Arthur Axelrad, chief executive officer and founder of Dispatch Science, brings us up to date on technology trends among couriers and parcel carriers serving the last mile.

Starbucks has for years been cited by experts as the most aggressive union-buster, so the news will boost confidence in unionization at other retailers that have resisted it.

Both Temu and Shein have faced frequent allegations over forced labor at their production and manufacturing facilities. 

The research identified that more than half of consumers surveyed globally (56%) are dissatisfied with their retail digital commerce experiences.

AliExpress and Temu have frequently been neck-and-neck as two of the most valuable Chinese firms on the U.S. stock exchange.

The trend toward curbside pickup complicates the exercise of determining where tax should be collected, and the rate at which it should be applied.

Walmart says that using the software to optimize driving routes, pack trailers efficiently and minimize miles traveled has allowed it to avoid generating 94 million pounds of CO₂.

Kinaxis enhances customer delivery times for the nationwide furniture company, says Carlos Harper, senior operations manager for Castlery.

The adoption of e-commerce as the consumer’s retail channel of choice has increased by 30% post-pandemic, spurring urgent mandates for e-tailers to scale operations and services.

The new software offers direct carrier connections to customers to reduce manual uploads of rates and surcharges to optimize e-commerce fulfillment