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	60 Seconds With… Marc Wulfraat, MWPVL International, Modern Materials Handling, October 9, 2019		Amazon poised to ‘double down’ on in-house truckload program by rolling into power unit purchases, Freightwaves, October 11, 2019 Amazon plans to hire 500 for new fulfillment center near Joliet, Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2019
	How Amazon’s Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and Fed, The Wall Street Journal, August 29, 2019 Distribution center near Liverpool would be 2nd biggest in world; is it Amazon?, Syracuse.com, September 5, 2019		What to expect when you're expecting (an Amazon fulfillment center), Des Moines Register, October 4, 2019 The Most Important Thing in Online Retail, The Motley Fool, September 1, 2019
	FedEx Is Breaking Up With Amazon, Ending Ground-Shipping Contract, NPR Radio, August 7, 2019		Amazon-FedEx split draws battle lines in online delivery feud, BNN Bloomberg, August 8, 2019 The pilots who fly your Amazon Prime packages just suffered a major loss in their 3-year quest for a new work contract, Business Insider, August 27, 2019
	Amazon workers in Minnesota planning to strike on Prime Day, Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2019		Infographic: Amazon's Worldwide Distribution Network In 2019, International Business Times, July 4, 2019 Amazon has officially become its own largest shipper, Business Insider, July 3, 2019
	Amazon adds two more fulfillment centers in Ohio, Freightwaves, July 22, 2019 Amazon to spend $700 million to retrain one-third of U.S. workforce, Freightwaves, July 12, 2019 Amazon Workers Threaten To Strike On 1st Day Of Retailer's Summer Sale, Public Radio East, July 9, 2019		Carrot prices have jumped 30% since February. Here’s why. Global News, July 18, 2019
	Amazon in Tonawanda? Good for Amazon shoppers, bad for WNY, The Buffalo News, June 9, 2019 Supply Chain News: Will the Direct Store Delivery Model Survive? Supply Chain Digest, June 4, 2019		FedEx no longer will fly your Amazon packages — and now pressure is mounting on the company as it gears up its in-house air-freight network, Business Insider, June 11, 2019
	Amazon, in Need of Drivers, Turns to Its Employees, The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2019 Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs		Bentonville vs. Bezos: Walmart fires return salvo in delivery war with Amazon, Freightwaves, May 12, 2019 Amazon's shipping network is set to explode as the company moves toward one-day shipping - and delivery drivers are bracing for big changes, Business Insider, May 3, 2019
	Amazon ‘sneezes’ one-day delivery, and a chill envelops retail, logistics landscape, Freightwaves, April 26, 2019 Today's pickup: Pitching tents in delivery land, Freightwaves, April 22, 2019		Amazon Eyes Village of Colonie Delivery Station Site, Spectrum News, May 22, 2019 BAD PACKAGE Amazon Air pilots are protesting poor working conditions and pay TODAY sparking delivery chaos, The Sun, April 11, 2019
	Trump panel wants to give USPS right to hike prices for Amazon, others, Reuters, December 4, 2018 Is Amazon a Logistics Company? All Signs Point to That, Transport Topics, April 8, 2019		Pilots who fly for Amazon Air earn 33% less than their colleagues at UPS and FedEx for flying the exact same planes, Business Insider, March 21, 2019 Amazon took over the $176 billion market for cloud computing. Now it's using the same playbook in logistics., Business Insider, March 5, 2019
	Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2019, Supply Chain Digest, February 8, 2019		Amazon.com 'Insourcing' Roils Freight Industry, Analysts Say, Transport Topics, February 21, 2019 Downstate Amazon warehouse gets more thorough review, TimesUnion, March 10, 2019
