With new investments from Isuzu and trading giant Itochu, Gatik is on the path to mass production of short-haul autonomous trucks in 2027.
The Teamsters is celebrating what it says is a first-ever victory to organize drivers at a Kroger fulfillment center.
More than 1,300 layoffs hit freight-related companies in Texas, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Georgia over the past two weeks.
Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims.
Tyson Foods has signed a three-year contract to use Gatik autonomous trucks to move its protein products on the middle mile.
Kroger management reaffirmed the “low end” of 1-2% identical sales growth guidance.
Gatik will move grocery loads autonomously from Kroger’s Dallas distribution center to its area grocery stores, starting with safety drivers.
If Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons holds up with the FTC, the companies could be on the verge of a logistics power play.
Kroger is rapidly expanding its e-commerce grocery capabilities, announcing three new locations for fulfillment centers.
Google-backed Nuro has released its third-generation delivery vehicle, simply called Nuro, and will partner with Kroger to roll it out in Houston.
An NLRB judge appears mostly critical of the trucking company’s behavior but ruled in its favor on the key legal question.
The California-based robo-delivery company has reportedly reached a valuation of more than $8.5 billion.
The online grocer is reducing food waste — and prices.
Labor talks with grocery chains Safeway and Fred Meyer went in different directions Thursday. Fred Meyer stores could soon see empty shelves.
Kroger Co. continues to bring intelligent automation to its warehouses.
As drone delivery services ramp up, the time is quickly approaching when warehouses will need to adjust their operations to accommodate single-package loading.
According to reports in local media, Kroger and Drone Express officially kicked off their drone delivery pilot program in Centerville, Ohio, Wednesday.
Investigators are searching for a motive after a warehouse employee fatally shot two co-workers at a Roundy’s distribution center in Wisconsin.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, global logistics operator DB Schenker eyes the U.S. market. Plus, U.S. Xpress’ CEO sees big things coming for its Variant division, and flatbed operator Daseke reports earnings and issues a mixed outlook for 2021.
Walmart and Kroger are taking differing approaches to online grocery fulfillment. While fully-automated warehouses are more efficient, they are much more expensive and inflexible. Local-fulfillment centers may not be as efficient, but they are much more cost effective. Read the detailed trade-offs here:
Love’s Travel Stops is offering $75 to each of 28,000 employees across its businesses who voluntarily get the COVID vaccine.
Grocery is the only retail segment that has maintained (and even grown) its e-commerce penetration since peak levels in March, indicating the new normal is already here. The new normal is a much higher level of online demand, and grocers are getting wise about their fulfillment methods.
Instacart is cutting approximately 1,800 in-store shoppers nationwide as it moves to a technology-focused “Partner Pick” model.
Recent analysis from Gartner shows retailers with more than 50% of revenue from the online channel have logistics costs as a percentage of sales that are almost double those of their store-focused counterparts.
Soon-to-launch Walmart+ service could be a win for the retail giant even if it poses no serious threat to Amazon.com.
Grocery stores curtail hours and enforce limits on staple purchases as coronavirus-induced panic buying empties store shelves of many items. High-touch retailers shutter stores.
ORBCOMM lowers full-year 2020 guidance given recent coronavirus developments.
Walmart seeks to bolster its online grocery business through autonomous home delivery.
In partnership with Slync… Supply chain exceptions are being automatically moved toward resolution and visibility into the problem provided to all relevant partners.
UPS has sued a pot delivery company in California saying the company is infringing on hits trademarks; also FreightWaves announces a War on Detention, Connecticut wants to add tolls, and Ford leaves South America.
TechCrunch reports that SoftBank, a Japanese multinational holding group, has led a $940 million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro.
The partnership with Ocada gives the supermarket giant a pathway to create its own delivery network as the grocery store wars escalate.
The demand for last-mile services has increased by 50% in the last 18 months, driven primarily by the B2C companies.
Kroger has joined Walmart in charging accessorial fees for late deliveries to their retail stores, citing lost sales of 10% due to spoilage and understocking.
