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Three Retail Risks in the Race Against Amazon
In an era when next-day delivery is becoming a fundamental expectation, companies across industries are rethinking how they receive, fulfill and ship customer orders.
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Here's Where to Invest to Keep Up With Amazon
Customer demand for fast and cheap delivery is forcing the marketplace to step up performance.
A ‘Hyper-Local’ Organic Food-Delivery Service Strives for Hyper-Efficiency
The complexities of providing fresh food products to even a limited local market demand the most sophisticated tools for managing routes, drivers and deliveries.
Assorted vegetables in a store display. Photo: Mark Stebnicki/ Pexels.
FedEx Has a Plan to Battle Amazon Shipping, CEO Says
FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith, nearing the end of a legendary career, says he’s going to prove himself right one more time.
FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.
The 2020 Supply Chain: What Does the Future Hold?
Here's what executives learned about the coming year from the latest BGSA Supply Chain Conference.
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Russia’s Google Will Bring You Groceries in Just 15 Minutes
In Moscow, online orders delivered in just 15 minutes by bicycle signal what the future of shopping may hold.
Source: Bloomberg
Brace Yourself: Here Comes the Urban Mega-Warehouse
If you think city streets are congested now, imagine a giant distribution center landing smack in the middle of a busy urban environment.
Source: Bloomberg
Freight and Shipper Optimization Guide to Carrier Rate Shopping
The freight industry is trying new business models and tools to keep up with consumer demand for same-day and one-hour delivery times. This guide to carrier rate shopping can help shippers navigate these changes.
Freight and Shipper Optimization Guide to Carrier Rate Shopping
Amazon Is Its Own Biggest Mailman, Shipping 3.5 Billion Parcels
As Amazon.com works to speed orders to customer doorsteps before Christmas, the e-commerce giant is touting an accomplishment that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago: Amazon is now its own biggest carrier.
Source: Bloomberg
How to Fix Freight? Stop the Waste.
A solution to the problem of urban congestion caused by delivery vehicles that aren’t making optimal use of their capacity.
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Watch: The Economics of 'Eaches'
Farewell to the age of economical bulk and pallet distribution. Now it's a question of managing "eaches." Thomas Goldsby, Haslam Chair of Logistics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, explains the new economics behind this trend.
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DHL Launches Cubicycle in New York City to Test the Use of Cargo Bikes to Alleviate Traffic Congestion
DHL, an international express shipping company, is rolling out its Cubicycle in New York City, participating in a pilot program to test the use of cargo bikes to alleviate traffic congestion as well as lessen air and noise pollution in the city’s crowded streets.
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