supply chain management
If we don’t act and improve shipping technologies, the logjams we’ve had to endure in the past two years will become commonplace.
When COVID shut down much of the world in 2020, it ended up wreaking havoc on the supply chain. Suddenly companies built for just-in-time production couldn’t find parts they needed…
Here’s a comprehensive look at some of the lesser-known, but no less serious, types of software supply chain attacks.
Cofactr is a logistics and supply chain tech company that provides scalable warehousing and procurement for electronics manufacturers. The company today announced it raised a $6 million round of seed…
A look at how the CHIPS Act and Executive Order 14028 relate, what they mean for semiconductor firms and why the highs and lows of American semiconductor manufacturing boil down…
Alima’s platform digitizes and optimizes procurement, transport and traceability using artificial intelligence and analytics integration so that less food is spoiled.
It’s not just a feeling: geopolitical risk has been higher than usual in recent years, and for businesses with supply chain operations spanning the world, these risks are hard to…
Her product is a hit with investors, the most notable of which include Morgan Stanley, The BFM Fund and Northwestern Mutual Futures Ventures.
New online shopping habits have made returns a big expense for retailers. ReturnLogic says the underlying problem is really operational deficiencies in the returns process.
Miferia wants to expand its wholesale inventory marketplace across Latin America
The Mexico-based company enables retailers to bring their inventory relationships online, expand their product selection and get more favorable credit terms.
Shypyard provides tools for entrepreneurs who want to start an e-commerce business but don’t know how to do it.
Ghost created a marketplace, similar to eBay, that provides a way for brands to get rid of excess inventory and will handle all of the posting, sales and shipment of…
SupplyPike’s supply chain software helps CPG brands get products to stores on time
SupplyPike converts retailer’s supply chain rules into a software tool so merchants can more easily ship products and avoid setbacks and lost sales.
With supply chain woes affecting commerce, Syrup Tech provides real-time inventory recommendations so merchandisers know if they need to quickly reorder or can wait.
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Khazenly, an Egyptian on-demand warehousing and fulfillment platform, raises $2.5M seed funding
The e-commerce market in Egypt is expected to grow 30% to $7.5 billion this year, spurred by a growing number of younger shoppers and rising incomes. Local merchants are essential…
Shipping and cargo services is one of the more fragmented and analogue verticals in the world of industry, with hundreds of thousands of businesses involved in myriad aspects of a…
Shopify put a spotlight on the role and significance of logistics and fulfillment in e-commerce when it snapped up Deliverr for $2.1 billion last week to gain its own, direct…
E-commerce retailers of all sizes can have that supply chain coordination layer that enables them to provide fast and cheaper shipping, too.
Productsup raises $70M to help retailers navigate sales strategies in the choppy world of e-commerce
To many people, e-commerce is synonymous with shopping on Amazon, but the reality is that a retailer has the option to use a bundle of different channels to sell and…
B2B marketplaces have been in many ways slower to modernize than their consumer counterparts when it comes to e-commerce. Today, a startup that has been a trailblazer in that space…
ChannelEngine raises $50M for an operating system that helps retailers sell through marketplaces
Marketplaces are the order of the day when it comes to selling online, providing a one-stop shop for shoppers, and for retailers looking to target as many would-be buyers as…
A few years ago Kathleen Chan, the CEO and founder of Calico, launched a couple of small fashion companies, but as those companies scaled quickly with the help of Shopify…
Fundrise invests $128M into expansion of Saltbox’s warehouse, co-working spaces for entrepreneurs
Fundrise will acquire warehouses ranging in size from 50,000 to 150,000 square feet that will house the new Saltbox locations.
The inspiration for Brazil-based Trela came from a person buying food for their neighbors directly from suppliers rather than the grocery store.
99minutos clocks in fresh capital for logistics infrastructure in Latin America
99minutos, a logistics service company for e-commerce vendors across Latin America, is making fast work out of attracting funding. It announced today $82 million in Series C funding, led by…
Riogrande takes in first capital to incubate Latin America’s next local brands
Riogrande plans to have about 30 brands under its umbrella.
Bloomreach, now valued at $2.2B, continues to plant seeds of customer personalization
Bloomreach powers hundreds of billions of dollars in gross merchandise value by enabling businesses to personalize customer journeys.
Convictional grabs another round of funding to help retailers quickly onboard vendors
Retailers can more easily discover and change out inventory and get to their first orders in as little as 10 days versus three months.
Morocco’s Freterium grabs $4M to scale its freight trucking software across MENA
In Africa and the Middle East, most companies in the freight industry still use old-fashioned methods such as spreadsheets, phone calls and emails to manage their shipments. They are electronic…
