E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

Fedex Fulfillment to Challenge Amazon for SME E-Commerce Services

February 14, 2017

FedEx Supply Chain has announced the launch of FedEx Fulfillment, a service designed to meet the shipping needs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to challenge to Amazon's dominance of the e-commerce sector, the company says. FedEx Fulfillment delivers orders across multiple channels, including websites and online marketplaces, and manages inventory for participating retailers.

40 Percent of Shoppers Want Same-Day Delivery, Study Says

February 14, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

The availability of same-day delivery is still catching up with demand as retailers seek new ways to combat Amazon, according to a new study from L2 on the omnichannel fulfillment landscape and customer expectations. This could be an opportunity area for retailers as delivery partners can make same-day a reality across a wider swath of the country than Amazon, which covers 27 U.S. markets at present.

China's E-Commerce Boom Can Be Tour Road for Couriers

February 13, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle

Zhang Heng barged through an exam-room door, surprising a doctor and a patient. He didn't have time to knock. In Zhang's business, every second counts.

Cross-Border Retail Volumes to Increase to $900Bn by 2020, Research Says

February 9, 2017

Apparel

DHL Express has published research highlighting growth opportunity for retailers and manufacturers with an international online product offering. The report, "The 21st Century Spice Trade: A Guide to the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity," looks at the markets and products that offer the highest growth potential, the motivations and preferences of customers making international online purchases and the success factors for online retailers that wish to expand overseas.

Walmart Goes After Amazon With Free 2-Day Shipping

February 9, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

Firing yet another salvo in its ongoing e-commerce war with Amazon, Walmart is eliminating its fee-based ShippingPass program less than a year after it was created to counter to Amazon Prime, instead offering free two-day shipping on 2 million items at a $35 order threshold.

UPS Reports Weak Earnings, Work to Do on E-Commerce

February 7, 2017

Bloomberg

United Parcel Service Inc.'s holiday-season scorecard is out, and for the third year in four it reads e-commerce: 1, company: 0.

In Advance of Earnings Calls, Apparel Brands Face the 'Trump Question'

February 6, 2017

Los Angeles Times

What to say? As corporate chieftains prepare for a round of no doubt excruciatingly painful fourth-quarter conference calls with Wall Street, they find themselves on unusually uncertain ground.

FedEx Pushes for Infrastructure Fix as Trump Weighs Investment

February 6, 2017

Bloomberg

The growth of e-commerce is putting enormous new demands on U.S. highways, airports and other infrastructure, which must be modernized with sustainable funding, FedEx Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Frederick Smith said.

FedEx to Operate Pickup Facilities at Walgreens Stores

February 1, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

In a move similar to UPS and its access point location program launched two years ago, FedEx has struck a deal with Walgreens that will place staffed parcel pickup and drop-off operations at local Walgreens stores.

UPS Acquires U.K. Truck Brokerage Firm Freightex

January 31, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

UPS says it has acquired British firm Freightex to gain entry into the European truck brokerage market - coming eight months after FedEx closed its acquisition of Netherlands-based TNT Express.

E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

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