E-commerce & Fulfillment

The e-commerce giant’s long-awaited drone delivery service finally got off the ground on Christmas Eve.

FedEx Express is looking to trim fat at the largest cargo airline in the world and lean on rental fleets to fill in needs.

The Warehouse Worker Protection Act is designed to provide transparency and worker protections to warehouse employees in the state of New York, which has seen several skirmishes over working conditions at Amazon facilities.

American Eagle’s logistics arm has partnered with JLL to open fulfillment centers with a rent-as-a-percentage-of-revenue payment model.

Route-planning platform Circuit surveyed delivery drivers about their biggest pet peeves around the holidays.

Delivery management platform Locus has added a new option for retailers to better optimize last-mile delivery while optimizing capacity and business needs.

Walmart and DroneUp continued to expand their drone delivery footprint this week with launches in three new states.

Amazon has made the returns process easy and convenient for customers, but many retailers have yet to master the art of the return. Spencer Kieboom, founder of Pollen Returns, talks about the role technology can play in the process.

The Government of Rwanda will enlist Zipline to be able to make autonomous deliveries to the nation’s entire population.

A Circuit survey shows that most delivery drivers are concerned about losing their jobs, but they are interested in working with driverless and drone deliveries.

Although retailers may be past the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, other headwinds persist, reminding storefronts the importance of having a resilient supply chain, according to National Retail Federation’s Jon Gold.

Geodis is now offering U.S.-based e-commerce companies air zone skipping service to Canada.

DHL Express is responding to demand for e-commerce with the addition of a new cargo route — this time to the Dominican Republic.

Consumers can take drop-offs to any of 2,000 FedEx Office locations

The terms of the merger between the two rapid grocery delivery firms may look different than previously reported.

Industry groups are urging the IRS to delay changes to the tax code that could see gig workers and online sellers facing large tax bills.

Canada’s GoBolt, which is building an end-to-end supply chain network powered by an all-electric fleet, receives Series C financing.

BrightDrop said large-scale production of its vans will begin at its Ontario, Canada, assembly plant, and DHL Express is adding the EVs to its fleet.

The health and wellness retailer will offer more than 27,000 products for delivery in as little as one hour, 24 hours a day.

Cupertino, California-based Inxeption looks to overhaul B2B commerce through a new end-to-end partnership.