As Amazon continues to dominate e-commerce, major retailers are stepping up their investments hoping to benefit from shifting consumer demands.
Amazon may get the headlines for promising fast deliveries, but if it can’t get the product from overseas, the efficiency of trucks and delivery vans won’t make a difference.
The ocean carrier has not said when customers can expect to receive damaged or intact cargo.
Suvrat Joshi joins logistics software-as-a-service platform FarEye as chief product officer.
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, combines with Berkshire Grey to tap into the red-hot industrial robotics market.
Kuehne + Nagel will become the top global air and ocean freight management company when it completes its purchase of Hong Kong’s Apex Logistics International.
With large players like Amazon adopting electric vehicles, pressure will start building on smaller fleets and owner-operators to adopt them as well, and that will require companies like GoFor Industries to provide support and all-in-one packages.
More than 2,900 containers have gone overboard just since the end of November.
Amazon so often does everything seemingly right, so it’s important to talk about its shortfalls. I’m confident Amazon will right the Whole Foods ship, but it’s clear the boat has been sailing against the wind since COVID hit.
Amazon is an e-commerce rocket ship. Making those deliveries possible is Amazon Air, which is growing so fast it could make it possible for more people to receive orders within a day.
Amazon has acquired Selz, a provider of technology that allows sellers to build an online storefront.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, freight rates jumped 12% to end 2020, and Amazon wants to help truckers build their own businesses. Plus, Knight-Swift acquires a technology company.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, offering up a to-do list for new Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Plus, recapping the latest earnings and how Bezos changed logistics.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Schneider plans to invest in new equipment in 2021. Plus, UPS CEO Carol Tomé talks about the sale of UPS Freight; Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of Amazon; and Daimler spins off its truck businesses.
Amazon CEO steps away after going where no retailer had gone before.
Romeo Power Inc. claims a two-year lead over competitors in the race to fast-charging, long-range batteries for electric trucks. But new entries, backed by blank-check companies like Romeo was, are flooding the market.
Amazon announces a leadership shift as it crushes fourth-quarter 2020 estimates and reports $125 billion in revenue.
Scott Ruffin’s company is poised to exploit weaknesses in legacy delivery networks to take B2C share.
As online sales of furniture and other heavy goods grows, smaller sellers have been at a disadvantage without a national logistics partner. Deliveright and Shopify are changing that.
According to recent survey data from Bringg, same-day delivery will become a status quo offering from retailers in 2021. But is it the right move? Not for the vast majority of retailers. Here’s why:
