OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

The monetary expense of ransomware incidents for retailers is climbing, but not all industry ransomware trends are bad.

Instacart is enabling beverage alcohol businesses on the Provi digital marketplace to restock non-alcoholic items from its retail partners.

Uber and Gopuff are not taking the impending purchase of Instacart by DoorDash lying down.

VF Corp., parent company of Vans, The North Face and Timberland, is operating a store at SAP headquarters in Germany that highlights RFID’s role in brick-and-mortar.

Tractor Supply Company is expanding its options for online delivery.

Amazon's Ring is expanding its surveillance capabilities with the launch of an indoor flying drone and a roving security robot.

Gopuff is deepening its partnership with an Elon Musk-affiliated artificial intelligence company.

Employees at more than 60% of U.S. McDonald’s locations now have on-demand earned pay.

The U.S. division of Japan-based athletic apparel manufacturer/retailer Asics is flying drones every night – inside one of its supply chain facilities.