Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express is even starting an airline in Austria to keep up.
A survey from SOTI has found transportation and logistics companies trying to keep up with the e-commerce demand continue to face technology integration issues, costing them several days per month per employee in productivity.
Even as brands turn to more digital tools to engage with customers, many are finding success with a more traditional item — catalogs.
Amazon confirmed its annual Prime Day event will be held in Q2 (likely June), as it seeks to improve on a record Q2 2020, when revenue grew 40%. But there’s also major supply chain reasoning behind the decision.
The headlines are touting Target’s store fulfillment numbers, but Home Depot’s right behind, fulfilling 55% of online orders from stores. This is particularly advantageous for Home Depot, which sells goods that are more often heavier and bulkier than its retail counterparts.
The best-in-class retailers navigated well, and managed to grow inventory considerably in the first months of the year.
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Consumers reversion to services has not come at the detriment of durable goods spending. Over the past four weeks, the mix of durable goods-to-services spending has remained stable.
In addition to improving margins and boosting brand image, cutting ties with retailers simplifies Under Armour’s supply chain at a time when its needed most.
“We have added the ability to have an app-based experience versus an online website to manage your back room and that kind of innovation is a big reason why our retail customers have been working with us.”
More manufacturers are looking into digital sales and marketing channels as their customers increasingly move online.
The company’s pickup and delivery revenue jumps; about 95% of sales were fulfilled from stores
The Kansas City region, with its centralized location, is becoming a prime area for commercial warehouse space, with KC Smartport expecting 15 million square feet to become available in 2021.
Major e-commerce growth led DHL Express to change aircraft and routes in Southeast Asia for package delivery.
The retail giant clobbers its first-quarter fiscal 2022 estimates, while its chairman says the company is more optimistic about 2021 than it was at the start of the year.
Amazon planes are shuttling between more than 40 airports in the U.S. That translates into faster e-commerce deliveries by eliminating trucks.
PayPal is acquiring Happy Returns, a firm dedicated to improving the returns process for e-commerce orders.
The use of legacy technology and the lack of real-time visibility continue to impact the ability of last-mile delivery providers to increase business, according to a Bringg report.
Sonic+ believes its super app is the key to lowering food costs and waste by connecting consumers directly with wholesalers.
Aeroméxico Cargo inaugurates twice weekly direct cargo route between Mexico City and Wuhan, China.
Vendoo’s technology allows resellers to list items on multiple marketplaces like eBay, The Real Real and Poshmark while streamlining the listing process.
Airbus is competing not only against Boeing to sell small converted freighters, but it now has a new U.S. competitor in retrofitting A321s.
Growing e-commerce sales of large and bulky items is creating a logistics headache for items that must be returned. It is why retailers need to have a reverse logistics process in place.
Wayfair said its active customer base grew 57.1% in the past year, and those customers are ordering more items, leading to a nearly 50% increase in Q1 revenue.
PayPal reported its “strongest first-quarter results” in company history on Wednesday, posting $6.03 billion in revenue and a 46% increase in total payment volume.
Aircraft conversion houses tear apart passenger aircraft, then reinforce the walls and floor so they can handle heavy cargo on the main deck. Business is growing along with trade.
Purolator is considered the FedEx or UPS of Canada. The express delivery company has hired an airline to help it move more packages between the U.S. and Canada.
The German company posts record first-quarter profits and substantially raises full-year earnings and cash flow targets.
Cargojet wants a bigger slice of the U.S. e-commerce and heavy air cargo market. It’s looking for an investment opportunity and has identified new trends in e-commerce that will keep volumes high in North America.
Manufacturing’s traditional selling processes are broken. Our next chapter requires a savvy digital approach backed by a deep understanding of buyer expectations. In turn, this empowers manufacturers to focus on what they do best – building amazing products.
Amazon’s Prime offering, with its shipment tracking and fast delivery, continues to add pressure to other retailers to match the service. Technology can help up their shipment games, making for happier and returning customers.
The biggest changes Bed Bath & Beyond must make are in the supply chain, which has been referred to as “noncompetitive” by management.
As more commerce moves online, some businesses are struggling with payment options, especially in cases where credit cards may not be accepted. That is giving rise to alternative payment processes.
Seattle-based Minnow Technologies has secured $3 million to fund production of its Pickup Pod, a contactless food delivery station.
