Amazon's NYC warehouse is 20% smaller than its average locations — but able to facilitate 50% more inventory using twice as many human and robot workers:
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E-tailers are also experimenting with other ways to get products to urban consumers faster, including ship-from-store and personal shopping. In addition to scaled down warehouses, Amazon's Prime Now delivery from Whole Foods is one way to offer speedy delivery because orders are sourced directly from stores. Walmart, meanwhile, is
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