Amazon Acquires Start-Up Online Selling Services Provider Selz
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights revelations of Amazon’s acquisition of start-up online services provider Selz which caters to small and growing online sellers.
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Amazon Secures Added Wide-Body Air Cargo Aircraft
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an announcement that online retail platform and logistics services provider Amazon is acquiring an additional 11 used wide body aircraft for use in the Amazon Air fleet.
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COVID-19 Multi-Industry Supply Chain Disruption News Capsule- October 27 2020
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a weekly capsule of news reports that have implications for various industry supply chains. With COVID-19 coronavirus news once again on the rise, we provide this feature to assist our readers in their efforts to keep updated on noteworthy developments.
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Amazon’s Acquisition of Zoox- All about Robotic Taxi Delivery
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary and perspective to the announcement by Amazon that the global online buying retailer will acquire autonomous driving technology provider Zoox for an estimated price of $1.2 billion.
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Motivations for Amazon’s Announced Acquisition of Rivian Electric Powered Delivery Vans
The Supply Chain Matters blog speculates as to the motivations of Amazon.com related to the online retailer’s announced intent to purchase upwards of 100,000 electric powered delivered vans from a little known start-up.
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Amazon and the High Financial Cost of One-Day Shipping
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and insights from Amazon’s recent financial performance as well as aggressive efforts for investing in expanded last-mile parcel delivery capabilities.
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Amazon’s $700 Million Workforce Investment- A Clear Sign of the Ongoing Talent Crisis
Online retailer Amazon make a rather significant announcement this week, one related to changing workforce skills. In this commentary, Supply Chain Matters reflects on the potential implications of the Amazon announcement, and what it may imply to multi-industry supply chain management teams.
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Report of Panic Among Some Amazon Suppliers
A Bloomberg report indicates that Amazon has suddenly stopped buying from many of its manufacturers and wholesalers in order to boost profits. Supply Chain Matters provides its perspectives to this move.
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Amazon's Latest Announcements in Last-Mile Logistics Have Strategic Purpose
Amazon made some noteworthy announcements that should capture the attention of our readers. Similar to its unveiling of the first branded Prime air cargo aircraft in the summer of 2016, these new announcements are the forerunner to a broader unfolding strategy for branded direct parcel and package delivery capabilities that provide more personalized services and added options for controlling the full customer fulfillment process.
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Reports of Amazon’s Push into the Pharmacy and Drug Retail Model- Dismiss or Prepare?
Social and business media was abuzz last week with reports and speculation regarding a move by Amazon to supposedly make a move into the highly lucrative pharmaceutical and drug market space. Then again, any news that equates Amazon in attacking a different market will obviously draw all sorts of attention given the online retailer’s ongoing role as a disruptor and juggernaut of technology.
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A Reported Price War Among Amazon and Wal-Mart with High-Stakes for CPG Industry Supply Chains
Amazon and Wal-Mart are now engaged in an all-out war for price dominance with high-stakes implications for consumer product goods industry supply chains.
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