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The busy e-commerce fulfillment arena is especially fertile ground for a modern WMS. Here are five trends that support the notion WMS is—and will continue to be—a critical part of any supply chain operation’s technology portfolio.

The e-commerce boom has driven third-party logistics providers to heavily invest in automated fulfillment. Shippers have embraced the change, making e-commerce a leading growth driver across all segments of 3PL services.

In a move geared towards expanding its global services into last mile and e-commerce fulfillment, San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage services provider Flexport announced today it has acquired the assets of Shopify Logistics, a subsidiary of a multi-channel commerce platform, Shopify, including Deliverr, a fulfillment technology services provider, which Shopify acquired for $2.1 billion in 2022.

Bentonville, Ark.-based retail behemoth Walmart and Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced a new partnership today, in which they will launch a channel that will enable Shopify merchants to sell their products through Walmart.com, with the goal to add 1,200 Shopify sellers in 2020.

Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions. The purchase price is $450 million, and the acquisition is expected to be made official in the fourth quarter.

Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, said this week it has introduced a fulfillment network, entitled the Shopify Fulfillment Network. Company officials said that this network “will provide United States-base merchants with a network of distributed fulfillment centers, coupled with machine learning to ensure timely deliveries and lower shipping costs, putting their brand and customer experience front and center.”