You may not have heard of Cainiao, but you know parent company Alibaba is the Amazon of China. Cainiao is powering Alibaba’s logistics and recently arranged air transport from Singapore to duty-free shops in China.
Shopify reported Q1 2021 earnings that nearly equaled Q4 2020 and accelerated 110% over Q1 2019, but it also said that the growth rate should slow throughout the remainder of the year.
Just months after launching its Key In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Amazon is expanding the service to more than 5,000 U.S. cities and towns.
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.
The best-in-class retailers are aggressively pursuing logistical control over their products while trying to avoid patchwork responses to final-mile delivery.
As more shoppers turn to e-commerce, cybercriminals are taking advantage of lax security measures to target online fraud.
Even as customers returned to its dining rooms in the first quarter, Chipotle said its digital sales accelerated more than 130%.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed an internet sales tax bill, requiring e-commerce sellers to collect a 6% sales tax on any sale to a Florida resident.
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.
Affirm Holdings, which specializes in “buy now, pay later” solutions, has acquired leading e-commerce returns provider Returnly.
In 2020, Amazon nearly doubled: its workforce, its number of facilities and its logistics square footage. In 2021, it plans to double its truckload fleet.
Misfits Market’s business has boomed as more consumers shift to online grocery shopping, and now it has achieved a valuation of over $1 billion following a new $200 million funding round.
Companies need to think outside the box in order to meet consumer demand despite crowded ports and constrained capacity. Mobile warehousing and storage offers an affordable solution.
E-commerce fulfillment company ShipBob has partnered with data-driven carbon marketplace Pachama to offer brands a carbon-neutral shipping option.
PayPal has enabled the ability for customers on Venmo to buy and sell cryptocurrencies within the app.
Supply chain disruptions like the Suez Canal blockage are forcing brands to a new approach to the supply chain, including ordering more product earlier.
Amazon will begin testing in-home setup of furniture and appliances.
Cleveron has introduced a self-driving delivery vehicle that has flexible body options, allowing retailers to customize it for their needs.
French robotics company Exotec has embarked on a pilot run with the Gap in North America, testing its Skypod robots to handle e-commerce returns management.
TuSimple will focus on perfecting its core autonomous trucking technology on the middle mile while it relies on partners for other aspects of the technology and services required.
Amazon has started requiring third-party sellers to meet more stringent Prime shipping promises, and that is forcing changes to the supply chain.
DHL Express has added two large freighters to its fleet to bolster service between the Asia-Pacific and the U.S. and Europe, in response to “exponential” growth in shipment volume. The parcel carrier said Friday the two Boeing 777 aircraft will be operated by Michigan-based Kalitta Air and AeroLogic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL […]
“On-the-way” delivery service Roadie saw growth exceed 4x in 2020 as retailers shifted to same-day delivery of online orders, and founder and CEO Marc Gorlin says there is no going back for the retail industry.
Instacart did an analysis of its platform’s users and found some surprises regarding how many people and who exactly was shopping for groceries online in 2020.
Global logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has acquired DSI Logistics, a last-mile heavy goods specialty provider.
Having proved it could achieve 100% offsetting of CO2 emissions from Expedited Max in 2020, DHL eCommerce Solutions is officially declaring its service with the highest carbon footprint as carbon-neutral moving forward.
The growth in e-commerce coincided with an increase in cybercriminals attacking payment systems in 2020, with 50% more cyberattacks attempted in 2020 than in 2019, a new report said.
As more millennials enter the workforce and the global economy deals with COVID-related work-from-home trends, more business e-commerce transactions have moved online.
Crafts retailer Michaels is adding same-day delivery through Instacart from more than 100 stores as more consumers order materials for projects online.
Amazon Air has hired Canadian all-cargo carrier Cargojet to provide crews, maintenance and insurance for two aircraft it plans to use to move e-commerce parcels.
The city of Aspen has been running a parking reservation pilot program with Coord that enables commercial delivery fleets to secure parking spaces for their vehicles.
STORD, which describes itself as a cloud supply chain company, has secured a $65 million funding round as it seeks to expand upon its logistics capabilities.
PayPal announced it will allow consumers to make online payments with cryptocurrencies through its Checkout with Crypto offering.
Canadian courier Purolator has added electric trucks and cargo bikes to its Vancouver fleet as it continues to deploy more environmentally friendly delivery vehicles.
XGen has launched a platform that connects to e-commerce sites, providing shoppers with a more personalized experience with relevant recommendations and other interactions.
