Handpick, a recent startup based out of California, first began as a recipe-recommendation app for smartphone users. According to The Next Web, the application, which is available on iOS, offers users recipes based on ingredients already in their possession. Now, the company joins the fray of new businesses and traditional grocers that are attempting to…
Archives for July 2015
The Need for Big Data reaches Grocery
With consumer behavior becoming more erratic than ever, data analytics are crucial for future success in the grocery industry. According to a recent article on brick meets click, grocers need to catch up with other retail sectors and embrace analytical tools that offer both cost savings and the benefits of knowing their customers. Using analytics,…
ES3 & Partners Tour Amazon’s Chattanooga DC
Last week, ES3 and nearly 20 more Partners and/or industry friends toured Amazon’s Chattanooga fulfillment centers. This facility stores small and medium sortable items; basically any item that can fit into one of Amazon’s bright yellow totes. Product is unloaded, and cases are emptied into totes for “stowing,” or put-away in the 1.2 million sq. ft. distribution center….