3D modeling and machine learning power the new development that aims to increase efficiency in Amazon's fulfillment centers.
Latest In Amazon
Amazon Business's second annual Procurement Report shed some light on the state of the distribution industry and where it might be headed.
The company previously raised average starting pay to above $18 per hour in 2021.
Mike Marks and Tom Gale examine a California lawsuit against Amazon, the broader trade practices at play for distributors and the broader issues for how distributors can differentiate with stronger value propositions.
Sellers can use the new service to store and distribute their inventory within Amazon's fulfillment network.
The online retail giant, which doesn’t break out Amazon Business sales in quarterly earnings reports, said overall net loss was $2 billion in 2Q.
Avnet says the strategic partnership with AWS will help OEMs of IoT solutions ‘accelerate their time to market.’
The company is looking to sublet at least 10 million square feet of excess space following its first quarterly loss since 2015.
What used to be complex corporate spend-management technology is now available to any size of company, according to speakers at a recent Amazon Business virtual conference. It’s a wake-up call for distributors to clearly articulate their value and customer service tools.
The online retailer and e-commerce company reported 2021 4Q sales of $137.4 billion, while year-end sales topped $469 billion.
The online retail and e-commerce giant says hubs in Austin and Phoenix will create jobs amid expansions taking place over the next few years.
The retailer and e-commerce giant will open 3 operations facilities in Alabama, where the company plans to add 500 more jobs by year’s end.
The global distributor reported 3Q net sales increased 15% to $110.8 billion in the third quarter, compared with $96.1 billion in 2020.
Company says ‘first-of-its-kind’ facility creates more than 200 jobs and grows its engineering, manufacturing and test teams.
The new facility in Fargo, which is more than 1 million square feet, will create 1,000-plus jobs in the area.
How the online juggernaut uses AI-backed search expertise to improve its e-commerce effectiveness and overcome competitors.
Amazon’s success is not an accident. It is the result of imaginative planning, technological enablement and top-notch execution — that distributors can emulate.
Amazon, the world’s largest retailer and distributor “frenemy,” is considering placing fulfillment centers in malls where department stores once operated, adding another level of potential threat for the wholesale trade industry.
More than 13,000 health care and 7,000 government organizations have purchased PPE and other supplies through COVID-19 Supplies site on Amazon Business.
Though the fallout for distributors from COVID-19 continued to be a hot topic in April, news on Amazon Business garnered the most attention from MDM readers during the month. New data show the enormous number of SKUs available on the platform and that it may be poised to become the top industrial distributor in the U.S.