Chipotle reveals it has invested in self-driving vehicle startup Nuro as it looks at new ways consumers will engage with the brand.
Air Transport Services Group is riding the e-commerce wave. It’s expanding its fleet to meet demand from Amazon and other customers.
Cargo Cove is the latest logistics company to move toward automation in its warehouse, adding AI-powered software and eventually autonomous robots to its Jacksonville facility.
With a 148% increase in e-commerce returns in 2020 over 2019, the need for online brands to better manage the customer experience is increasing, making end-to-end solutions a necessity.
RPG has acquired a 200,000-square-foot San Diego industrial facility with plans to redevelop it to accommodate e-commerce warehousing and distribution.
COVID-19 forced dramatic change at the end of the supply chain seemingly overnight. Retailers had to adjust quickly to succeed, and those that did are looking at a recovering consumer economy with the best balance sheet in decades on top of a real estate market reeling from store closures. Pair this with an e-commerce acceleration of five years and a movement to DTC and you have a market ripe for innovative physical expansion.
As the number of places where product flows increases, naturally, smaller, more frequent inventory replenishment runs are created. Whether it’s middle-mile solutions from DC to store or DC to DC or it’s home delivery, the location of endpoints is dispersing and the size of shipments is decreasing.
The company moves to broaden its footprint and introduce services as it posts stellar fiscal 2021 third-quarter results.
Instacart may wait until after the majority of Americans are vaccinated to go public so investors can better gauge the company’s growth potential, according to a report.
Sun Country normally flies to sunny destinations. But with Amazon as its cargo customer, it’s heading to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Amazon has started testing Rivian electric delivery vans in San Francisco as part of its planned rollout of 10,000 electric vehicles by 2022.
With Malcolm Wilson, XPO’s chief executive officer for Europe, taking the lead as the CEO of GXO, the company expects the spinoff will create long-term value for its stakeholders.
There’s no time for deliberation these days if you want to get high-value cargo shipped by air. It’s a strong seller’s market in the air cargo world. If you see it, book it and don’t worry about the price.
There is a direct correlation between stimulus checks and the surge in e-commerce spending, according to SEKO US.
Census Bureau data showed a decline in February sales, but levels remain elevated from a year ago as new stimulus hits
While the less-than-truckload market is experiencing a boom, it’s not without growing pains, according to Recon Logistics’ pricing and analytics expert Curtis Garrett.
Chicago Rockford and Cologne Bonn airports operate under the shadow of Chicago O’Hare and Frankfurt airports. But they are rising stars in the cargo arena and have decided to pool their resources.
Edmonton International Airport is investing in more cargo capacity to support e-commerce and other industries that increasingly are seeking air transport.
The company can deliver over 90% of its orders same or next day, and has access to 99% of the population.
UPS needs to step up its weekend game if it plans to overcome FedEx’s advantage in e-commerce transit times, a former UPS executive says.
E-commerce is the growth engine for air cargo. It’s why DHL Express just added a new air/parcel hub in Milan, Italy.
FedEx rebrands the service FedEx Ground Economy to reflect full control of last-mile deliveries.
Gig workers are eligible for unemployment payments but verifying income levels can be difficult. The Workers Lab and Steady are teaming up to improve the process.
By some accounts, Instacart owns 50% of the online grocery market. With an IPO upcoming, I wanted to look back at how Instacart has gone from niche to necessity and question whether it can maintain this dominant position in a highly competitive, highly sought-after market post-COVID.
E-commerce is like a monster that can’t be contained and Amazon is growing with it. The online retailer just bought some aircraft for the first time. Now it has bought a piece of a cargo airline.
PayPal is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire Curv, a cryptocurrency and digital asset security provider.
Using data from consumer tracking firm Commerce Signals, the idea that e-commerce sales significantly hurt in-store sales during COVID-19 may not be completely accurate.
Safeway is the latest supermarket to begin a test of robots for contactless delivery of online grocery orders.
Instacart may forgo the traditional path to public status and sell its shares directly to the public, according to a Reuters report.
This week, President Biden announced we will have enough vaccinations for every American by the end of May. For the American people, this is fantastic news. For apparel retailers, it’s euphoric news that complicates an already extremely uncertain environment. In this edition of Point of Sale, we’ll take a look at apparel inventory management through the lens of Nordstrom’s recent woes.
Amazon-backed Deliveroo announces plans to go public less than a year after British regulators questioned the viability of the business.
