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.
ShipStation has announced its first integration with an LTL shipper, enabling customers to ship e-commerce orders of furniture and other large items direct to residences.
The company successfully tested one of its driverless Arrival vans at a fully functioning parcel depot.
Square will acquire buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay in a $29 billion stock transaction.
“Gopuff has quietly built a very strong business and solidified itself as the leading player, continuing to define this evolving category.”
They say every company is a tech company. Is Walmart next?
Boston-based Motional is testing how its AVs can collect and transmit data on electric infrastructure to utility provider Eversource.
These 5 airdrops point to an exciting future for the drone industry.
Shipping and fulfillment costs continue to escalate at double-digit levels.
Twitter is testing a social commerce tool that allows retailers to promote and provide links to purchase products within the Twitter ecosystem.
Didi, the largest ride-hailing company in China, is denying reports that it is considering taking the company private just one month after it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.
Canter’s Deli is one of the most famous delicatessens in the world, but outside Los Angeles it was hard to get one of its famous sandwiches. DoorDash Kitchens Full Service is making that possible.
The online payment platform boosted its outlook for total payment volume, but guidance was largely unchanged.
The one-stop income verification provider is meeting the needs of a swelling independent workforce.
E-commerce platform Shopify posted 57% growth in revenue in the second quarter as online shopping remained strong.
Package theft is one reason interest in smart parcel lockers is growing among Americans, and as a result, more businesses are looking at installing them.
Cart.com’s end-to-end solution is now integrated with Sauceda’s fulfillment services.
Strong second-quarter results give way to second-half volume growth concerns. An analyst calls the share sell-off “overdone.”
Bed Bath & Beyond has tapped Ryder to develop and operate regional fulfillment centers for the retailer as it continues to transform its supply chain.
The next step is making deliveries to paying customers.
A new research project from Bloomberg Second Measure found that Walmart is barely holding on to its lead in the grocery delivery wars as Instacart and others are quickly making inroads.
