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Electric Last Mile Solutions is under scrutiny for insider trading and failure to fulfill promises to investors.

Supply chain management platform Calico gets a boost from the decorated tennis star’s investment firm, Serena Ventures.

ATRI has conducted significant research through the years that has informed policy and driven change. CEO Rebecca Brewster sits down with Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite to discuss the organization.

Modern Shipper talked with Sourcemap CEO Leo Bonanni and investor Juan Muldoon to break down the company’s new funding raise.

Should brands be more like Macy’s or Saks Fifth Avenue? The two companies are taking decidedly different approaches to e-commerce.

Brian Kava has taken over as CEO of last-mile delivery firm Pickup, with plans to expand its coverage area and grow revenue.

Modern Shipper spoke with Daniel Sokolovsky, founder and former CEO of AxleHire, about his newest delivery venture, Warp.

Staffing remains a challenge for warehouse operators, but many are still not meeting the top demand of workers: schedule flexibility.

Food delivery platform DoorDash reported mixed earnings for Q4 2021 and FY2021 after the bell on Wednesday.

Factored Quality has announced a $5.6 million seed round of funding. The platform connects e-commerce and consumer brands to quality control inspectors around the world.

Cleo has introduced a new tool to help retailers manage potential violations of service level agreements before they occur.

Last-mile logistics cloud provider Bringg is adding Zenkraft, the No. 1 company handling parcel deliveries and returns for Salesforce, to its arsenal.

Near-space vehicle producer Destinus just secured $29 million to build out its autonomous, hydrogen-powered hypersonic cargo plane.

Imaginnovate will spin off Fleet Enable, its last-mile technology business, as it looks to grow market share in the final mile.

The ride-hailing giant has struggled to turn a profit over the years, but that finally changed in 2021.

With convenience and sustainability top of mind for consumers and retailers, Ohi is starting carbon-neutral deliveries in under two hours.

Glencore is selling its metals warehousing business to Malaysia-based Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures.

BigCommerce is focused on ramping up its B2B offerings as e-commerce continues to overtake traditional business buying practices.

Germany’s Wingcopter struck a deal with aerial medical services company Spright to deliver medical supplies to underserved areas of the U.S. via drone.

In a move that will triple its European carrier base, FourKites is building the continent’s largest multimodal carrier network.

JK Moving Services and Kido are two very different businesses, but both SMBs can teach other companies about how to weather a global crisis.

Vantiq is joining forces with IBM, Infosys and others to create a low-code retail development platform designed to encourage innovation.

Real estate firm CBRE is the latest global leader to invest in logistics real estate with its nearly $5 billion acquisition of 28 million square feet of assets.

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

Following the seemingly unusual acquisition of AirTerra in August, American Eagle Outfitters is dipping back into the logistics well.

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

Commercial real estate sales continued to boom in 2021, with prices up 27.4% on a year-over-year basis in November.

Sources within GLP told The Washington Post that the public company will manage about $100 billion in U.S. logistics real estate assets.

B2B e-commerce is exploding, but payments processes are not keeping up, turning what should be a seamless experience into a frustrating process for many.

The Bay Area-based autonomous vehicle maker received an investment from TDK Ventures, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational electronics company TDK Corp.

The new partnership will offer on-demand, same-day delivery of home goods, electronics, beauty and personal care products.

The instant delivery company could be valued as high as $40 billion after securing its latest series X funding raise.

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.

The e-commerce shipping platform adds former Postmates and Pinterest executive Andreas Lieber to its leadership ranks.

In some drone delivery consolidation, DroneUp acquired digital airspace and automation company AirMap and its airspace traffic management technology.

Sources within Instacart revealed the company’s plans to offer 15-minute deliveries, while DoorDash announced its own 15-minute grocery delivery service in New York City.

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

Telemedicine is all the rage right now, and Uber is cashing in with a new partnership with telehealth provider Hims & Hers.

Holiday shipping deadlines are nothing new, but for those last-minute needs, it is the on-demand providers that will be trusted to deliver.

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.

Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the morning rife with excitement to […]

The food delivery giant revealed this week that it’s been working on something big: DoorDash Labs, its robotics and automation arm.

Drones have suddenly been thrust into a crucial position in the humanitarian supply chain, and Elroy Air is the latest company to use drones to deliver aid.

Heyday, which acquires and scales brands by leveraging Amazon Marketplace and a team of experts, just raised half a billion dollars.

The Bay Area-based unicorn is investing in repairing America’s broken food supply chain.

DoorDash made a pair of big announcements late this week, upgrading its Self-Delivery service and adding same-day delivery from Dollar General.

The food tech unicorn has now made over 30 acquisitions since 2019, but its purchase of Oakwood Transportation has a slightly different flavor.

After reaching unicorn status earlier this year, Misfits Market finally taps into the massive California market.

