FedEx posts decent fiscal Q2 results; Ground unit’s costs weigh
Volume and yield gains powered the Express and LTL units, while staffing shortages and operating inefficiencies continued to hurt the Ground unit.
Volume and yield gains powered the Express and LTL units, while staffing shortages and operating inefficiencies continued to hurt the Ground unit.
Alan Adler has spent his life inventing products, but it his AeroPress coffee brewer that is his most famous. It is also a direct-to-consumer product success story.
Technology platform Deliveright is expanding its services to include heavy-goods delivery in Canada.
The e-commerce shipping platform adds former Postmates and Pinterest executive Andreas Lieber to its leadership ranks.
If you fly on United Express or American Eagle, you may have actually been on a plane operated by Mesa Airlines. Now it has an all-cargo option too.
AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.
Amazon is throwing more freighters into its air logistics operation as online sales soar.
Automation company Berkshire Grey has released the latest generation of its Robotic Product Sortation solution for e-commerce order fulfillment.
Qantas and Air Canada are pioneers in swapping older passenger planes from their fleets and turning them into full-time cargo haulers.
Efficiency is the key to keeping costs low and customer satisfaction high. This becomes more and more relevant as consumer expectations shift and strengthen in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Even as container ship backlogs ease, the ripple effects will continue to pressure logistics operators, hampering their ability to move goods through supply chains.
As shoppers return to stores, more brands are blending the online and physical worlds through the use of augmented reality.
GXO Logistics will open an e-commerce warehouse in Atlanta for MYXfitness, an at-home fitness brand.
Holiday shipping deadlines are nothing new, but for those last-minute needs, it is the on-demand providers that will be trusted to deliver.
Many e-commerce businesses start small, but as sales grow, the challenges of filling orders in-house can stymie growth.
While efforts to rein in Amazon, Google and other Big Tech companies continue, some believe the effort could result in these companies pulling the plug on small business e-commerce sellers.
New forms of e-commerce like influencer marketing, live shopping and conversational commerce are taking over the space, and they might take some getting used to.
Last-mile logistics firm Sendle is rolling out a new program in nine states with shipping rates as low as $2.60 per item.
Shippers utilizing last-mile delivery providers face some level of risk due to claims, but some simple steps can help mitigate it.
E-commerce sales continue to roll, but a decline in Q3’s numbers compared to Q2 comes as in-store sales climb.