fulfillment
Ship Essential Gets Bi-Coastal Boost with New LA Warehouse
Fulfillment company Ship Essential has opened a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles with Madhappy as the anchor…
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…
Shein’s U.S. Marketplace Taps Flexport for Logistics
As Shein struggles to recruit U.S. marketplace sellers, it has partnered with Flexport and ShipStation to…
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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…
Amazon to Delay New Controversial Seller Fees Until May
The online giant established a "low-inventory-level" fee for FBA-using sellers in December, but the move has…
Amazon’s New Seller Fulfillment Fees Draw FTC Attention, Report Says
According to Fortune, the FTC is probing the tech titan's inbound placement and low-inventory fees, which…
Amazon Debuts Gen AI Shopping Assistant ‘Rufus,’ Nets $10 Billion Profit in Q4
In 2023, the tech titan cut the cost to get a product to a U.S. customer by more than 45 cents per unit.
Walmart Installs In-Store Parcel Stations to Speed Up Last-Mile Delivery
The retail giant is adding parcel stations to 40 stores by the end of 2023, expanding merchandise available…
How Walmart Cut ‘Store-to-Home’ Delivery Costs By 15%
The mass merchant has increased the percentage of digital orders fulfilled by stores by 8 percentage points…
‘We’re Going to See a Lot More’ 4PLs, Logistics Expert Says
An Extensiv survey dives into the state of the 3PL landscape.
Zalando Gets into the B2B Fulfillment Game
Brands can store their goods within Zalando's network of 12 warehouses and 20 return centers and access a…
What Amazon’s New Robotics Tests Could Mean for Delivery, Jobs
One expert said Amazon's robotics projects could end up automating as much as 50 percent of jobs that…
Walmart Building ‘Systemic Change’ to Supply Chain
The retailer has big plans for delivery.
Nike Cuts Digital Fulfillment Costs Via Regionalization
Nike's investment in regional service centers has enabled the Swoosh to reduce digital split shipments and…