Berkshire Grey’s revenue was up 750% year-over-year, but it still missed on analyst expectations, more than tripled its net loss and more than doubled its adjusted-EBITDA loss.

Both Uber Eats and DoorDash surprised investors, but not in the ways one might think.

Domestic headwinds were balanced out by an international expansion as DoorDash stock popped 10% in post-market trading.

Fabric and its microfulfillment networks are already valued at $1 billion despite operating in just three cities.

PayPal customers will now be able to use their Venmo accounts to make purchases on Amazon.

Supply chain disruptions in 2021 have wreaked havoc on businesses, but smart CPG companies are leveraging data science to get ahead of the issues.

Q3 2021 marked the first adjusted EBITDA-profitable quarter in Uber’s publicly traded history and the second in a row for Lyft.

The road ahead looks brighter than ever for the ride-hailing giant after posting an adjusted-EBITDA profit of $8 million.

Square posted a 45% increase in revenue, but lower-than-expected bitcoin revenue dampened analysts’ enthusiasm for the Q3 results.

Wayfair stock is down in the early hours of trading on Thursday after a lackluster quarter.

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

After becoming adjusted EBITDA-profitable for the first time ever in Q2 2021, Lyft keeps it rolling with another solid quarter.

The Connecticut-based drop shipping company just completed a huge funding round led by K1 Investment Management.

The e-commerce fulfillment and SaaS provider is tapping into Florida’s retail supply chain.

U.S. Bank’s Spend Index does include the price of fuel, which has helped to drive it higher.

Instacart’s partnering stores will now have access to smart carts and smart checkout counters from Caper AI.

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.

The term edge computing scares many technophobes, but the technology is quickly becoming the go-to system for modern supply chains that depend on visibility through to the end consumer.

GXO will open a 715,000-square-foot distribution center in Arizona to handle distribution and e-commerce fulfillment for retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.

Amazon-backed EV maker Rivian makes big news with a public stock offer and beating its rivals to market with the first-ever electric pickup, the R1T.

Barry Litwin has an up-close look at what the B2B customer is expecting from suppliers in today’s e-commerce-driven world. The CEO of Global Industrial Co. offers his thoughts in the first installment of Conversation with Dusty.

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.

In some big news for the rideshare giant, Uber on Tuesday revised its Q3 2021 outlook and now expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be positive as […]

DoorDash continues to expand its options with the addition of on-demand alcohol delivery in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

The grocery delivery unicorn edges closer to an IPO and a seat at the table with Walmart, Instacart and Uber.

The two companies are partnering on an integrated e-commerce and supply chain management platform.

Tight capacity, surcharges and customer demands are just a few of the pain points that continue to impact shippers heading into peak season.

Target has acquired tech companies and delivery providers, all in a quest to better manage its e-commerce logistics networks.

Supply chain disruptions and the growth of e-commerce have forced Seko Logistics to think differently about its logistics network.

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

AxleHire is adding two new facilities in Newark and Philadelphia to bolster its East Coast presence.

Business-to-business sales have traditionally been done face to face. But not anymore.

As global steel shortages build, racking shortages is hampering efforts to get more facilities operational.

The company this week announced a $7.5 million funding round to build out its in-house tech and further expand its coverage.

Last-mile delivery company Point Pickup Technology has acquired e-commerce technology platform GrocerKey.

The two companies are joining forces to provide a tech-powered, eco-friendly alternative to a wasteful supply chain.

3PL GEODIS is opening four facilities dedicated to e-commerce logistics.

Amazon is reportedly looking to open physical store locations in at least two states.

Sendle, the upstart parcel logistics firm for small and midsize e-commerce shippers, has said it will not impose any rate surcharges this holiday season.

Warehouse robotics firm Geek+ and warehouse technology provider WSR Solutions say their combined solution for mixed-pallet picking and loading can increase truck capacity by as much as 30%.

With its acquisition of Visible SCM earlier this month, Maersk added one of the final components of its e-commerce strategy.

Nuvemshop has raised $500 million to surpass $3 billion in valuation as it seeks to capture more e-commerce platform market share in Latin America.

Rising container rates and the semiconductor shortage could hurt electric vehicle startups Arrival and ELMS, but not enough to dampen the outlook, according to the analysts at Cowen.

The e-commerce-as-a-service provider gets a raise, led by Oak HC/FT.

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.

Faisal Masud, CEO of headless commerce provider Fabric, says e-commerce is still in the early innings, but individual brand growth could be held back by traditional commerce platforms.

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

Following a strong quarter for Uber’s delivery segment, analysts say buy.

Lyft says it will be adjusted-EBITDA profitable for all of FY 2021.

Square will acquire buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay in a $29 billion stock transaction.

Didi, the largest ride-hailing company in China, is denying reports that it is considering taking the company private just one month after it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.