Even if last-mile delivery and gig economy companies can find drivers, getting them onboarded and access to key business tools remains problematic.
While most of the focus has been on capacity constraints for ocean containers and truckload freight, e-commerce shippers remain concerned about the impacts on the last mile.
DeliverEnd and Perfit partner to provide a contactless e-commerce and delivery solution.
Research firm Cowen issued a positive report on electric vehicle maker Electric Last Mile Systems, citing its experience management and low capital need.
Bringg and GoFor join forces to expand delivery capacity, coverage and customer satisfaction.
Direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverage service is on the rise.
DoorDash’s midyear report on delivery trends found a $2,900 order for perfumes and comfort food and grooming supplies seeing large order growth through the first six months of 2021.
OneRail announced its last-mile fulfillment platform is now integrated with and available from SAP’s Commerce Cloud network.
Bringg helped U.K. retailer Co-op scale its e-commerce business from 30 stores to over 800 in a year’s time — and do so in a more environmentally friendly way.
Two Oregon delivery providers have terminated their contract with Amazon, but the e-tailer has countered and said the companies wanted $36 million to continue servicing the contract.
As drone delivery services ramp up, the time is quickly approaching when warehouses will need to adjust their operations to accommodate single-package loading.
Last-mile delivery management company Onfleet said its software has now helped facilitate more than 100 million deliveries.
ShipBob has secured a $200 million Series E round, valuing the cloud-based logistics platform at over $1 billion.
Electric Last Mile Systems went public through a SPAC merger on Monday, with its stock initially jumping about 10% before sliding as the morning trading session wore on.
Last-mile delivery firm AxleHire has added a sortation center in Chicago, where it will start making deliveries using its expanding transportation network.
Sendle is known for offering e-commerce sellers flat-rate shipping options, and now it has an additional $35 million to accelerate expansion of its network.
Amazon warns that third-party sellers and customers would be harmed if the company were forced to divest its logistics operations.
The 32nd version of the venerable report waxes philosophical on why more, not less, logistics spending will be needed.
Electric vehicle manufacturer ELMS will debut a prototype of its Class 3 cargo van at the FedEx contractors event at the end of July.
Uber will acquire the remaining 47% of on-demand grocer Cornershop that it doesn’t already own, the company said in an SEC filing.
