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Perfecting Perfumery For The Instagram Era
Retail // June 24, 2019

When Baptiste Bouygues joined forces with his mother, Marie-Lise Jonak, to create a line of perfumes called Ormaie, they quickly learned that selling all-natural luxury perfume directly to consumers was much harder in practice than it would appear to be on paper. Prior to his efforts...

Building A Popular Local Pound Cake Into A National Product
Retail // June 03, 2019

While there are many wonderful thing to say about a cake – delicious, beautiful and perhaps even inventive or creative – it is rarely described as innovative. There are only so many ways to bake a cake – and while some elements can be varied...

Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
Amazon Delivery // May 13, 2019

Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan packages as they come off the conveyor belt and place them in custom boxes. Citing two people who worked on the project, Reuters...

Purple Carrot: Focus On Waste Is No Waste Of Time (Or Money)
Retail // July 02, 2018

Meal kits are a crowded vertical, so the brands behind these convenient dinner solutions must find ways to stand out. It’s not enough to offer the convenience of a subscription, even one with lots of customizable options, since that’s what every meal kit-maker is doing....

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Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses

May 13, 2019
Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan packages as they come off the conveyor belt and place them in custom boxes. Citing two people who worked on the project, Reuters reported on Monday (May 13) that the technology is installed […]

Amazon Looks To Right-Size Its Packaging

December 20, 2017
As the number of Amazon orders made by Americans seems to be perpetually climbing, the eCommerce giant is working hard to more efficiently package its shipments. That will mean more...