e-commerce logistics

The Connecticut-based drop shipping company just completed a huge funding round led by K1 Investment Management.

Saks will leverage GXO’s logistics expertise to fulfill e-commerce orders from a new Pennsylvania fulfillment center.

Google Cloud steps up its DTC e-commerce presence with a new partnership that emphasizes data innovation for brands.

The e-commerce fulfillment and SaaS provider is tapping into Florida’s retail supply chain.

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos increases investment in U.K.-based supply chain platform Beacon and confirms rumors of investment in Singapore-based e-commerce platform Ula.

People hate doing things themselves. Today we have cars that are self-driving, microwaves that are self-cleaning, thermostats that are self-adjusting – even ​​sentences that are self-completing. Automation is just about everywhere, from the streets we drive on to the stores we shop at, but there’s still a long way to go before we reach the […]

Jokr promises 15-minute grocery delivery. It has now added 3 more New York City boroughs to its delivery network.

Pilot Freight Services took the unusual step of buying a trucking company to connect its e-commerce delivery services.

E-commerce shipping company Sendle has reached a deal with GLS to handle last-mile shipments for its e-commerce customers in the Western U.S.

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.

The Black Swan drone is coming and it can carry more than a toothbrush from Walgreens. Dronamics is working to set up droneports all over Europe for fast delivery.

Last-mile delivery firm AxleHire has added a sortation center in Chicago, where it will start making deliveries using its expanding transportation network.

Each day, 1.7 million packages are stolen off porches, yet businesses and consumers are not investing in theft-protection security.

E-commerce management company Whitebox has released Omnifi, a single platform that connects e-commerce brands’ marketing, sales and logistics channels.

DHL research released Thursday provides insights for “e-tailers that wish to lead on environmental issues,” said Greg Hewitt, CEO at DHL Express USA.

FlavorCloud has secured $6.3 million in funding to help expand its global presence as it works to build a seamless global e-commerce logistics network.

AfterShip, an e-commerce tracking and post-purchase solutions company, has secured a $66 million Series B investment round, bringing its total funding to $69 million.

Logistics warehouse provider Prologis sees the real estate market tightening further in 2021. Rents are expected to step higher by mid-single digits even as more capacity comes online.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Rural areas are the next e-commerce frontier; Texas FedEx distribution center acquired; Authentic Logistics opens Phoenix office; and CBP seizes counterfeit N95 masks in Houston.

Prologis Research sees the need for modern logistics space climbing by at least 3 billion to 4 billion square feet over the next cycle.