	Rossford Planning Commission OKs site plan for warehouse, The Blade December 13, 2018 Amazon center headed to Rossford's crossroads area, experts predict, The Blade December 11, 2018		Amazon to open first fulfillment center in Mississippi, Freightwaves, December 24, 2018 Priming the Pump: Amazon steamrolls its way toward more control of Prime delivery network, Freightwaves, November 29, 2018
	Watch how Amazon spread across the US, CNN Business, October 4, 2018		Amazon raises minimum wage to $15, urges rivals to follow, Reuters, October 2, 2018
	Here’s how Canada’s new tariffs on U.S. imports could impact your weekly shopping bill, Global News, July 6, 2018 Amazon expanding Northern Virginia distribution presence, Washington Business Journal, September 18, 2018		The rural New York town fighting to keep Amazon – and its promised jobs – out, The Guardian, October 9, 2018 Amazon’s $15 minimum wage doesn’t end debate over whether it’s creating good jobs, The Washington Post, October 5, 2018
	Amazon to occupy fulfillment center in western Michigan, DC Velocity, May 22, 2018		Weighing inland against port-centric logistics, PortStrategy, June 21, 2018 Buying Canadian: How to do it right – and why there will be drawbacks, Global News, June 28, 2018 Even Amazon's feeling the strain from insatiable delivery demand, The Business Times, July 3, 2018
	At Amazon's Monee warehouse, robot co-workers are the new normal, The Chicago Tribune, March 29, 2018		Amazon’s plan to dominate shipping is about to hit a wall, Business Insider, April 11, 2018
	Amazon.Com: What It Would Take Amazon to Become UPS or FedEx, Morningstar, February 10, 2018 Norwegian AutoStore company opens U.S. headquarters in Derry, New Hampshire Union Leader, February 25, 2018		Amazon takes on delivery challenge for Australian merchants, Reuters, February 26, 2018 Amazon has started its delivery service in Australia, a country with ‘tyranny of distance’, CNBC, February 26, 2018
	What Amazon Does to Poor Cities. The debate over Amazon’s HQ2 obscures the company’s rapid expansion of warehouses in low-income areas, The Atlantic, February 01, 2018		Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2018, Supply Chain Digest, February 02, 2018
	Acquiring Shipt Is A Smart Move. But Will It Be Enough To Help Target Catch Up With Amazon?, Forbes, January 4, 2018		Here's why Amazon may not buy Target, CNBC, January 3, 2018 10 Reasons to Buy Amazon.com Stock - and Consider Never Selling, NASDAQ, January 3, 2018
	Amazon’s HQ2 Losers Hold Out Hope for Consolation Prize, The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2018 Amazon Puzzles Over the Perfect Fit—in Boxes, The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2017		Amazon tests program to provide two-day deliveries on broad scale, DC Velocity, December 12, 2017
	Why the explosive growth of e-commerce could mean more jobs, South Florida Times, October 24, 2017		Amazon delivery station operating in North Jacksonville, Jacksonville Daily Record, October 24, 2017
	Amazon plans 120,000 seasonal hires — flat from a year ago, but masking retailer’s growth, The Seattle Times, October 12, 2017		Amazon seeking tax relief for toehold in Memphis that would bring 575 distribution jobs , The Commercial Appeal, October 16, 2017
	Exclusive: Amazon plans mega-warehouse for Mexico growth spurt, Reuters, September 13, 2017		U.N. ban on North Korean textiles will disrupt industry and ordinary lives, experts say, Reuters, September 12, 2017
	Amazon confirms it’s opening a giant warehouse in Staten Island, New York Post, September 6, 2017		Whole Foods must digest discounted prices as Amazon takes control, The Loadstar U.K., September 6, 2017 Monster warehouses and hyperlocal logistics: How Amazon is doubling down on delivery in India, Factor Daily, September 26, 2017
	Amazon contract delivery trucks eat up parking, sidewalks, hurt shops, The Villager (New York City), August 17, 2017		Tax breaks for Amazon's Salem operation worth the investment, experts say, Statesman Journal, August 29, 2017
