Groceries can be delivered to the customer faster with micro-fulfillment operations

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🍉 Groceries can be delivered to the customer faster with micro-fulfillment operations.

This can be done by decreasing the geographical distance between the products being purchased and the customer, ensuring a speedy last-mile delivery. An e-commerce boom over the past several years has elevated the delivery time standard. Micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) are growing increasingly popular as opposed to traditional warehouse facilities. MFCs will only house inventory that has been specifically curated to meet the needs of the local market.

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