Solar panels installed near a solar-powered distribution center used by Best Buy in California

El cambio del centro de distribución de Best Buy con energía solar

Best Buy has added a solar field to one of its California distribution centers, marking another step in the retailer’s push to reduce supply chain emissions. The move toward a solar-powered distribution center reflects a broader trend among large retailers rethinking how their warehouses and fulfillment hubs consume energy. As e-commerce volumes grow, so does […]

Shopper using an AI shopping assistant on a retail website to find products

Kohl’s AI Shopping Assistant Signals Retail’s Next Move

Kohl’s has rolled out a new AI shopping assistant designed to help customers find products faster and with less friction. The tool grew out of a simple Mother’s Day Gift Finder feature, and it has since expanded into a broader digital assistant built for everyday product discovery. For a retailer competing against nimble online marketplaces, […]

Warehouse and data center symbolizing rising Amazon carbon emissions from AI growth

Amazon Carbon Emissions Rise as AI Reshapes Logistics

Amazon carbon emissions climbed 16% year-over-year in 2025, according to a recent report, marking one of the steepest increases the company has reported in recent memory. The jump was driven largely by scope 3 emissions, the indirect output tied to suppliers, purchased goods, and infrastructure that a company does not directly control. As Amazon races […]

Amazon Prime Day sales boxes on a doorstep representing marketplace ecommerce growth

Amazon Prime Day Sales Data Goes Quiet as AWS Shines

Amazon’s latest earnings offered a familiar storyline with a twist. Online store net sales grew 15% in the second quarter, yet the company has quietly scaled back how much it shares publicly about Amazon Prime Day sales performance. Instead, the spotlight shifted almost entirely to AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing arm, which continues to be the […]

Small business owner using voice AI for small business on a phone call

Voice AI for Small Business: Smallest.ai Raises $13M

Voice AI for small business just got a major vote of confidence. Smallest.ai, a startup building ultra-fast voice models designed to make AI phone calls sound genuinely human, has raised $13 million to push its technology closer to passing the Turing test. For owners who have long relied on scripts, hold music, and overworked front […]

Warehouse workers reviewing pallets during a company supply chain restructuring project

Johnson & Johnson’s Supply Chain Restructuring Explained

Johnson & Johnson has announced a major supply chain restructuring effort, and the price tag attached to it is hard to ignore. The pharmaceutical giant expects the project, which is largely centered on its innovative medicine segment, to cost as much as $750 million as it winds down operations at certain facilities. For a company […]

Crocs quarterly revenue chart showing growth past $1 billion milestone

Crocs Quarterly Revenue Tops $1 Billion for First Time

Crocs quarterly revenue has crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time, a milestone that signals just how far the brand has come from its niche foam-clog roots. The company’s latest earnings show the flagship Crocs label carrying the business, even as its Heydude division continues to lose ground. For investors and retail watchers, […]

Synthetic-user startup Simile raising $200M funding round shown on laptop dashboard

Synthetic-User Startup Simile Hits $2B Valuation

The AI funding frenzy just added another name to the unicorn list. Simile, a synthetic-user startup that builds AI models designed to simulate real customer behavior, has closed a $200 million round at a $2 billion valuation. What makes this notable isn’t just the size of the check, it’s the speed. Simile raised a $100 […]

GM factory floor representing supply chain resiliency in automotive logistics

GM’s Supply Chain Resiliency Push Signals Logistics Shift

General Motors is putting fresh money behind supply chain resiliency, a signal that the automaker wants fewer surprises from the outside world. By increasing domestic production investments and locking in memory chip supply, GM is trying to buffer itself against rising commodity costs and unpredictable logistics expenses. For an industry still recovering from years of […]