supply chain technology
Flexport CEO: Convoy Deal Will ‘Significantly Lower Our Carrier Costs’
The digital freight forwarder will take gain new product and engineering employees when it acquires Convoy's…
Bankruptcy, Lawsuit Shake Up Logistics Landscape
Omni Logistics is suing Forward Air to enforce their planned merger, while a lawsuit by its former CEO forced…
Flexport Could Scoop Up Convoy’s Tech
While Convoy would complement Flexport, the freight tech market has fallen on hard times.
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Artificial intelligence has been a buzzy topic in the retail field for a few years, but the industry is still…
‘Perfect Storm’ Cuts Down Convoy
CEO and co-founder Dan Lewis attributed the company's demise to 2023's freight recession and an industrywide…
This Tech Could Make Complex Freight Billing a Thing of the Past
Loop, which recently raised a $35 million Series B, found that many shippers were "leaving money on the…
Warehousing Startup Linked to Walmart, Ralph Lauren Cuts 33% of Workers
The job cuts come more than a year after Flexe raised a $119 million Series D funding round valuing the…
How Amazon and Flexport Fulfill ‘From Factory Floor to Customer Door’
Both debuted SMB-focused supply chain services that seem to shed light on each company's evolving…
Walmart Invests $350 Million in Alabama Fulfillment Automation
The multi-million dollar investment will help store employees stock shelves faster.
Topo Solutions Joins American Apparel & Footwear Association
The supply chain technology platform is the latest member to join the apparel and footwear trade association.
Does Amazon’s $1B Logistics Fund Signal Wider VC Slowdown?
The e-commerce giant refuted a WSJ report that its fund has been negatively impacted by internal politics at…
Ikea Acquires WMS Citing ‘Unprecedented Demand’ for Warehousing Tech
The investment arm of Ikea parent Ingka Group takes over Made4net as the low-cost home retailer invests $2.2…
New Layoffs Thin the Herd at Supply Chain Companies Project44, GXO
The job cuts come as funding for supply chain tech companies fell 45.3 percent sequentially in the first…
Trucking Companies Have Plenty of Data, They’re Just Not Using it Right
Experts from Hoptek, a Kearney company, explain where the trucking industry is getting data wrong amid a…
Geodis Strengthens Supply Chain Visibility Platform
The logistics company's software integrates data and parcel tracking capabilities from delivery experience…