
Two-hour delivery gaining "tremendous traction"; Expanding store automation - Albertsons CEO
Albertsons is adding warerooms to stores that provide extra shelving for fast-moving items that go into online orders. Albertsons is also expanding its use of automated micro-fulfillment centers,

Need for Speed Spurs Demand for Move-In-Ready Buildings
As vacancies for industrial space tighten, developers are building warehouses and labs on speculation, hoping a tenant will lease the space when construction is done.

Vancouver industrial vacancies ease as supply increases
The report notes that 1.7 million square feet of industrial space was completed so far this year and another 1.8 million square feet, mostly speculative, is under construction,

LA Is Out of Warehouse Space
Demand is so far ahead of supply — with leasing velocity hitting an all-time high — that any space returning to the market typically has a waiting list of tenants before it has a chance to hit the market.

The bigger warehouse story behind the Walmart consumer demand issues
Even as Walmart and Target report weakening demand, warehouses remain full due to pandemic “just in case” thinking and the build up of inventory ahead of the holiday season.

AI, machine learning tech promises US$600 billion annually for China economy as it pervades industries, says McKinsey
The consulting firm expects AI to create annual economic value equivalent to 3.7 per cent of China’s current GDP as it finds its way into more applications

Zara opens 'dazzling' new tech-driven flagship store in Madrid
Parcel robots make picking up online orders at the store easier than anything they have ever seen.

Coca-Cola: The people-first story of a digital transformation
With thousands to train, the transformation of Coca-Cola’s commercial product supply operations needed buy-in from the boardroom to the front line.

THE METAVERSE: A USER’S GUIDE FOR BRANDS
The Metaverse is the latest buzzword on tech giants’ lips: a future global phenomenon that many believe will transform the online environment, where any number of universes might collide in a gigantic virtual world.

Interview with Richard McKenzie CCO at Ocado Solutions
In the first few weeks of the pandemic, we saw 20 years of growth in online grocery shopping.

Best Buy debuts smaller, digital-first store in Charlotte
The new store will encourage customers to shop and check out digitally while in the store. The store also will include new pick-up lockers.

GM to build 'state-of-the-art' EV battery factories in Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee
GM secures $2.5 billion government loan to build EV battery factories

The rise and stumbles of 15-minute delivery startups
In early March, after two ultra-fast delivery startups shut down in New York City in a single week, a self-proclaimed pioneer in the space appeared to see an opportunity for some media attention.

Secrets of a supermarket driver
If your supermarket delivery driver seems impatient on the doorstep, it’s because they’re on the clock.

Impressive footage of robot pulling smoking casting from Tesla Giga Press
This new casting approach from Tesla is going to be critical for the future of the company and especially new vehicle programs like the Cybertruck.

Fast fashion retailers end ‘real pain’ of free returns
Fast trend retailers are competing on a brand new battlefield: returns.

Target chases bigger e-commerce profits with new delivery hubs
E-commerce now drives just shy of 20% of Target’s sales, with more than half of that coming from same-day services like curbside pickup and the rest from shipping to homes.

Tech United vs Humans Highlights Bangkok 2022
Highlights of the matchTech United vs. humans. After each World Championship, the winner gets to play a match against the trustees of the event. The final score was 3-4 for the humans!

Inside Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Build a Skyscraper That Stretches for 75 Miles
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman directed authorities to develop land in the kingdom’s arid northwest, he demanded something as ambitious as Egypt’s pyramids.

How Software Is Stifling Competition and Slowing Innovation
Tech entrepreneur turned academic takes on the “disruption myth.” Big companies, he argues, have built software moats against rivals.