As Caraway Home broadens the channels through which it sells, it confronts new challenges in ensuring visibility and efficient order fulfillment, says Mark Riskowitz, vice president of operations.

The judge said Starbucks had showed "a general disregard for the employees' fundamental rights" in response to union campaigns.

In this epilogue to ProMat 2023, industry experts distill, discuss and deconstruct the latest in warehouse technology trends as seen at ProMat.

Sam’s Club is the latest retailer to invest in new supply-chain facilities as companies seek to deliver packages faster.

Variable market conditions and a continuously shrinking workforce have drastically crippled supply chains in recent years. Automation is the only viable option for companies looking to address labor shortages and optimize operations during times of peak demand.

With rising consumer expectations, today’s global supply chains need real-time data visibility to manage operations effectively.

Warehouse automation is gaining traction among operators of manual distribution and fulfillment centers amid demand pressures, customer expectations driving e-commerce, workforce churn and shortages, and an emerging mix of larger and more complex facilities catering to last-mile delivery.

Person-to-goods (P2G) and goods-to-person (G2P) are the two major approaches for order picking automation technology.

Retailers should change their mindset to view returns as a profit center, not a burdensome cost, says Itamar Zur, co-founder and chief executive officer of Veho.

The sorting centers are designed to further Target’s strategy of using its stores to handle online orders as it vies with Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. for sales.