e-commerce

Costco is outsourcing same-day delivery to DoorDash, Uber and Instagram and their independent drivers.

LX Pantos President and CEO Lee Yong-ho discusses how the Korea-born logistics provider is building out its U.S. footprint, digital platforms and installation business as part of a broader push to become a top-tier global player. Lee also details the company’s contract logistics strategy, its priority overseas markets and its progress on sustainability commitments.

DHL Post & Parcel has added significant new capacity at its Cologne, Germany, parcel center.

ShipStation, a provider of automated shipping services, is enabling customers to select less-than-truckload carriers and tender shipments on its parcel platform, marking the first concrete integration of services since the merger with WWEX Group this year.

Gofo, a last-mile e-commerce delivery company, is expanding its U.S. footprint at a rapid clip.

Amazon packages are zipping along at 200 mph on the bullet train in Japan, while new electric bikes introduced in California go up to 12 mph.

Walmart’s investment in store-fulfillment and local delivery paid off again in higher e-commerce sales during the second quarter.

Home Depot has expanded its express delivery service to all stores across the United States.

Kroger has appointed Nate Faust as chief e-commerce officer as the grocery chain makes digital commerce a big priority.

Sellers of used products on Vinted’s app in Germany can now exchange products with buyers through DHL parcel and post collection points, including locker systems, the companies announced.

DHL Group is adding to its e-commerce logistics portfolio by acquiring Venipak, a prominent parcel carrier in the Baltic states.

Last-mile delivery of big items is slowing down as fewer houses change hands in a difficult real estate market. Carriers are trying to beat competitors in a slowing market with top-notch service and technology, but also need more scale to deal with vertically integrated retailers.

Maersk will fulfill orders for the Northeast region for a large e-commerce seller from a new Boston facility.

Colis Privé, a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics, has reached a tentative agreement to acquire major units of Paack, allowing it to enter the delivery market in Spain and Portugal.

Cheap parcels entering the European Union are subject to a 3 euro customs fee as of July 1, forcing retailers to overhaul internal systems to ensure compliance and raising questions about whether shoppers will be put off by higher fees passed through to them.

E-commerce platform Vinted is entering the Australian market and has signed Australia Post to support all parcel shipments.

Amazon has deployed 1 million robots, mostly in the United States. Now it is investing heavily to expand robot use across fulfillment centers in Europe.

Two e-commerce fulfillment providers have opened new warehouses in Texas and Oklahoma.

A new $10 billion delivery contract with DHL eCommerce is an example of how the U.S. Postal Service under new Postmaster General David Steiner is trying to be more responsive to the shipping needs of online retailers and their logistics partners.

Amazon is making deliveries in the District of Columbia using battery-powered cargo bikes, part of a broader micromobility policy aimed at reducing emissions, noise and congestion in cities.