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‘Nanofulfillment’ company 1MRobotics emerges from stealth with $25M

automated fulfillment center warehouse robot

If you follow the logistics space, you’ve probably heard of fulfillment — the completion of an order from the point of sale to final delivery. You’ve probably even heard of microfulfillment, which takes the process to the next level by using a network of tiny warehouses and back rooms to reduce lead times.

But some companies are thinking even smaller.

1MRobotics, a fledgling technology startup that emerged from stealth on Monday, wants to usher in the era of “nanofulfillment.” Courtesy of a $16.5...

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Berkshire Grey is turning anywhere into a fulfillment center

The Berkshire Grey BG FLEX fulfillment system in action

In 2022, the store is everywhere. While brick-and-mortar retail certainly isn’t going away, U.S. consumers have learned to shop online. And once they purchase an item, they’re conditioned to expect countless ways of receiving it.

Curbside pickup, same-day delivery, and buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) — all are symptomatic of the e-commerce era, one in which fulfillment is king. Berkshire Grey (NASD...

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Why logistics’ latest unicorn is ready to break the $10B barrier

Fabric achieved logistics unicorn status, but it's not stopping there

Retail is in the midst of a metamorphosis. 

The role of the physical store is changing as consumers explore options other than in-store shopping –– according to the National Retail Federation, more than half of retailers currently offer or plan to offer a ship-from-store option, and another two-thirds currently offer or plan to offer buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS). And then there’s e-commerce, which now accounts for about 15% of all retail sales.

Increasingly, companies are spending less...

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First in line: Bed Bath & Beyond joins DoorDash Marketplace

In May, Bed Bath & Beyond announced an agreement with DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) to provide same-day delivery. It is now taking the next step to market its goods with the delivery provider – joining DoorDash Marketplace.

Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) said it is the first home goods retailer to make its products available on the marketplace, which allows customers to order items directly through doordash.com or through the DoorDash app. Typically used by restaurants, DoorDash is expanding its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/first-in-line-bed-bath-beyond-joins-doordash-marketplace

Target takes ownership of the e-commerce experience

While most view Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) as the gold standards when it comes to e-commerce, Target (NYSE: TGT) has quietly made gains, and it is doing it in innovative ways.

“We created a ‘local guest experience’ battleground,” Arthur L. Valdez Jr., Target’s chief supply chain and logistics officer, told the audience during a keynote address on Wednesday at the Home Delivery World 2021 conference in Philadelphia. “That is how you [use goods in stores] to win that experience.”

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/target-takes-ownership-of-the-e-commerce-experience