	Next Leap for Robots: Picking Out and Boxing Your Online Order, The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2017		Amazon recruiting event in Romeoville draws hundreds of job-seekers: 'I go where the money's at, The Chicago Tribune, August 3, 2017 Amazon prepares to open first Australian fulfillment centre, Business Day New Zealand, August 3, 2017
	Robots are the future: Amazon machines are just the beginning, Newsweek, July 23, 2017		For DCs, the (hiring) heat is on, DC Velocity, July 27, 2017
	Even With Whole Foods, Amazon Would Need Many More Warehouses to Reshape Grocery Delivery, New York Times, June 24, 2017 In Towns Already Hit by Steel Mill Closings, a New Casualty: Retail Jobs, New York Times, June 25, 2017		MWPVL International: A specialized consulting firm for warehousing and distribution, American Journal of Transportation, June 26, 2017
	Amazon to buy Whole Foods in $13.7B deal, New York Post, June 16, 2017 Amazon Bought Whole Foods Because Distributing Broccoli Is Harder Than Books, Observer, June 16, 2017 Amazon is finally opening one of its mega-warehouses in New York, New York Post, June 19, 2017		Will We Have '5-Minute Delivery' With The Amazon-Whole Foods Deal?, Gothamist, June 17, 2017
	Amazon plans more than 200 daily flights from new cargo hub, Reuters, February 1, 2017 Amazon Fulfills Kentucky’s Goal to Be World’s Logistics Leader, The Lane Report, April 7, 2017		How Modcloth deal brings Walmart, Amazon into close proximity in Pittsburgh, Pittsburg Business Times, March 20, 2017 Supply-chain changes drive results at Target, Whole Food, Supermarket News, March 3, 2017 Zeus: Making case for 800-job logistics center, Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record, April 20, 2017
	Here’s How Amazon Is Flexing Its Muscle in Air Cargo, Fortune, December 23, 2016		Something else Amazon delivers, Crains, January 14, 2017 Amazon touts job-creation plans, patching up rift with Trump, Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2017 Amazon to add more than 100,000 jobs in U.S. hiring spree, Reuters, January 13, 2017
	An egg-handling robot touches a delicate question about jobs of the future, CNBC, November 2, 2016		Robots in warehouses: Job killers or indispensable?, The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2016
	Will Amazon Kill FedEx?, Bloomberg Businessweek, August 31, 2016		Higher shipping fees will force e-retailers to adjust, Internet Retailer, October 3, 2016
	Why Amazon Is Expanding Its Logistics Capabilities to the High Seas, TheStreet, April 15, 2016		DHL adds evening deliveries of online orders in Germany, Internet Retailer, July 5, 2016
	How Amazon is secretly building its superfast delivery empire, Quartz, March 11, 2016 Amazon to tackle high delivery costs with air cargo network, MarketWatch, March 11, 2016 Amazon is making big moves on delivery, Gazette Review, March 12, 2016		Americans predict robot takeover of jobs, Amazon delivers, Siliconbeat, The Mercury News, March 12, 2016 The United States of Amazon: Interactive map shows tech giant’s growing national footprint, Geekwire, February 25, 2016 Amazon Could Have Some Really Bold Plans for Its Fleet of Jet Planes, TheStreet, March 15, 2016 FedEx: We're Not Worried About Amazon Getting Into Our Business, TheStreet, March 16, 2016
	Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2016, January 28, 2016		Amazon Planning to Bring Robots In-House, Forcing Rivals to Look Elsewhere, TheStreet, February 11, 2016 Amazon using Lehigh Valley airport for secret pilot program, philly.com, December 28, 2015
	Amazon buys a fleet of truck trailers, Internet Retailer, December 8, 2015		Amazon’s instant gratification service aims to disrupt delivery, The Financial Times, December 11, 2015 Why On-Demand Delivery, Including Amazon's and Google's, May Never Be Profitable, TheStreet, December 8, 2015 Why Home Depot Is One of the Only Big Retailers That’s Succeeding O, TheStreet, December 16, 2015
