Modern Shipper covers the gig economy, including same-day, on-demand, and last-mile delivery jobs and services. Readers will find current news on gig economy companies, gig economy workers, gig economy data and trends. In addition, Modern Shipper focuses on e-commerce, e-commerce platforms and companies, and e-commerce services and technologies.
While there is interest in EVs in the last-mile space, many companies are reluctant to adopt them at this point.
Drivers affected by FedEx Freight’s furloughs will receive return-to-work guarantees and a $300 weekly incentive while they are out of work.
Cupertino, California-based Inxeption looks to overhaul B2B commerce through a new end-to-end partnership.
OneRail plans to scale sales, marketing and data science.
A Mercatus Center senior fellow said efforts to classify independent contractors as employees could result in fewer jobs.
AWS Supply Chain has launched an application to unify supply chain data from multiple systems and vendors.
As part of an effort to get items to customers quicker, Macy’s has opened up mini distribution centers inside 35 retail stores to handle online orders.
With a valuation of close to $2 billion after its latest round of funding, Locus is “ready to go” for IPO.
Despite high inflation, big discounts drove shoppers to stores and online, with e-commerce sales posting records over the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend.
According to a report by the Financial Times, TikTok is struggling to grow its e-commerce business — and it’s looking for outside help.
Retailers have had to get creative to deal with too much inventory, but from moving inventory into stores to better inventory management, there are steps that can be taken.
Each year since the onset of the pandemic, peak season has looked a little different. What should retailers expect this year?
As more retailers implement fees to return items purchased online, a new survey shows consumers are pushing back.
Predictability is no longer the norm, but shippers can manage the uncertainty by following a few simple tips to ensure a smooth holiday delivery season.
UPS has raised rates on the last-mile delivery product it operates in concert with the U.S. Postal Service.
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has been widely panned for driving away advertisers, but could he have a larger plan?
Sapphire Ventures executive Demi Obayomi explains what trends the venture capital firm is seeing in the supply chain — and where technology can help.
The hub outside Philadelphia will support next-day ground deliveries between southern Maine and southern Virginia.
A cease-and-desist order filed by a New York City court could give Amazon warehouse workers added protections when attempting to unionize.
Scandit has released a report showing that last-mile delivery drivers are working harder and faster than ever before.
