Quiet Platforms
AEO Lays Off 200+ in Quiet Logistics Winddown
The apparel retailer is cutting 211 jobs as it exits its third-party fulfillment services and shutters L.A.…
American Eagle Abandons Quiet Logistics Experiment After $360M Bet
The decision underscores the difficulty retailers face in operating logistics platforms for third-party…
FedEx, UPS Network Overhauls Spur More Logistics Layoffs
Quiet Logistics is shuttering one of its nine U.S. facilities in Chicago, cutting 76 employees in the process.
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How AEO and Dick’s Are Creating More Efficient Networks
AEO revealed that its average cross-country delivery speed comes in under four calendar days, with most…
Quiet Platforms President Exits as AEO Subsidiary Misses Profitability Mark
Shekar Natarajan, who developed the in-house logistics platform, has resigned as AEO pulls back on its…
How ‘Insular’ Mindsets Are Killing the Supply Chain
Everyone's "trying to solve one piece" of the delivery equation and missing the bigger picture, Wing's CEO…
AEO’s Quiet Platforms Intent on Delivering ‘Supply Chain 4.0’
The logistics platform aims to create a fluid, interconnected network of distribution centers.
American Eagle’s Quiet Platforms Inks ‘Pioneering’ Real Estate Deal
The company is working with brokerage JLL on the "pay-as-you-go" model.
How to Survive a Shipping ‘A-Parcel-Lypse’? Unchain the Supply Chain
Distribution networks will have to work together rather than compete in order to meet rising shipping demand…
Why AEO’s Logistics Startup Is Taking a Page Out of Shein’s Playbook
Shekar Natarajan, supply chain chief for AEO and Quiet Platforms, explains the latter's moves into China and…
Retail Tech: RTR Pops Up with Leap, Quiet Platforms Taps FourKites
Attabotics unveiled the first commercialized version of its robotics tech, while Asics tapped Contentsquare…
AEO’s Quiet Platforms Has a Universal Delivery Label—And It’s a Game Changer
The company is growing its real estate portfolio, building new delivery packaging, and hoping shippers get on…
Retail Tech: RTR Picks Google Cloud, Walmart Nabs Volt, Quiet Platforms Adds Delivery Network
Delta Galil is deploying the Infor Nexus supply chain platform and ReturnLogic has secured a $8.5 million…
AEO’s Supply Chain Platform Cozies Up to DHL E-Commerce
The date-definitive delivery service is slated to reach 93 percent of postal codes across Quiet Platforms'…
Why This Exec Calls ESG the ‘Financialization of Sustainability’
The business of ESG looks a lot like sustainability, but maybe call it 3.0.