	How to make your omnichannel operations more profitable, DC Velocity, November, 2015		A Secretive Air Cargo Operation Is Running in Ohio, and Signs Point to Amazon, Motherboard, November 24, 2015 These 8 Graphics Show Just How Massive Amazon’s Delivery Efforts Are, TheStreet, December 4, 2015 Amazon Takes Ads on the Road with New Trailers, eCommerceBytes, December 7, 2015
	How the “Wal-Mart effect” squeezes workers in the vast infrastructure behind your groceries, Washington Post, October 16, 2015		It’s Amazon’s World. The USPS Just Delivers in It, Bloomberg Businessweek, July 30, 2015
	Amazon needs more warehouse workers, Internet Retailer, May 28, 2015		UPS Domestic Delivery Revenue Rises as Online Retailers Pay More, Internet Retailer, April 29, 2015
	Meet The Robot Armies That Are Transforming Amazon's Warehouses, Forbes Magazine, March 20, 2015		5 Power Initiatives to Boost Efficiency, WERCSheet, January-February, 2015 (Pages 8 - 9)
	Voice Recognition Expands Beyond Order Picking, Food Logistics, January, 2015		Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2015, February 2, 2015
	Why Amazon is Quietly Investing in a Massive Land Grab, Time Magazine, November 5, 2014		Target Corp’s Spectacular Canada Flop: A Gold Standard Case Study for What Retailers Shouldn’t Do, The Financial Post, January 15, 2015 Supply Chain Miseries Doom Target in Canada, January, 2015
	How Do You Rack It?, Food Logistics, Page 26 - 29, October, 2014		Amazon Takes a Big Step Toward Finally Making Its Own Deliveries, Wired Magazine, September 25, 2014
	Canadian Report on Distribution, Pages 17- 22, September, 2014		Are Same-day Delivery Services a Threat to Trucking?, Truck News, October 15, 2014
	Warehouse Automation: A Critical Cog In the Evolving Food And Beverage Supply Chain, Food Logistics, July, 2014		Cloud-based WMS: How Friendly? DC Velocity, September, 2014
	Relentless.com, The Economist, June, 2014		Five Ways to Cut DC Costs, DC Velocity, August 2014
	Amazon Should Make the Postal Service Its Own Personal Courier, Wired Magazine, May, 2014		E-grocery Games, Internet Retailer, June, 2014
	Amazon, in Threat to UPS, Tries Its Own Deliveries, Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2014 With Mail Dying, Canada Post Bets Its Future on e-commerce, The Globe and Mail, August 28, 2014		Apple Tries to Lift Online Sales by Cutting Refund Times in Half, Reuters, May 12, 2014 Exclusive: Target Canada's Supply Chain Gridlock, Reuters, May 21, 2014 *Size Does Matter for FedEx, Marketplace Business, May 8, 2014 (Radio Interview)*
	Shelf Stable, Why Target’s Canadian Distribution Infrastructure Has Faced Challenges Over the Past Year, Canadian Grocer, April, 2014		Amazon’s Same-Day Delivery Could Soon Reach 31% of U.S. Consumers, Internet Retailer, April, 2014
	Amazon Opens a Second Small-Item Fulfillment Center Near Seattle, Internet Retailer, March, 2014		Making the Most of an Integrator - WERCSheet, March-April, 2014
	Warehouse Execution Systems: The Answer for Automated DCs? DC Velocity, March, 2014		Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2014, February 3, 2014
	Fixing North America’s E-Commerce Problems - Why Robots, Drones and Driverless Cars are the Future of Retail, Maclean’s Magazine, January 13, 2014		DC Experts Offer Management Tips for 2014
	The Amazon Guide to Tax-Dodging (and what to do when government catches up), New Republic, October 31, 2013 The Baltimore Sun, February 19, 2014 The Baltimore Sun, November 11, 2013		Distribution Center Management, Three Common Practices at Leading Distribution Centers, October, 2013
