Designer Brands shifts online orders to warehouses to boost efficiency

The operational adjustment helps protect its in-store stock while reducing expenses, the company said.

By Kelly Stroh • Sept. 15, 2025

If you don’t like the rules for big and bulky delivery, stop following them

For today’s online shopper, the expectation is instant gratification, on their terms — regardless of item size — and retailers are feeling that pressure.

Sept. 15, 2025

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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.

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UNFI opens robotic distribution center in Florida

The tech-powered facility is part of the company’s multiyear effort to boost its performance through investments in automation.

By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 12, 2025

Asos targets supply chain visibility upgrade

The apparel retailer tapped traceability platform TrusTrace to strengthen operational transparency down to the Tier 5 level.

By Kelly Stroh • Sept. 11, 2025

Starbucks deploys inventory-taking AI tool

The computer vision technology helps the chain track its in-store stock and may soon be able to automate some ordering.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 10, 2025

Supreme Court to hear Trump’s tariff legality case in November

The high court granted an expedited review of an appellate court finding that the president's sweeping tariffs were illegal.

By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 9, 2025

Walmart opens perishable distribution center in South Carolina

The facility is the third of five automation-focused locations the retailer plans to launch for a stronger grocery supply chain.

By Max Garland • Sept. 9, 2025

How to keep the ‘off’ in ‘off price’ in the tariff era

In order to make good on their value promise, retailers like TJX, Ross and Burlington are being hypervigilant about pricing across the industry.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 9, 2025

Best Buy, Uber Eats partner on same-day delivery, scheduled drop-offs

Through the collaboration, the electronics retailer will offer delivery from over 800 of its store locations. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 8, 2025

FedEx named Best Buy’s primary parcel carrier

The retailer's CEO said FedEx's Sunday delivery capabilities and real-time tracking data will strengthen the customer experience.

By Max Garland • Sept. 5, 2025

Wayfair expands logistics offering to include multichannel service

Suppliers can now tap the furniture retailer’s CastleGate network as a 3PL alternative for big-and-bulky goods across their entire customer base.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 27, 2025

Home Depot focuses on faster deliveries to boost satisfaction

Dedicated associates and machine learning-driven efficiency improvements helped the retailer achieve its fastest ever delivery speeds during the second quarter.

By Bryan Wassel • Aug. 27, 2025

Target scales back on in-store fulfillment strategy

The retailer will take recent learnings about which stores are "built to fulfill" and apply it to up to 40 more locations by the year's end.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 27, 2025

Stop & Shop to close 7 e-commerce warerooms

The grocer expects to offer “an even better omnichannel customer experience” after shuttering the facilities, according to a spokesperson.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 26, 2025

Trump says furniture tariffs coming in next 50 days

The president said his administration is conducting an investigation into the sector just days after applying steel and aluminum levies on various household appliances.

By Philip Neuffer • Aug. 25, 2025

As The Container Store cracks down, suppliers wonder about its future

Chief Commercial Officer Martin Schumacher recently told vendors their margins have been “artificially high” and warned that “those days are over.”

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 20, 2025

Levi’s hires Victoria’s Secret chief supply chain officer

Chris Callieri will start in September, reporting directly to CEO Michelle Gass.

By Antone Gonsalves • Aug. 19, 2025

Target fulfillment operations closure impacts 200 Indianapolis employees

A spokesperson said the retailer is adjusting what operations it performs at the facility as it continues to evolve its supply chain.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 19, 2025

Amazon brings same-day perishable food delivery to 1K cities and towns

The retailer plans to expand the service, which allows shoppers to buy groceries and nonfood products using a single online cart, to more than 2,300 locations by the end of 2025.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 19, 2025

Vendors say Saks Global not following through on overdue payments

CEO Marc Metrick in February acknowledged a backlog and promised outstanding invoices would be addressed beginning in July.

By Daphne Howland • Aug. 18, 2025

Rethinking eCommerce returns as a value driver

Transform eCommerce returns from costly headaches into profit opportunities with strategic supply chain solutions that enhance customer experience while protecting your bottom line.

By Lars R. Dzedek, Global Head of Returns and Circularity at DHL Supply Chain • Aug. 18, 2025

Walmart adds Vietnam-to-US ocean shipping lane for sellers

Businesses using the retailer’s cross-border importing service can now ship goods from Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong, its first origin ports outside of China.

By Max Garland • Aug. 13, 2025

Retail buyers are reacting to tariffs with AI and early orders

A Deloitte report found the industry is using the tech to navigate a shifting trade environment — and making holiday buys two months earlier than last year.

By Dani James • Aug. 13, 2025

Ace Hardware opens 1.5M-square-foot retail support center

Equipped with automation technology, the facility is nearly twice the size of the company’s average distribution center. 

By Kaarin Moore • Aug. 12, 2025

Home Depot to close Missouri distribution center

The retailer will stock inventory at other facilities following the Oct. 26 closure, which impacts 61 employees.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 12, 2025