huge bang in the supply chain industry with Amazo...
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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Interesting Supply Chain Events from Week of August 21, 2017

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The week is over and some very interesting reads and developments.  Let me get right to them: The war between Amazon and Walmart heats...
Monday, June 26, 2017

Welcome Back Wal-Mart - We Missed You Over the Last 5 Years.

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I hesitated writing about the Amazon purchase of Whole Foods as many have written about it already and much is not yet known about how Jeff...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wal-Mart Guides Lower - Sales Weaker

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Reporting this morning, Wal-Mart is describing slow sales , and it has guided the street lower for the remainder part of the year.  This is ...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Retailers Compete on Supply Chain - Part Deux

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I have talked for years in speeches and in advising companies that the supply chain will become the competitive advantage for those trying t...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Is The "Final 3 Feet" The Most Important Logistics Leg?

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I have talked a lot about " Final Mile " logistics especially since so many are trying to compete in this area.  From next day del...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

The Battle for Retail Sales is Really The Battle of Supply Chains

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I continue to believe the battle for retail sales is really all about the underlying supply chains rather than the actual store.  The "...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Crowd Sourcing Logistics Comes to Wal-Mart

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We have heard of crowd sourcing when it comes to many areas and specifically, mostly, in IT work.  Essentially you allow the "crowd&quo...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"Home Delivery" Lockers at Wal-Mart

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In another twist to the race to home delivery and the attempt to de-throne Amazon , Wal-Mart is now testing lockers in their stores.  Alon...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

More On Same Day "Delivery Wars"

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My readers know I have been blogging about this, with thoughts on what will work, for almost a week now.  I started with a post asking wheth...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Could The Post Office Be The Big Winner in Same Day Delivery?

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An interesting development in the "same day delivery wars" which has been brewing as of late with Amazon and Wal-Mart.   The key q...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Has Amazon Awakened The Sleeping Giant? - Walmart Same Day Delivery

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I think one thing a lot of industries and companies have regretted is taking on Walmart.  Circuit City tried, Toys 'R Us tried and other...