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Supply Chain Dive

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Past articles by Sam:

Walmart shuts the door on e-commerce-only stores

The retailer is closing locations focused on pickup and delivery service, marking the end of a pilot that began a decade ago. → Read More

Aldi deepens focus on Gulf Coast with new distribution center

The 564,000-square-foot facility will eventually have capacity to serve 100 grocery stores in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle. → Read More

Aldi tests ecommerce platform, aims to create new delivery service

The business is working with a tech company to develop its own online grocery platform for use across the U.S. → Read More

Kroger opens two new spoke e-commerce centers

The facilities in Illinois and Tennessee add to the grocer's online delivery network in two new metro areas. → Read More

What's next for Gopuff and rapid delivery as the young industry hits 'an inflection point'?

The company’s struggles and those of newer startups in the space could offer an opening for established grocers, sources say. → Read More

DoorDash, Schnucks expands partnership to target rapid delivery

The Midwestern supermarket chain is offering 30-minute delivery on specified prepared food items located a few miles away from 25 stores in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. → Read More

Seattle-area grocer launches all-electric delivery fleet

The systems that cool the vans' batteries keep their cargo areas cold, taking away the need for conventional refrigeration technology, according to van owner and operator PacWesty. → Read More

New mobile 'smart stores' can meet customers in a variety of locations

The units from automation startup Tortoise can be used to sell items in front of a retail location after hours, inside a store or at stadiums and other venues. → Read More

Kroger to extend delivery network with 'spoke' facility in Kentucky

The 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Louisville, set to open later this year, continues the grocer's e-commerce network buildout. → Read More

Coco, Segway create delivery bot for grocery orders

The new units will launch at specialty grocer Erewhon's seven stores in California. → Read More

Kroger, Ocado select North Carolina as site for automated e-commerce fulfillment

The 200,000-square-foot facility in the Charlotte area, which will employ as many as 700 people over five years, is scheduled to open within two years after construction starts. → Read More

Hy-Vee brings inventory robots to 5 stores to plan orders, reduce stockouts

The robots help retailers cut down on the incidence of sold-out items by up to 30%, said Simbe Robotics. → Read More

SpartanNash aims to boost e-commerce operations with first micro-fulfillment center

The company will use the 55,000-square-foot facility to pick and pack online grocery orders for 24 West Michigan stores. → Read More

Ahold Delhaize embraces wearable lifting tech for distribution center workers

When wearing the "exosuit" an item that weighs 22 pounds feels like it's 14 pounds. → Read More

Is micro-fulfillment tech living up to the hype?

MFC vendors say all systems are go, but industry observers say grocers are having trouble making the economics of scaled-down automation work. → Read More

Kroger announces competition to attract, support new fresh suppliers

Fifteen companies will pitch a panel of judges this summer in Cincinnati for the chance to have the grocer stock their products. → Read More

URB-E turns to electric bicycles to make grocery delivery more efficient

The company operates a fleet that tows cargo carts holding up to 800 pounds through the streets of New York City and has more cities in its sights. → Read More

Bashas' turns to online platform to expand selection of locally sourced foods

The Arizona grocery chain plans to eventually roll out Forager's online procurement system across its fleet of more than 100 stores. → Read More

AutoStore builds Innovation Hub to stress test micro-fulfillment robots

The company says automated micro-fullment technology is vital to enabling retailers to meet demand from customers who are likely to turn elsewhere if they cannot get purchases quickly. → Read More

HelloFresh to adjust packaging, shipping as it scales sustainable operations

The company is working on a tool to help avoid shipping boxes with unused space by calculating the levels of secondary packaging each kit needs. → Read More