Last mile delivery

Google-backed Nuro has released its third-generation delivery vehicle, simply called Nuro, and will partner with Kroger to roll it out in Houston.

The latest state of fulfillment report from Bringg finds retailers adapting to faster delivery and fulfillment demands, but many challenges continue to hamper efforts at meeting consumer demands.

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Walmart InHome customers in Florida will get first access to HomeValet’s Smart Box, a lockable, temperature-controlled porch box.

Miami-based Elion is adding 10 last-mile logistics assets in a $245 million deal.

Uber has announced it will no longer deliver from restaurants in Brazil through its Eats platform, focusing instead on growing its grocery and retail delivery businesses.

After Amazon announced it would become the first customer for Stellantis’ ProMaster electric van, Rivian stock tumbled, dropping more than 20% at one point.

BrightDrop announced FedEx has ordered 2,000 additional electric vans and is in discussions for up to 20,000 more. Walmart also has placed an order for EVs, planning to add 5,000 to its home delivery fleet.

Walmart plans to rapidly expand its InHome Delivery service, hiring 3,000 drivers to handle deliveries.

Supply chain disruptions will not disappear in 2022, so e-commerce businesses need to consider how they will navigate a new normal.

Whether you’re running an online store or a brick-and-mortar outlet, timely deliveries are crucial for a hassle-free purchase experience.

Tel Aviv-based delivery platform Bringg wants to bring unprecedented flexibility to the last mile.

Perhaps no single segment of the supply chain was more affected by the COVID pandemic than last-mile delivery. The final mile has undergone an evolution as e-commerce and faster delivery demands take hold.

Veho, a crowdsourced e-commerce delivery platform, has raised $125 million to become last-mile delivery’s latest unicorn company.

Uber Eats will begin delivering from select restaurants in Santa Monica using autonomous vehicles provided by Motional.

FedEx Express has taken delivery of the first electric vans as part of a 500-unit order from BrightDrop. The vehicles are in operation in California.

Launched in April 2020, Uber Connect is now offering same-day local delivery to 6,000 cities across the country.

Technology platform Deliveright is expanding its services to include heavy-goods delivery in Canada.

According to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the company’s delivery segment is poised for massive growth –– and massive profits.

AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.

Instant-delivery firm Jokr announced it has reached unicorn status following a $260 million Series B funding round and is adding Boston to its service area.

Robotic delivery firm Nuro will begin making autonomous deliveries for 7-Eleven in Mountain View, California.

Drone developer Wingcopter has received an investment from Japan’s Drone Fund as it nears announcement of a series B funding round.

As Christmas grows closer, these are the dates you should know while contemplating when to ship your gifts.

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.

Sudshare wants to be the Uber for laundry

Pure-play e-commerce brands are often saddled with higher shipping costs, but Via.Delivery is hoping to change that by offering consumers the choice to have shipments sent to physical store locations.

As e-commerce goods move through the supply chain, many hands touch the shipments. Shippers that take the right steps can gain a level of control over this process.

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“Meeting customers where they need us most has been a relentless focus of the team since inception,” says the co-founder and CEO of Bolt Logistics.

Proper delivery routing is often overlooked as a potential sales tool, but done right, it can lead to increased customer engagement and more sales.

Ulta Beauty is the latest brand to join DoorDash Drive, the food delivery company’s white-label last-mile fulfillment service.

Post-purchase experience technology firm Narvar is adding insights into retailers’ logistics networks with a real-time monitoring service.

When electric vehicle maker Rivian makes its public debut, perhaps as early as next week, it could be at a valuation that rivals Ford’s.

Bed Bath & Beyond continues its e-commerce evolution, making its home and baby product lines available for on-demand delivery through the Uber Eats app.

Beans.ai emerges from stealth with $17M in funding and plans to map the final foot of delivery.

Regional operator Mesa Air Group will begin testing last-mile drone delivery in a partnership with manufacturer Flirtey.

Wing, the drone delivery subsidiary of Alphabet, just announced a partnership with Walgreens to deliver in densely populated areas.

Ryder has made an investment in and offered vehicles on lease to autonomous technology company Gatik to speed middle-mile autonomous deliveries.

Enroute AI believes granular delivery details such as which entrance to use can improve last-mile delivery, and it thinks its AI can delivery that granularity.

Many shippers struggle to succeed at last-mile delivery, often at the mercy of a delivery partner. But getting a handle on the middle mile can improve the chances of last-mile success.

Home Depot will become the first customer for Walmart’s new GoLocal delivery service, rolling out the service in select markets in the coming weeks.

After a big week for same-day delivery services, here’s a look at the past, present and future of the same-day market.

GoFor’s new strategy will use carbon offsets, EVs, smart packaging and more to make delivery carbon-negative.

Bed Bath & Beyond said it has become the first home goods retailer to list its products directly on DoorDash Marketplace, giving it the opportunity to reach more potential customers with same-day delivery.

Jokr promises 15-minute grocery delivery. It has now added 3 more New York City boroughs to its delivery network.

For this first installment of Drone Disruptors, a series about the movers and shakers in the world of drone startups, Modern Shipper sat down with Flytrex CEO Yariv Bash.

UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.

Last-mile delivery has become such an important piece of the customer journey, but too many companies don’t listen to the customer and continue to deploy failing strategies.

