Salesforce on Wednesday (June 24) launched Agentic Order Management, a system that lets retailers control fulfillment through plain-language instructions instead of code or manual rule-setting. A logistics manager can type “ship from the closest warehouse with available stock” or “hold ground shipments if next-day costs...
Instacart has introduced what it calls two major updates to its fulfillment platform. “As grocery retailers scale their ecommerce and fulfillment operations, many are still managing picking, delivery, and labor across disconnected systems, creating unnecessary complexity for store teams and inconsistent customer experiences,” the company said...
Amazon is turning another internal capability into a commercial product. This time, the asset is logistics. On Monday (May 4), the eCommerce and retail titan launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS). The platform solution opens the company’s freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping tools to...
Sellers using Amazon’s shipping services will be required to pay a fuel and logistics-related surcharge, the company said in a Thursday (April 2) post on Amazon Seller Central. The surcharge will amount to 3.5% and will be calculated on each seller’s fulfillment fees, not on the sale price of their items, according to...
May 07, 2026
Amazon is turning another internal capability into a commercial product. This time, the asset is logistics. On Monday (May 4), the eCommerce and retail titan launched Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS). The platform solution opens the company’s freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping tools to businesses of all sizes. Amazon’s retail business is the public […]
September 24, 2024
“This is where the battle’s going to be won,” Mike Micucci, CEO at fabric, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “This” is retail’s ability to meet consumers where they are — whether online,...
January 22, 2024
Omnichannel commerce has transformed how we pay for things and the length of time in which we expect to get what we pay for. Delivery windows are shrinking. Where once...
July 11, 2023
In the bid to transform logistics, to streamline the interplay that takes place to get goods from point A to point B, scale’s a key advantage. There is no shortage...
May 12, 2026
Instacart has introduced what it calls two major updates to its fulfillment platform. “As grocery retailers scale their ecommerce and fulfillment operations, many are still managing picking, delivery, and labor across disconnected systems, creating unnecessary complexity for store teams and inconsistent customer experiences,” the company said in a Tuesday (May 12) blog post . With that in […]
April 02, 2026
Sellers using Amazon’s shipping services will be required to pay a fuel and logistics-related surcharge, the company said in a Thursday (April 2) post on Amazon Seller Central. The surcharge will amount to 3.5% and will be calculated...
May 23, 2025
Walmart said Thursday (May 22) that it opened its largest centralized prescription fulfillment facility and plans to add two more. The new Central Fill pharmacy location is in Frederick, Maryland,...
May 21, 2025
Walmart plans to cut 1,500 corporate jobs in its technology, eCommerce fulfillment and advertising operations, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 21), citing unnamed sources. Reached by PYMNTS, a...
