Grocery is the only retail segment that has maintained (and even grown) its e-commerce penetration since peak levels in March, indicating the new normal is already here. The new normal is a much higher level of online demand, and grocers are getting wise about their fulfillment methods.
BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management plans to add up to a dozen Boeing 737-800 converted freighters to its portfolio in response to high demand for regional cargo jets that can support the burgeoning e-commerce and express cargo market. The San Francisco-based leasing outfit said this week it ordered six conversions, with an option for six […]
As retailers faced a decline in customers during COVID-19 lockdowns, many turned to scanning applications to help meet a surge in online orders.
More people did their holiday shopping online, driving up global e-commerce transactions 24% in December compared to 2019, according to new data.
Walmart will test a temperature-controlled box from HomeValet that enables home deliveries of groceries while ensuring those products remain fresh and safe for consumption.
COVID changed consumer behaviors and the result has been a growing realization the supply chain is no longer proactive but rather reactive to quickly shifting consumer demands.
The growing e-commerce and shop-at-home categories are opening up new expansion opportunities for fulfillment companies like Amware Fulfillment.
New data from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse showed that overall holiday retail sales rose in 2020, but department stores took a hit as more Americans bought online.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, cyberattacks on Forward Air and Central Freight Lines are causing supply chain issues. Plus, FedEx and UPS receive kudos for their performance transporting the COVID vaccines.
Vaccine distribution won’t delay deliveries of your Honey Baked Ham and toilet paper, says CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco.
The rise of e-commerce demands additional fulfillment space. Here’s a look at the current scope of Amazon’s reign.
Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith discuss headlines before Black Friday and what a changing presidential administration means for logistics regulations.
Drone applications are growing by the day, but only a few directly involve airlines. Air Canada is taking a novel approach, acting as a freight intermediary that matches shippers with drone operators.
Warehouse space in the U.S. is in high demand as e-commerce grows in popularity.
The A321 has a lot of potential in the air cargo market because of its efficiency and payload. Companies are beginning to convert passenger planes into cargo freighters.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) vs. Walmart (NYSE: WMT)? That one-on-one skirmish is old news. As COVID-19 reshapes the American shopper, money is pouring into a cluster of new and existing grocery delivery platforms. The latest: Grocery service Instacart said in a blog post Thursday it raised $200 million in new financing. The deal values Instacart at […]
A grocery supply chain expert told the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit that grocery stories are not feeding the Canadian appetite for online shopping.
Mesa Airlines and DHL reach a big cargo milestone.
DHL surveyed 900 global B2B and B2C business decision-makers about the evolution of e-commerce supply chains. Here’s what they reported.
Malls are now creating e-commerce platforms by consolidating products sold within their spaces and pushing click-and-collect options as delivery models.
