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Geek+ Robotics Highlighted at Annual Microsoft Gathering

Logistics Business Magazine

On stage, the Microsoft tech leader operated the Geek+ S20 intelligent sorting solution, demonstrating in real time how the sorting robot can adjust his course when encountering an obstacle (in this case a large teddy bear) thanks to an easily operated application platform operating the AI system. Geek+ CARE Strategy.

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Plan for your organisation’s success in international e-commerce

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With cross-border e-commerce growing at twice the rate of domestic online sales, your organisation needs a strong e-commerce strategy, and it should be global in scale. Were you aware that, according to a MetaPack research report, 68% of millennials around the globe would choose an online retailer solely because of delivery options?

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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

Logistics Bureau

Some have hit on the right strategies and are thriving in the new normal, and others are struggling. It was perhaps fortuitous that Target began implementing a strategy to focus on fulfillment from stores back in 2019. I have perhaps made much of the ship-from-store strategy pursued by Target, but its influence is significant.

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Is it Time for B2B Freight Providers to Learn From B2C?

Logistics Bureau

The third category of shopper sits somewhere in the middle, and while not wanting to wait several days to receive her purchases, is averse to paying a high delivery charge. . This type of customer will hence settle for paying a moderate fee to receive her purchases within three days.

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Industry View: Top Tips for Perfecting your Omnichannel Offering

Logistics Business Magazine

Executing an omnichannel strategy has been a priority for many retailers for some years now, but the rapid increase in online shopping and changing spending habits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have sped up this adoption further. Global eCommerce platform Kooomo provides advice for retailers on how to create an omnichannel business .

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What Does it Take to be a Successful Entrepreneur? The Incredible Journey of a Last Mile Pioneer

Logistics Viewpoints

And we reconnected and bonded over the course of a few weeks. Are there possible issues with that strategy? Couriers optimize routes by centralizing their demand and distributed over the course of the day. I reconnected with him and he asked me how my life was and I tell him that I’m not really enjoying my job very much.