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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Feb 16, 2021 | Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium Business, Supply Chain Technology, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Jan 8, 2021 | Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Online Customer Fulfillment, Procurement and Sourcing, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Transportation and Logistics | 1 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Oct 27, 2020 | Aerospace Supply Chain, Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Global trade trends, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences and Healthcare Supply Chain, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supply Chain Disruption, Supply Chain Resilience, Supply Chain Risk Management, Supply Chain Technology, Supply Chain Transformation, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Jun 29, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technology, Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Supply Chain Technology | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Sep 26, 2019 | Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Service-centered Supply Chains, Sustainability in Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Jul 26, 2019 | Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Jul 12, 2019 | Annual Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain Management, Online Customer Fulfillment, Supply Chain Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Skills, Supply Chain Talent Management | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Bob Ferrari | Mar 11, 2019 | Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Online Customer Fulfillment, Retail Supply Chain, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Technology, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby ferrariadmin | Jun 29, 2018 | Online Customer Fulfillment, Procurement and Sourcing, Retail Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management for Small and Medium Business, Transportation and Logistics | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby ferrariadmin | Nov 3, 2017 | Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Online Customer Fulfillment, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences and Healthcare Supply Chain, Retail Supply Chain | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby ferrariadmin | Apr 4, 2017 | Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain, Omni-Channel Commerce Supply Chain Impacts, Retail Supply Chain, Supply Chain Strategy | 0 |
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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