E-commerce & Fulfillment

Microfulfillment will turn brick and mortar stores into giant vending machines, Ladd says

Third-party logistics provider Flexport’s latest innovation: renting modified passenger aircraft for dedicated cargo service from a novice cargo carrier.

Cleo has introduced a new tool to help retailers manage potential violations of service level agreements before they occur.

Six weeks after its last funding round, last-mile delivery platform Veho has raised another $170 million in a series B funding round, bringing total funding to over $300 million.

A new survey of online shoppers found that 72% have ordered groceries online in the past 90 days.

Security firm Sansec is urging e-commerce users of Adobe platforms to download an emergency patch following reports of hackers gaining access to customer payment information.

Warehouse workers and supervisors worry about automation’s potential to replace jobs, but they show optimism when it comes to boosting productivity.

Consumers are demanding more, and retailers that employ a multinode strategy across their supply chain are better equipped to meet those needs.

Data capture firm Scandit has raised $150 million in a series D investment round as it looks to expand the customer base for its retail technologies.

Last-mile logistics cloud provider Bringg is adding Zenkraft, the No. 1 company handling parcel deliveries and returns for Salesforce, to its arsenal.

Descartes has acquired NetCHB, a customs filing technology provider that specializes in e-commerce border trade.

Amazon Air is expanding further in the Great Plains.

BigCommerce is enhancing its B2B e-commerce solutions through the acquisition of price-quoting technology provider B2B Ninja.

Via.Delivery has found that 18% of U.S. consumers use buy-online, pick-up-anywhere services when offered at checkout.

DHL, seemingly in perpetual expansion mode, is targeting two more U.S. airports for its giant cargo network.

FarEye, a SaaS provider for last-mile delivery operations, is bolstering its presence in North America.

The Industrial Internet of Things is quickening the pace of innovation within the retail supply chain.

FedEx operates about 280 small, turboprop cargo aircraft. New ones starting to enter the fleet are bigger and more capable.

With convenience and sustainability top of mind for consumers and retailers, Ohi is starting carbon-neutral deliveries in under two hours.

FedEx is facilitating exports from Europe and the U.K. to the U.S. with a new cargo service.