e-commerce

Target Corp. reported Q1 2022 earnings before the bell Wednesday, turning in weaker-than-expected numbers.

A proposal to give truck drivers overtime pay would ultimately slow freight movement and impact the speed of e-commerce deliveries.

Grocery delivery firm Instacart is hoping to cash in on its value with a public stock offering.

Loop Returns is now offering Shopify brands the ability to facilitate e-commerce returns through any Happy Returns location across the country.

Gatik founder and CEO Gautam Narang said autonomous middle-mile trucks can replace traditional Class 8 tractor-trailers along fixed, repeatable routes.

Cloud supply chain company Stord has completed a series D funding round announced last year with an additional $120 million.

As e-commerce growth slows, last-mile delivery providers remain under pressure to deliver for shippers, even if they don’t know how much of their services will be required.

Shopify announced a $2.1 billion acquisition of last-mile delivery technology company Deliverr, but its stock tumbled after a Q1 earnings miss.

The U.S. Postal Service is offering online marketplaces a new e-commerce service designed to lower shipping costs for parcels.

Last-mile delivery service AxleHire has expanded into Baltimore and Washington, giving it a presence in three of the top five cities on the East Coast.

BigCommerce, an Austin, Texas-based e-commerce company, acquired BundleB2B to provide added business-to-business functionality to its platform.

Solving the reverse logistics problem is a key part of growing digital sales

As online cannabis sales have increased, more attention is being paid to the e-commerce experience as companies work to make the ordering and delivery experience more seamless.

Middle-mile technology company Warp is joining the Urban Freight Lab to help study last-mile delivery efficiency.

Big and bulky last-mile deliveries need to be on time, but the ultimate key to customer satisfaction is communication.

Alpine Air Express flies for FedEx and UPS. By acquiring a small cargo airline, it also picked up DHL Express as a customer.

AOI Capital has acquired 3PL RK Logistics Group, which specializes in e-commerce warehouse and distribution.

Use of AI in the e-commerce supply chain needs to be targeted or the issue of too much data will overwhelm businesses.

Ignoring logistics leads to negative feedback from customers, harming the ability of e-commerce merchants to grow their businesses.

With e-commerce returns growing, retailers have plenty of opportunity to make shoppers loyal customers.