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Despite a wave of delays and closures, Amazon is looking at adding several massive warehouses to its network.

The retail landscape is rapidly changing due to the consumer’s desire for speed and instant gratification. Machine learning is removing friction from the process.

Cargojet says it has two built-in defenses against an economic downturn: e-commerce and unstable cargo service at passenger airlines.

Share gains come despite another net loss, sharp drop in operating income

The head of the unit says changes to driver contractor agreements must be negotiated individually.

Flytrex can now reach 100,000 eligible customers after the FAA signed off on doubling its delivery radius.

Cloud supply chain firm Stord has introduced software that brings together a brand’s disparate supply chain systems into a single dashboard.

Trailer maker Wabash is benefiting from a steady order backlog and a focus on more activity with targeted customers.

DHL is expanding its airport infrastructure in Germany and dedicated route network in the Americas to support growing trade volumes.

Self-flying drones from Vimaan will be the eye in the sky for a PFS warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee.

Shopify posted a $1.2 billion loss in the second quarter a day after it announced it was slashing 10% of its workforce.

Shopify cites slowing growth in e-commerce as it cuts 10% of its workforce.

Walmart has announced a partnership with Platform Science to equip the retailer’s private truck fleet of 12,000 drivers with telematics tablet devices.

Many delivery providers use a delivery management system, but costs can escalate quickly if proper planning was ignored.

Flexible supply chain firm Stord has secured space within Fresh Del Monte facilities for customers looking for cold storage capabilities.

Three new sortation centers in Chicago and Denver bring Target’s facility count up to nine.

Storefront delivery platforms exploded during the pandemic, but for many retailers the loss of customer control could be costing them revenue.

Unit responds to contractors’ cost concerns by partially ditching the controversial program.

With billions of square feet of warehouse space to automate, leading robotics providers are gearing up for the opportunity.

FedEx Ground said it will drop Sunday residential deliveries the week of Aug. 15 in unidentified low-population markets.

The Uber Eats update lets customers order groceries even when stores are closed and provides real-time order tracking.

Automation is changing the American workforce, and companies need to start investing in the workers of tomorrow by offering the training necessary to compete, Walsh says.

Amazon on Thursday announced the long-awaited debut of electric delivery vans from Rivian in more than a dozen U.S. cities.

The Postal Service says it also will procure 34,000 off-the-shelf vehicles to augment its initial 50,000-unit order of electric vehicles.

Quiet Platforms and American Eagle are building a shared logistics and fulfillment network, with Atlanta as the latest addition.

Emissions-reducing technologies that can help make supply chains greener are available for vehicles of all sizes.

The Department of Labor and federal prosecutors in New York are investigating safety concerns at Amazon warehouses.

Even as some consider allowing customers to keep unwanted items, many e-commerce sellers still consider returns a path to customer loyalty.

GXO Logistics Inc. plans to permanently shutter its Milwaukee-area facility and lay off 144 workers by September.

College Station will join Lockeford, California, as one of Amazon’s earliest U.S. drone delivery test markets.

Seattle-based Flexe recently reached a $1 billion valuation with its latest $119 million series D funding round.

Inflation has taken a bite out of furniture sales, but consumers are still buying, according to a delivery expert.

These five reverse logistics companies took the spotlight at The Lead Innovation Summit this week.

Drone delivery provider Zipline adds yet another health care company to its list of delivery partners.

As inflation has taken hold, consumers have shifted buying habits, but data suggests those changes are happening in different ways across the country.

Wing, the drone delivery arm of Alphabet, is laying out flight plans with an array of advanced aircraft prototypes.

Pilot Co. will build a public network of high-speed charging stations with General Motors to get ahead of electric vehicle charging demand.

Three of the U.S. Postal Service’s nonurgent delivery products will be brought under one umbrella.

A new survey reports that manufacturers continue to adopt robots, but breakdowns continue to hamper production.

Bay Area-based Elroy Air just signed another agreement to deliver an order of its Chaparral aircraft.

Canoo Inc. in May said its survival was iffy. With Walmart’s order of 4,500 electric delivery vehicles, the near term looks brighter.

Mullen will deliver up to 600 electric cargo vans to DelPack Logistics, an Amazon Delivery Service Partner.

FarEye is rolling out the Last Mile Mandate this month, an effort to provide guidance to retailers seeking to succeed in the last mile.

Prime Day 2022 begins Tuesday, but with slowing e-commerce growth, success might look different for Amazon this year.

Using a combination of technology and proactive management, shippers can turn failed deliveries into happy customers.

Home discount retailer Big Lots adds same-day delivery from 1,000 U.S. stores.

More consumers are engaging in daily online purchases, according to a new survey, with those living paycheck-to-paycheck among the most active.

GE Appliances will deploy six electric trucks in the first phase of a broader EV pilot with partner Einride.

ShipBob has released a stand-alone warehouse management system for omnichannel brands with their own warehouses.

Amazon took a stake in struggling food delivery platform Grubhub that could be worth up to 13% if it attracts enough customers.

The explosion of online shopping and our growing global economy makes shipping and delivery more important than ever.

