Amazon Warehousing & Distribution is coming in 2023

Amazon distribution center warehouse

America’s most prolific marketplace is continuing its push to monopolize its sellers’ entire supply chains.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) this week announced a new service that will grant sellers access to its massive warehousing and distribution network. 

The pay-as-you-go offering, called Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD), will let sellers ship inventory to what the company describes as “new, purpose-built facilities for bulk inventory storage and automated distribution.” But Amazon added that...

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STORD acquires Cove Logistics

STORD acquires Cove Logistics and now offers freight services (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

On-demand warehousing and distribution startup STORD has acquired transportation provider Cove Logistics to further expand its capabilities, which now includes freight services. 

In a statement, Sean Henry, the CEO of STORD, explained that the company was on a mission to help companies build and scale optimized, cloud-based supply chains. “Since our launch, we have been laser-focused on improving our customers’ warehousing networks to optimize the placement of their inventory,” he said. 

Today,...

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