Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s planned measures include exiting now-unnecessary storage facilities and outsourcing its last mile fulfillment needs.
The retailer has shipped from out-of-market distribution centers and made multiple deliveries for multi-unit products in order to reach customers quicker.
The tentative deal regarding the delivery giant’s SurePost service is subject to ratification of the next national contract, which is still being negotiated.
CEO Abe Eshkenazi said companies continue to prioritize technology spend, and workers need training to understand concepts like big data, machine learning and AI.