Amazon has come a long way since its first warehouses were built in 1997. Now, the e-commerce giant has hundreds of warehouses for numerous distribution purposes throughout the United States and has even branched out into other countries, such as Canada and Germany.
Consumers are nervous about what the labor shortage means for the holiday season and there have been cries across both traditional and social media for businesses to do something and save Christmas. Implementing automation in facilities can fix the problem.
The complex makeup of private brand manufacturers' portfolios creates impacts that are felt both earlier, and often to a greater extent when the supply chain is impacted.