The Week of February 6th: 10 things eft's been reading this week
Deflated tires, Tom Brady and War. You’ll have to read on to find out more…
1. Online was again the winner of the holiday season, but how did that translate for the biggest player in the game? ‘Online Sales Skyrocketed This Holiday – Will Amazon’s Profit Follow?’ [FastCompany]
2. Well yes and no (to Amazon above) – they did well in some respects but operational costs increased. ‘Amazon’s holiday sales numbers disappointed investors’ [Recode]
3. The US is desperate for an infusion of infrastructure cash-infusion. How desperate? ‘Bad roads mean FedEx burns through tires twice as fast’ [Road/Show]
4. The UK is facing a major crisis at the moment, and children across the nation are celebrating. ‘Iceberg lettuces and broccoli rationed as vegetable crisis hits supermarkets’ [BBC]
5. Millennials (and immigrants) have a major impact on global supply chains. ‘Immigrant Millennials Increase Demand For Responsible, Sustainable Free Trade’ [Forbes]
6. Congratulations to the Patriots and Tom Brady’s 5th Super Bowl Ring. ‘Amazon Echo spot ‘primes’ Super Bowl audience for drone delivery in the US’ [TechCrunch]
7. Pokemon Go was a huge app-fad that was remarkable in how it utilized augmented reality to give gamers an unprecedented immersive experience. Here’s how the same concept is changing supply chain. ‘Pokemon Go is Coming to a Warehouse Near You’ [Hit.The.Button.]
8. Anti-globalization has been a theme we’ve seen crop up significantly in the last 6 months significantly. Jack Ma offers a pretty important argument against it. ‘JACK MA: ‘If trade stops, war starts’’ [Business Insider]
9. Everyone and I mean everyone is involved in autonomous vehicles. Here’s FedEx’s entry. ‘FedEx bests on automation as it prepares to fend off Uber and Amazon’ [MIT Technology Review]
10. We’re getting excited at eft for Otto’s keynote upcoming at the 3PL Summit in Chicago. ‘Otto wins Hot New Startup at the Crunchies’ [TechCrunch]
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