ecommerce logistics
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Logistics
Alibaba funnels $3.3 billion into logistics arm as e-commerce demands intensify
The Chinese giant now owns 63% equity in Cainiao.
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Last Mile
Drones will land ecommerce deliveries in your backyard soon
Flytrex is an Israeli on-demand small payload drone delivery company that will be delivering products ordered online straight to the consumers’ house.
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Last Mile
UPS widens net in new partnership to reach small to midsize retailers
Shippo’s 35,000 businesses can now easily create an account with UPS and those customers can receive its discounted daily shipping rates of up to 55%.
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Energy
Ecommerce delivery does not increase carbon emissions, but weekly supermarket runs do
Last-mile movement is one of the least energy-efficient operations within supply chains, and efforts need to be taken to consciously reduce energy expended in that…
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Economics
Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
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Market Insight
Commentary: Competition in e-commerce is heating up!
Global e-commerce continues to grow, and grow, and grow. Market voice Brian Aoaeh writes about the move of e-commerce giants to establish their own fulfillment…
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Market Insight
E-commerce battles for logistical domination continue to grow
Ecommerce continues to grow and Amazon and its competitors continue to innovate and grow. Read insight into the phenomenon by Anothy Smith.
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Last Mile
Ecommerce causes last-mile networks to creep closer to consumers
The growth of ecommerce is putting excessive pressure on transport networks, and cities need to look at better utilizing and charging for curbside parking and…
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Innovation
Indian e-commerce major Flipkart to replace 40 percent of its fleet with electric vehicles
Flipkart is phasing out its conventional vehicles and introducing electric last-mile vehicles, which is expected to lower its carbon emissions by 50 percent.
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Innovation
On the road again – three ways data is enabling smarter transportation management
Learn how existing and future technologies will continue the evolution of supply chains, transportation and warehousing.
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