Walmart in logistics – fulfilment strategy explained
‘Marketplaces are evolving, commerce is evolving’
Walmart’s at it again. The world’s largest retailer is reportedly looking to have driverless trucks perform the middle leg of long-haul journeys – depot-to-depot – with human drivers taking the last mile of local delivery. This piece in Mother Jones suggests 2m truckers in the US may find themselves out of a job as a result. Of course, as in Europe, across the pond they are beset by a severe shortage of drivers. Chief executive of DHL Global Forwarding Americas ...
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