Exhibit sales trending up for PACK EXPO East 2022, March 21-23
January 25, 2022
Total space sales pacing ahead for PACK EXPO East, whose exhibits and content span a range of state-of-the-art packaging and processing solutions.
Supply chain intelligence provider Verusen nets $25 million in Series B funding
January 25, 2022
Funds expected to help provider of AI-based supply management analytics to expand reach into direct materials intelligence
WMS vendor Mantis merges with logistics IT provider ecovium
January 24, 2022
With merger, ecovium Group and Mantis will offer supply chain execution (SCE) solutions on an international level by combining platforms for TMS, shipping, customs and WMS.
Phantom Auto receives $42 million investment
January 21, 2022
Provider of a remote operation solution for lift trucks and other industrial vehicles also gains large orders from ArcBest and NFI
The Association for Supply Chain Management announces 2022 Board of Directors
January 21, 2022
ASCM names 2022 board is comprised of three newly appointed members and nine incumbents.
Caja Robotics and Bastian Solutions to deliver mobile goods-to-person integrations in the USA
January 20, 2022
Bastian will be able to integrate and deploy Caja's mobile GTP automation solution in U.S. market
Equipment finance industry confidence steady in January
January 20, 2022
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's monthly confidence index for January sticks at 63.9, unchanged from the December index.
ShipMonk acquires Ruby Has Fulfillment
January 20, 2022
Deal bolsters ShipMonk's network with eight fulfillment centers spanning 1.3 million square feet of warehouse space
Wynright Corporation names Christoph Schenk president
January 19, 2022
Schenk takes over at Wynright as president to replace Kevin Ambrose, who is retiring
Gartner: by 2026, three-fourths of large enterprises will adopt intralogistics smart robots
January 19, 2022
Gartner analysts also predict that by 2025, 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across "Intelligent Edge Ecosystems."
Miner Limited, an OnPoint Group company, acquires C&M Garage Doors
January 18, 2022
Miner has acquired C&M Garage Doors, a Nevada-based industrial and residential dock, door and gate service provider
New CEO for AMR provider AGILOX
January 18, 2022
Helmut Schmid takes the helm at AGILOX, which offers larger format autonomous mobile robots capable of pallet handling
Robotics-as-a-service provider Formic Technologies raises $26.5 million
January 18, 2022
Series A funding round will help Formic offer RaaS solutions to U.S. manufacturers
Robotic order picking automation vendor Exotec raises $335 million
January 17, 2022
The Series D funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is expected to support continued large-scale deployments in North America, and with plans to hire 500 new R&D engineers by 2025
Talking Supply Chain Podcast: How to make your team the GOAT
January 14, 2022
Listen in as Stanley Fawcett and Michael Knemeyer discuss what it takes to make your supply chain team The Greatest Of All Time. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
Retail sales finish up 2021 on solid footing, reports Commerce and NRF
January 14, 2022
Commerce reported that December retail sales—at $626.8 billion—were off 1.9% compared to November, while seeing a 16.9% annual increase. And it noted that total retail sales, for all of 2021, saw a 19.3% annual gain, and retail sales, from October through December, rose 17.1% annually.
Darein Gandall named CEO of Cisco-Eagle
January 14, 2022
Gandall was previously president of the Dallas-based material handling systems integrator, and takes the helm from Warren Gandall, who becomes senior advisor to the board.
Sellick Equipment Limited co-founders retire
January 14, 2022
Over 50-plus years, the co-founders built the Harrow, Ontario-based company into a leading vendor in the rough terrain forklift segment
University study: what supply chain teams need right now is women
January 13, 2022
New research by University of Akron faculty says supply chain teams composed of all women achieve the best performance
Geek+ and Körber digitalize Ariat supply chain with mobile robotics
January 13, 2022
Leading apparel retailer Ariat International has turned to AMR-based solutions from Körber and Geek+ to enhance employee and customer experiences