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Same-Day Delivery Buoys Target’s E-Commerce Growth
While digital comparable sales grew 1.4 percent, same-day services saw nearly 9 percent growth over the year…
Walmart Delivers 20% of Same-Day Orders Within 3 Hours
"Delivery times are getting faster, and the cost of delivery is coming down at the same time," said CEO Doug…
USPS Delays Delivery Network Overhaul to 2025
The agency is also proposing 25 percent price hike per shipment for users of its high-volume Parcel Select…
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Amazon Sets Delivery Speed Records—And Sees Higher Margins
"Our same-day facilities are our least expensive facilities in the network," CEO Andy Jassy said in the…
DHL to Pay $8.7 Million in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement
DHL Express was accused of giving Black employees "less desirable...and/or more dangerous dock and route…
Amazon Plans Further Drone Expansion—But Will Shutter Calif. Prime Air Site
Amazon announced that it would expand operations into the Phoenix metro area as it sunsets its original drone…
FedEx Shutters 4 Ship Centers, Cutting 220 Courier Jobs
The closures and layoffs come as the package delivery giant aims to cut $4 billion in expenses by 2025, and…
‘You’ve Got Weeks, Not Months, to Fix This’: Senate Grills DeJoy on USPS Delays
USPS has seen delivery delays in areas where it has opened new regional processing and delivery centers, like…
Retail Sales Rose Again in March—Here’s How Stores Can Do Better
Retailers can increase sales by providing delivery options and easier returns, as well as focusing on…
Amazon CEO: ‘We’re Not Done’ Lowering Fulfillment Costs
Andy Jassy touched on the future of Amazon's fulfillment network in his annual shareholder letter, outlining…
Retail Tech: Blue Yonder’s $839M Acquisition, CommentSold Launches PopClips
Parcel delivery network Pandion raised an $41.5 million Series B funding, while Standard AI debuted its…
FedEx’s Cost-Cutting Plan is Offsetting Revenue Headwinds
Chief customer officer Brie Carere said FedEx has made "significant progress" in contract negotiations with…
Walmart Slashes E-Comm Losses by 40 Percent
America's largest retailer lowered last-mile store-to-home delivery costs by 20 percent over the past year…
UK-Based Yodel Saved from Bankruptcy Via Delivery Merger
"Big and bulky" delivery company Shift and Solano Partners teamed to buy parcel delivery firm Yodel in…
Alibaba ‘Not in a Hurry’ to Spin Off Logistics Unit
Amid current market conditions, the Chinese e-commerce giant will hold off on splitting its Cainiao logistics…