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

The ruling by a judge at the county level is likely to be appealed and stayed before immediate implementation.

“We are very interested in areas where mobility collides with other themes. … Companies becoming more open to innovation will make these collisions much more frequent.”

Americans plan to increase their holiday shopping spend in 2021, according to a survey from e-commerce firm Radial. That could strain overburdened last-mile delivery networks.

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.

CalAmp’s new temperature sensor operates under extreme conditions for enhanced cold chain visibility.

Modern Shipper polled Uber and Lyft drivers to find out their favorite electronic assistants.

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.

Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.

The food and drug retailer is taking a page from Amazon’s playbook.

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.

“I am not kidding: Scaling this is the hardest thing I have ever done in my career.”

The company also imposes sweeping levies on former postal business that’s been brought in-house; a separate 60-cents-per-package residential fee kicks in Jan. 17 with no end date.

URB-E and PenguinPickUp are partnering on a pilot project to conduct deliveries with electric bikes and compact containers.

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

“The FDC is also very focused on equity and inclusion. We are extremely proud that 54% of our network is woman-, minority-, and veteran-owned.”

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

As businesses struggle to keep up with consumers’ growing demand for sustainability, 81% of respondents in a recent survey said companies use excessive packaging when shipping products.

FedEx Ground has begun using robotics from Berkshire Grey in its Queens facility, with plans to add them to more facilities in the coming months.

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

The health services provider launched two new platforms to bolster its DTC offerings.

The levies to hit hardest on heavier parcels going longer distances.

Amazon’s new U.S. air hub is up and running in the Ohio Valley, making it easier to quickly fulfill online orders.

Motional is expanding its testing grounds to Los Angeles and adding a new facility in the Bay Area.

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.

If certiorari is denied, the injunction blocking AB5 from being implemented in the state will disappear immediately.

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

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.

DHL’s delivery drone had been in the works since 2013, but it’s been scrapped.

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

Workhouse Group is reviewing its electric delivery van designs to add cargo capacity and sold most of its stake in troubled Lordstown Motors.

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

Postmaster General DeJoy underscored improved performance at the Postal Service despite a $3 billion quarterly loss.

When Radio Flyer needed to increase shipping capacity for its iconic products, it realized that label printing was a chokepoint. So it found a solution.

President Biden wants half of all vehicles to be electric by 2030, and ride-hailing companies will need to adapt to survive.

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

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.

Warehouse robotics firm Fetch and AI-software fulfillment company Lucas Systems are working together to offer solutions that allow for humans and robots to work side by side.

The Chaparral has a set of applications for national defense, including dust-off operations; casualty evacuation; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

DHL Express has joined UPS in placing orders for all-electric cargo aircraft.

South Korea-based Pablo Air finds a new U.S. testing ground.

Warehouse software provider STORD is opening an Atlanta warehouse that will focus on designing the next generation of warehouse technologies.

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

Gig economy employers are feeling the pressure to provide benefits and protections to drivers.

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.

The company successfully tested one of its driverless Arrival vans at a fully functioning parcel depot.

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

“Gopuff has quietly built a very strong business and solidified itself as the leading player, continuing to define this evolving category.”

They say every company is a tech company. Is Walmart next?

Boston-based Motional is testing how its AVs can collect and transmit data on electric infrastructure to utility provider Eversource.

These 5 airdrops point to an exciting future for the drone industry.

Shipping and fulfillment costs continue to escalate at double-digit levels.

Twitter is testing a social commerce tool that allows retailers to promote and provide links to purchase products within the Twitter ecosystem.

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.

Canter’s Deli is one of the most famous delicatessens in the world, but outside Los Angeles it was hard to get one of its famous sandwiches. DoorDash Kitchens Full Service is making that possible.

The online payment platform boosted its outlook for total payment volume, but guidance was largely unchanged.

The one-stop income verification provider is meeting the needs of a swelling independent workforce.

E-commerce platform Shopify posted 57% growth in revenue in the second quarter as online shopping remained strong.

Package theft is one reason interest in smart parcel lockers is growing among Americans, and as a result, more businesses are looking at installing them.

Cart.com’s end-to-end solution is now integrated with Sauceda’s fulfillment services.

Strong second-quarter results give way to second-half volume growth concerns. An analyst calls the share sell-off “overdone.”

Bed Bath & Beyond has tapped Ryder to develop and operate regional fulfillment centers for the retailer as it continues to transform its supply chain.

The next step is making deliveries to paying customers.

A new research project from Bloomberg Second Measure found that Walmart is barely holding on to its lead in the grocery delivery wars as Instacart and others are quickly making inroads.

Two leading drone associations agree with the NTSB regarding investigation of drone accidents, but they differ on what should trigger those investigations.

Instacart will begin building microfulfillment centers with Fabric robotics to speed order picking in partnership with retailers.

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.

Lyft riders in Miami will be able to choose a self-driving car later this year through an agreement with Ford and autonomous-tech company Argo AI.

Fillogic’s microdistribution hubs are helping to rescue struggling mall owners.

Less than six months after announcing a $43 million funding round, headless commerce platform Fabric has announced a $100 million Series B round.

JOKR, a 15-minute delivery platform that launched in New York last month and currently is in 10 cities globally, has raised $170 million in a Series A funding round.

Even as in-store retail sales return, e-commerce continues to grow, showing that 2020’s pandemic-induced spending spree was not a blip, but just a beginning.

The Black Swan drones from Dronamics won’t be carrying little packages to someone’s doorsteps. They’re heavy-lift vehicles and DHL wants to flood Europe’s skies with them.

Uber will partner with national grocer Albertsons and 1,200 of its stores.

Direct-to-consumer cannabis is slowly but surely making its way outside of California.

California’s largest vertically integrated cannabis company now serves 60% of the state’s households.

Cleveron has developed a driving test to certify operators of remotely controlled last-mile delivery vehicles.

UP Partners is looking for transformative technology companies that will underpin a society dominated by unmanned aircraft.

Even though there is no indication Tesla is interested in eVTOLs at this time, Morgan Stanley says the company will eventually offer services related to urban air mobility.

“We will learn how our customers use the product, learn their pain points and inject those solutions into the product as we go, really changing the user experience.”

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

The head of a key trucking group says the net impact of all the changes is a “chilling effect” on the use of independent contractors.

“We’re investing in our supply chain at an unprecedented scale in order to optimize that process end-to-end.”

Fetch and Körber’s solution provides safety, efficiency and flexibility.

Bed Bath & Beyond has added Roadie as a last-mile delivery partner, expanding its network with an additional 200,000 drivers.

Even if last-mile delivery and gig economy companies can find drivers, getting them onboarded and access to key business tools remains problematic.

Mastercard and Verizon want to turn your smartphone into a cash register.

While most of the focus has been on capacity constraints for ocean containers and truckload freight, e-commerce shippers remain concerned about the impacts on the last mile.

Geodis and Knapp are looking to debut a highly automated fulfilment system by August 2022.

Walmart International bought a 77% stake in the India-based e-commerce shopping portal in 2018.

DeliverEnd and Perfit partner to provide a contactless e-commerce and delivery solution.

As warehouse automation firm Berkshire Grey prepares for a public stock offering later this month, President Steve Johnson sat down with Modern Shipper to discuss the company’s outlook.

Talkshoplive and its embeddable player network received a huge boost with $6 million in funding.

The financial and strategic benefits of shifting toward more direct-to-consumer sales is becoming apparent at Nike.