The nationwide carrier knows that peak demand is on the horizon, and it’s in need of a bit of assistance.

Bed Bath & Beyond knew its supply chain was outdated for an e-commerce world, but a transformation required more than just logistics investments.

OneRail makes last-mile delivery profitable for shippers.

Walmart’s new white label delivery service could have far-reaching implications for the last mile.

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has filed for an IPO that could value the company as much as $80 billion.

The online grocer is reducing food waste — and prices.

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If DoorDash acquired Instacart, it would create a formidable company, says one analyst.

Gopuff has made its second European acquisition, agreeing to buy U.K.-based Dija and its nearly 40 microfulfillment centers in major European cities.

Last-mile delivery firms say a lack of drivers is their main concern, but more are finding that smartphones are a critical technology to help retain drivers and improve operational efficiencies.

“Over more than two years of working with Parcel Perform, their solution has become our global track-and-trace solution,” said Davide Costella, global delivery services manager at Nespresso.

College campuses are bastions of learning, community, debauchery and … robots?

Virtual restaurant brands and ghost kitchens may have become popular during COVID-19 lockdowns, but they’re not just a pandemic fad.

With today’s growing delivery economy, one thing’s for certain: The job isn’t complete until the last mile is covered.

With the acquisition of Visible SCM, Maersk customers can now reach 75% of the U.S. D2C market within 24 hours.

In its Q2 earnings announcement Wednesday, GM said it would leverage its BrightDrop business to help it launch a full-size electric cargo van and medium-duty truck.

ShipStation has announced its first integration with an LTL shipper, enabling customers to ship e-commerce orders of furniture and other large items direct to residences.

Fusion Logistics says layoffs were caused by a large increase in insurance premiums.

E-commerce shipping company Sendle has reached a deal with GLS to handle last-mile shipments for its e-commerce customers in the Western U.S.

Fetch Package has created a last-mile logistics solution to optimize deliveries to multifamily housing communities, eliminating the need for updated package rooms or lockers and increased staff to handle incoming traffic.

The United States’ resident delivery colossus could unveil a game-changing last-mile solution.

Bringg and GoFor join forces to expand delivery capacity, coverage and customer satisfaction.

OneRail announced its last-mile fulfillment platform is now integrated with and available from SAP’s Commerce Cloud network.

Bringg helped U.K. retailer Co-op scale its e-commerce business from 30 stores to over 800 in a year’s time — and do so in a more environmentally friendly way.

Two Oregon delivery providers have terminated their contract with Amazon, but the e-tailer has countered and said the companies wanted $36 million to continue servicing the contract.

Amazon warns that third-party sellers and customers would be harmed if the company were forced to divest its logistics operations.

Electric vehicle manufacturer ELMS will debut a prototype of its Class 3 cargo van at the FedEx contractors event at the end of July.

“Our goal with this partnership is to alleviate the task of high cost and difficult deliveries from everyday delivery drivers,” a Nuro spokesperson said about FedEx testing the company’s autonomous delivery robot.

The push to deliver items to the consumer faster is hampering efforts to create a more sustainable supply chain.

Final-mile delivery technology company OneRail announced it has added more than 1 million drivers to its network, giving shippers access to more last-mile capacity.

Skycart, a San Francisco-area drone startup, announced its Nimbus drone is capable of making four separate deliveries on a single flight.

Creating technology that once affixed to a parcel, activates tracking and other monitoring capabilities.

Fidelity had led a $360 million private funding round into BETA Technologies to speed development of small electric aircraft for passenger and cargo usage.

Startup Curri is trying to apply gig economy principles to the building and materials industries. Its founders answered Modern Shipper’s questions.

Rite Aid is adding same-day delivery of more than 24,000 items through DoorDash, joining competitors Walgreens and CVS in offering the service.

“It’s about speed, convenience and also being greener,” says Chris Jarvis, chief logistics officer at GoFor.

Drone delivery planning in urban environments requires many considerations, including emergency landing zones, no-fly zones, route planning, takeoff and landing sites and governmental regulations.

“You can’t just go buy a drone like ours and take off and start flying,” said Wingcopter exec on airspace regulation during the DroneWaves Summit.

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Seattle-based Minnow Technologies has secured $3 million to fund production of its Pickup Pod, a contactless food delivery station.

“The Wingcopter 198 is a game-changer for drone-based deliveries, ready to create logistical highways in the sky.”

On this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox looks at the benefits of managed transportation with ArcBest’s Danny Loe.

E-commerce fulfillment company ShipBob has partnered with data-driven carbon marketplace Pachama to offer brands a carbon-neutral shipping option.

UPS Flight Forward has an option to buy up to 150 electric aircraft that can transport up to 1,400 pounds of cargo each from Beta Technologies.

Global logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has acquired DSI Logistics, a last-mile heavy goods specialty provider.

Electric-assisted cargo bikes are being implemented as cities face challenges with congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and parking.

Isuzu trucks will install technology from autonomous vehicle startup Gatik on its medium-duty N-Series truck models.

Tyltgo has set a goal to serve 100 new retailers by the end of this year and to double its current team, which consists of nine employees.

Crafts retailer Michaels is adding same-day delivery through Instacart from more than 100 stores as more consumers order materials for projects online.

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.