Logistics provider Uber Freight has developed a new scheduling application programming interface (API). The new tool marks the first activation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s (SSC) Technical Standard for the industry, the company said in a Monday (Feb. 5) news release. The new AP is designed for Uber Freight’s...
BuyHive, a Hong Kong-based B2B global sourcing platform, announced Monday it had launched local operations in markets in the U.S. and U.K. According to a news release, BuyHive hopes to support the sourcing and procurement needs for a fast-growing base of third-party sellers. The company...
Each year, roughly 1.3 billion tons of produce is wasted, globally — discarded into landfills unconsumed. This wastes not just the fruit or vegetable in question, but also all the time, land, money and water that went into growing it. How that food ends up...
The gig economy has operated — and thrived — in a gray area. There has been a question as to whether workers are actually employees or contractors. The classification is far less nebulous as the Labor Department weighed in on the side of companies like...
August 28, 2019
Each year, roughly 1.3 billion tons of produce is wasted, globally — discarded into landfills unconsumed. This wastes not just the fruit or vegetable in question, but also all the time, land, money and water that went into growing it. How that food ends up in the landfill varies — farmers who leave crops in […]
April 02, 2019
The home-selling season is upon us — and will be for the next several months. Roughly 40 percent of the homes sold in the U.S. sell between March and August each year,...
February 22, 2019
It was easy for restaurants to get lured into a false sense of security as they watched during the early days of the great digital shift in retail. “Restaurants aren’t...
February 05, 2019
No one needs to be told that eCommerce is becoming a more important part of consumers’ daily lives. Any number of stats — from the 2018 holiday shopping season, for...
April 29, 2024
Nordstrom will roll out a new digital marketplace on its website, Nordstrom.com, along with an enhanced search feature. The marketplace will provide the luxury retailer’s customers with a wider selection of products, brands and sizes, while allowing its brand partners to showcase more of their products, Nordstrom said in a Monday (April 29) blog post. “Nordstrom’s digital marketplace represents one way […]
February 05, 2024
Logistics provider Uber Freight has developed a new scheduling application programming interface (API). The new tool marks the first activation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s (SSC) Technical Standard for the industry, the company said...
March 21, 2018
As retailers — such as grocers — are on the hunt for more data to help them make purchasing decisions, Albertsons plans to roll out a digital marketplace for small...
October 14, 2015
Software and data analytics firm Software AG, based in Germany, said Tuesday (Oct. 13) that it has launched its Digital Marketplace, which it billed as an “online hub” geared toward...
