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In this edition, you’ll find posts on last mile shipping, edible bar codes, and zombies.
Coca-Cola Is Killing Zombies
These zombies don’t hunger for brains. Instead, they’re products with too-slow sales growth. So far this year, Coca-Cola’s CEO has taken aim at 125 products. Slashing zombies shifts the focus to faster-moving products, and makes better use of resources. Read more…
Edible Bar Codes on Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner
An invisible, edible silicon dioxide bar code will soon be etched onto the external packaging for beef in China and Australia. But future plans include etching the edible code on beef shipped ’round the world, increasing food safety and reducing fraud. Read more…
Is Walmart Dropping Drop Shippers?
In an effort to trim costs for the last mile delivery to customers, Walmart zeroed out customer-facing inventory levels on “Everyday Consumables” listed for less than $28. Online sales have dropped for those suppliers, though their inventory is still in stock. Read more…
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