last-mile delivery
FedEx’s Same-Day Delivery Rollout is More About Optionality than Speed
The logistics giant taps OneRail to scale two-hour and end-of-day delivery to retail customers enabling…
Walmart ‘Averaging Under an Hour’ for Express Delivery
According to new CEO John Furner, "a large number" of e-commerce orders are now delivered in less than 30…
Zipline Raises $600 Million as Drone Delivery Hits Inflection Point
The new capital will fund U.S. metro launches in Houston and Phoenix, as proposed federal rules could unlock…
USPS Invites Retailers and Carriers to Bid for Same-Day, Next-Day Delivery Access
Under Postmaster General David Steiner, the agency plans to open its last-mile delivery network to outside…
Amazon-USPS Breakup Rumors Intensify Ahead of 2026 Contract Expiration
A proposed 2026 auction for postal facility slots would force Amazon to bid against national retailers and…
USPS Looks to Retailers to Scale Last-Mile Delivery Partnerships
Postmaster General David Steiner says the Postal Service can't "cost cut its way to prosperity," urging a…
New Postmaster General Faces Pressure to Halt USPS Overhaul Amid Mounting Criticism
At a June hearing on Capitol Hill, industry groups urged a pause on the Delivering for America plan and…
Tariffs Spur Most Acute E-Commerce Slowdown in a Decade
A study from AlixPartners revealed that tariffs have prompted consumers to pull back on online spending or…
Amazon Pours $4B into Rural Delivery Network to Accelerate Same-Day Reach
The e-comm giant eyes 4,000 smaller communities by end of 2025 with expanded last-mile hubs and machine…
Chain Reaction: Dispatch Science CEO Arthur Axelrad on Turning Logistics into a ‘Customer Experience Engine’
In this Q&A, Dispatch Science's CEO discusses how the company is leveraging AI-powered solutions to…
FedEx Exec: Amazon Delivery Partnership ‘Will Push Up Our Yield’
The logistics giants are reviving a last-mile ground delivery partnership after a six-year hiatus.
Teamsters Ask CA Legislators to Back Bill Requiring Human Operators for Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
AB 33 would require a human operator to be in autonomous delivery vehicles; Teamsters are asking legislators…
Target Same-Day Deliveries Grew More Than 25% in Q4
Average delivery times were 11 percent faster throughout 2024, even as Target's fulfillment network is…
Relay Technologies Bags $35M Series A for Tech-Enabled E-Commerce Delivery
The European startup wants to decrease the time—and the number of miles—it takes to deliver parcels to…
Target’s Supply Chain Chief on How Inventory Data Helped Solve the Last Mile
At the Manifest logistics conference, Target's Gretchen McCarthy shared insights on the retailer's progress…