Supply Chain

07/09/2012 - 10:29am
Hibbett Sports to build new distribution facility in Alabama

Hibbett Sports announced plans to build a wholesaling and logistics facility in Alabaster, Ala.

07/03/2012 - 11:04am
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon develop a robot for use in retail stores

The campus store at Carnegie Mellon University has a new attraction: a small robot called AndyVision.

06/19/2012 - 4:46pm
Dollar General to open new DC in Pennsylvania

Dollar General Corp. will locate its new distribution center in Bethel Township, Berks County, Pa., creating more than 500 jobs in the area and facilitating the retailer’s expansion in the state.

06/12/2012 - 5:27pm
Retail container imports expected to rise 4.8% in June

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 4.8% in June compared with the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.


06/12/2012 - 5:21pm
Ikea to install solar panels on two DCs

Ikea has announced plans to install solar energy panels on two distribution centers in the Eastern United States.

06/06/2012 - 4:31pm
Save-A-Lot plans new distribution center

Save-A-Lot announced plans for a new 250,374-sq.-ft. food distribution center in Pompano Beach, Fla.

06/05/2012 - 10:25am
NRF: Organized retail crime continues to rise

The number of retailers that fell victim to organized retail crime groups increased in the past year, according to the National Retail Federation’s Organized Retail Crime Survey.

05/15/2012 - 5:11pm
Maxima selects Galleria for merchandising solution

Galleria Retail Technology Solutions said that Lithuanian retailer Maxima Grupe will use a range of Galleria solutions to automate and optimize its merchandising strategy.

05/09/2012 - 4:54pm
Marsh Supermarkets CEO joins Stop & Shop

Marsh Supermarkets said that Joe Kelley, chairman, president and CEO, has left the company to become president of Stop & Shop's New England division.

05/09/2012 - 10:22am
Aritzia selects supply chain execution solutions from RedPrairie

Women’s fashion retailer Aritzia has chosen to roll out RedPrairie Corp.'s supply chain execution solutions in its 80,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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