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Logistyx president Ken Fleming to speak at Gartner conference
Session topics include strategies to adapt to shifts in the supply chain industry and identify areas for improved shipping processes.

AlixPartners report: Online consumer products sales to reach 15% of all sales by 2022
Report suggests many if not most CP companies aren’t sufficiently focused on both the opportunity and threat a digital future represents.

Boston Dynamics acquires deep learning-based vision company
Technology works with leading commercial robotic arms to move boxes off pallets to conveyors or build stacks of boxes on pallets.

SICK and AutoCoding Systems form partnership for U.S. market
Combined sensor and software expertise produces complete solution to reduce date-coding errors and downtime related to product changeovers.

Commerce and NRF report February retail sales gains
Commerce reported that January retail sales, at $506 billion, slipped 0.2% compared to January and rose 2.2% annually.

Freedonia: Omni-channel retail will boost demand for material handling containers
Containers increasingly used in grocery and department stores where employees fulfill online orders.

JLL research: ‘Mega box’ leasing deal activity remains strong
Despite fewer large leases in 2018, JLL explained logistics-related sectors still accounted for around 50% of total share for the year at levels similar to 2016 and 2017.

Newcastle Systems expands into Europe, partners with Andreas Laubner GmbH
Partnership to support greater adoption of lean practices in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution centers.

JDA survey: Retail c-suite embracing AI and edge technologies to improve customer experience
Survey conducted by Incisiv in collaboration with Microsoft reveals executives plan to invest in agility, intelligence and automation to transform their supply chains and incrementally evolve to the “Intelligent Enterprise.”

Retail sales slip in December to finish 2018 but see annual gains
December retail sales were down 1.2% compared to November, but Commerce reported they were up 2.3% compared to December 2017. Total 2018 retail sales were up 5%.

Crossover Businesses: Blurring the Lines Between Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers
Download the report and uncover how to survive the new challenges businesses are facing and the technology required to keep pace.

Crossover Businesses: Blurring the Lines Between Manufacturers, Distributors, and Retailers
Download the report and uncover how to survive the new challenges businesses are facing and the technology required to keep pace.

MonarchFx partners with Vanguard Software
Partnership supports the Distributed Inventory Flow Forecasting (DIFF) model for eCommerce, which is customized to individual sellers.

Datalogic and Brother Mobile Solutions expand alliance
Alliance will first address high-growth, evolving segments such as convenience and grocery.

Zebra’s 11th annual Global Shopper Study reflects shoppers, associates and decision makers
52% of retail decision makers are converting point-of-sale (POS) space to self-checkout, and 62% are transforming it for online order pickup.


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