100 million Prime Subscribers, Last Mile Delivery Flops, and Robots Stealing Jobs

Ecommerce Fulfillment Podcast

Join Mike Defabis, Matt Davidson, and Jon Eickman from the IDS team this week to discuss:

• 100 Million Amazon Prime Members
• Intersection of urban growth and customer expectations
• Supply Chain Labor Shortages
• Inbound Logistics 2018 Third-Party Logistics Study: Key Takeaways
• Robotics and AR in fulfillment- Will they work/be widely adopted? Any products this would work well for?
• Subscription Box Industry Growth

Learn More at www.IDSfulfillment.com

Resources-

• http://footwearnews.com/2018/business/technology/amazon-home-robots-retailers-brands-ai-artificial-intelligence-1202551853/
• https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/24/delivery-robotics-company-marble-raises-10-million-with-plans-to-move-beyond-food/
• https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/24/you-can-now-give-amazon-the-keys-to-your-car/
• https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/24/kidbox-raises-15-3-million-for-its-personalized-childrens-clothing-box/
• https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/04/23/online-sales-tax-would-benefit-amazon-more-than-an.aspx
• https://www.rila.org/news/topnews/Pages/ICYMI-Supreme-Court-must-close-legal-loopholes-for-online-retailers.aspx
• http://www.supplychainquarterly.com/news/20180423-report-retailers-plan-to-boost-2018-spending-on-omnichannel-fulfillment-technology/
• http://harbertcenters.com/supplychain/files/2018_StateofRetailSupplyChainReport.pdf
• http://rtech.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RTech-Transformational-Trends.pdf
• https://retailleader.com/future-fulfillment
• https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2018/amazon-prime-users-ecommerce-shopping/
• http://footwearnews.com/2018/business/technology/amazon-home-robots-retailers-brands-ai-artificial-intelligence-1202551853/
• http://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/augmented-reality-increasing-efficiency-for-ecommerce-fulfillment/
• http://multichannelmerchant.com/news/dhl-supply-chain-testing-robotics-solution/
• https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/04/17/the-hidden-metric-that-allows-amazon-to-dominate-o.aspx
• https://stores.org/2018/04/09/want-it-need-it-gotta-have-it/
• http://www.scmr.com/article/global_3pl_market_report_includes_estimates_for_190_countries_in_2017/third_party_logistics
• http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/robots-in-the-supply-chain-when-the-human-touch-isnt-enough/
• http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/current-state-of-the-3pl-market/
• http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/supply-chain-talent-increasingly-challenging-to-find/
• http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/what-young-supply-chain-professionals-want-from-their-career/
• https://subta.com/office-depot-launches-box-small-businesses/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2017/08/10/subscription-businesses-are-exploding-with-growth/#362151f46678