Hints and tips:
...Dollar stores and other discounters have been among the biggest winners in the US retail sector in the wake of the global financial crisis, with cash strapped and deal-hungry consumers loading up on cut-price...
...“This is the closest to hell that you’ll ever be,” a driver warned in an online review of an Atlanta supermarket distribution centre....
...It has a logistics network that’s profitable and extremely efficient.” Jet.com founder and now head of Walmart.com, Marc Lore, will have an important role to play in making that integration work....
...The combination has placed a greater onus on logistics and distribution....
...But the logistics can be highly revealing. Specialist logistics companies, such as Brightpoint in the US and Europe’s Dangaard Telecom, can spot industry trends....
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