The world’s largest retailer filed a patent that would combine two of last-mile delivery’s latest innovations: drones and robots.

Dispatch, a last-mile, e-commerce delivery platform, has expanded to California and New York, giving it a presence in 57 U.S. cities.

With e-commerce growth slowing, did Amazon bite off more than it could chew?

Global-e has acquired Borderfree from Pitney Bowes, expanding its cross-border e-commerce offerings.

In the third in a series of podcasts on the providers of supply chain solutions, Craig Moore of Korbel talks about the needs of the warehouse sector.

A new survey from BigCommerce dives into the growing fashion and apparel e-commerce industry.

Three-quarters of warehouse on-floor workers would consider switching jobs if they involved technology such as robots and warehouse automation, according to a new survey.

FedEx says its new operational integration will drive down costs and push up operating margins significantly.

Digital twins are all the rage in business because they provide a proactive look at the supply chain.

Atlanta-based supply chain SaaS platform Logility will add digital twinning capabilities with Starboard.

Meet Juliette, the laundry company founded by Rechelle Balanzat that’s using logistics to take its business to new heights.

Drone delivery firm Zipline launched a commercial service in North Carolina less than a week after obtaining a historic FAA certification.

Veho, which offers last-mile delivery and logistics for e-commerce brands, has opened facilities in Cincinnati and St. Louis, giving it a presence in 22 metro areas in the U.S.

Hanko Kiessner of Packsize talks to Modern Shipper about how transportation problems can be solved in the warehouse.

California’s AB5 law will remain blocked from implementation in the state’s trucking sector for now as the Supreme Court remains silent.

With all the challenges facing the supply chain, companies can’t afford to have bad delivery experiences for their customers. Visibility into the process helps, if it starts early enough.

Amazon this week unveiled Proteus, its first “fully autonomous” mobile warehouse robot.

Using dropship vendors offers retailers many advantages, especially in current times, but managing them is another matter.

What’s it like to have a totally antiquated supply chain management process and build a new one from the ground up? Karon Evanoff tells her story.

Shopify believes its new B2B e-commerce platform could spark a return to peak pandemic glory.

The NHTSA has approved the Einride Pod autonomous vehicle for on-road operation.

Stord adds flex warehouse capacity in three key markets as it continues building its first-party fulfillment network.

As CalArk grew its local delivery fleet, it realized drivers could not take advantage of a short-haul exemption from ELD rules with current technology. So it built a new system.

Zipline received an FAA Part 135 air carrier certification that gives it the largest commercial drone delivery radius in the U.S.

ABI Research predicts the last-mile robot delivery market will grow rapidly in the years ahead, delivering more than $3 billion worth of items by 2030.

Two listening sessions in the next two weeks will kick off the Biden administration’s effort to create a new federal definition of independent contractor status.

FedEx has deployed 150 BrightDrop electric vans into its California delivery network.

Germany’s Wingcopter, known for using drones to deliver medical supplies, is headed for a new frontier — grocery.

G Squared is to provide Transfix with financing and more capital.

New York City-based Jokr is the latest casualty of the ultrafast grocery downturn, pulling out of the U.S. market.

Last-mile delivery facilitator AxleHire has expanded into the Atlanta area, giving it a footprint in 17 of the top 25 markets in the U.S.

Retail sales are still up double digits compared to pre-COVID. Inventory-to-sales ratios have yet to fully recover.

With Amazon Prime Day less than a month away, here are the details you need to know.

Omnichannel fulfillment company ShipBob has integrated with Klaviyo’s technology, offering new insights and the ability to proactively communicate with customers.

Following an acquisition that gave ShipX end-to-end e-commerce delivery capabilities, the company is looking to expand its geography.

A pair of logistics companies — one with fresh funding, the other entering a worker appraisal period — trimmed headcounts significantly.

A lesser-known rival of Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, Waitr adds the first national convenience store to its platform.

The union representing more than 3,300 UPS pilots has reached a tentative agreement with the express delivery company on a two-year contract extension, both sides separately announced late Tuesday. If […]

Warehouse automation firm Hai Robotics has raised an additional $100 million to scale its R&D efforts.

FedEx adds Vena, a top rail executive, to its board. It also revises incentive targets and hikes its dividend 53%.

An effort by Uber and Lyft to have voters define the companies’ drivers as independent contractors has been blocked by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

After enduring years of setbacks, Amazon’s drone delivery program is finally ready for takeoff.

Two lawsuits filed by Amazon customers in late May and early June allege that Prime isn’t what was promised.

As some gig platforms remove fuel surcharges, Gridwise is stepping into the void with a new program offering 50 cents off per gallon.

It’s the end of the line for Electric Last Mile Solutions as it becomes the first transportation SPAC to file for bankruptcy liquidation.

Not many retailers use them right now, but parcel lockers could hold the key to cutting last-mile costs.

Alphabet-backed Wing is hoping to expand its drone delivery service in Virginia through the introduction of a public delivery zone.

In a presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, a General Mills executive said transformation can’t occur if executives get tied up in the day-to-day.

Retailers need to rethink last-mile delivery, moving away from the idea of just delivering goods and toward the concept of a customer experience.