	Amazon Ramps Up $13.9B Warehouse Building Spree, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, August 20, 2013 ZDNet, Wal-Mart's Q2: 16 technology, operations and e-commerce takeaways, August 15, 2013 Storefront Backtalk, In Many Parts of U.S., Amazon's Same-day Delivery Plan Said Not Ready for Prime Time, September 17, 2013		Washington Business Journal, August 26, 2013 The Baltimore Sun, October 23, 2013 The Baltimore Sun, August 23, 2013 San Francisco Chronicle, September 2, 2013 Pittsburgh Business Times, June 21, 2013 Jefferies Equity Research Americas, Internet Fulfillment,, April 10, 2013
	Tax in Cyberspace, The Economist, May, 2013		Inside Sobey’s High-Tech Warehouse, Canadian Grocer, February, 2013
	Supply Chain Digest, Logistics News: Different Perspectives on ROI Drive More Aggressive Adoption of Distribution Automation in Europe than US, Expert Says, March 11, 2013		Supply Chain Digest, Logistics News: Distribution Thought Leader Marc Wulfraat Joins Supply Chain Digest as New Expert Columnist, March 19, 2013
	Know Your Integrator, DC Velocity, March 2013		Supply Chain Brain, 2013 Supply Chain Management Resource Guide, The Next Wave of Distribution Automation Innovation, February, 2013
	Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2013, Part 2, February, 2013		Inbound Logistics, 2013 Logistics Planner, Take Your Pick, Voice-Directed or Pick to Light, The Right Choice is Often a Combination of Both, January, 2013
	Inventory Management 2013, - WERCSheet, January-February, 2013 (Pages 6 - 9)		Five must-have features in a YMS, DC Velocity, October, 2012
	Distribution Center Design Concepts Explained, Materials Management & Distribution, Canada’s Supply Chain Magazine, September, 2012		Options to Keep in Mind When Designing Your Warehouse, Supply Chain Brain Newsletter, August 27, 2012
	Supply Chain Digest On-Target E-Magazine, Amazon to Add 18 New Distribution Centers Worldwide in 2012 as it Keeps on Investing in Logistics, August 7, 2012		DC Velocity, Five Keys to Picking the Right Integrator, July 27, 2012
	MIT Technology Review, In Warehouses, Kiva’s Robots Do the Heavy Lifting, July 20, 2012		Canadian Manufacturing, Sales of Automatic Guided Vehicles on the Rise, May 29, 2012
	Supply Chain Brain, 2012 Supply Chain Management Resource Guide, E-Commerce Causes Major Distribution Challenges, February, 2012		Supply Chain Digest, Predictions from Supply Chain Gurus for 2012, Part 2, February, 2012
	Supply Chain Management Quarterly Review,Supply Chain Best Practices, Boost Productivity and Cut Costs, December, 2011		The Cornwall alternative, The Ottawa Citizen, December 16, 2011
	Centres built in Cornwall, serve Quebec. “Thousands of jobs that are being created there are jobs we’re losing here. The Montreal Gazette, December 14, 2011		Order Picking Systems Come With Pros and Cons; Which is Best Depends Upon Your DC - Distribution Center Management Publication, September, 2011
	Heat Map Analyzes Productivity in the Warehouse, Supply Chain Brain Newsletter, October 7, 2011		Why You Need a WMS - tED Magazine (The Electrical Distributor), July 2011
	6 Tips for Optimizing the Distribution Network - Modern Materials Handling Magazine, July 2011		Driverless Trucks in the High-Volume, Full-Case Picking Operation - Supply Chain Brain Newsletter, May 20, 2011
	Risks Impacting Supply Chains a Growing Concern - WERCSheet, June, 2011 (Page 1)		Direct Store Delivery vs. Centralized Distribution in Retail, Food Industry - Supply Chain Brain Newsletter, March 3, 2011
	How to Evaluate, Select, Negotiate and Acquire a Warehouse Management System - Supply Chain Brain Newsletter, April 6, 2011		Supply Chain Digest: Supply Chain Guru Predictions for 2011 Part 2
	Food Engineering September, 2010: Supply Chain Efficiency Starts at the Top		SIOR Professional Report 2nd Quarter 2010: Do Big Retail Companies Still Need Distribution Space?
	DC Velocity - DCV TV 2010 Rainmaker Interview : Marc Wulfraat offers insights into the key elements of designing a distribution network strategy		Inbound Logistics June 2009 - Smart strategy South of the Border
	DC Velocity October 2009 - Are Grocers Ripe For Automation?		Logistics Management June 2009 - Redrawing Your DC Network