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Freight Demand Pushes Truck-Order Backlog to Near Record Level

Freight-hauling firms slowed their roll in ordering new trucks last month, as backlogs at equipment factories spiked following record demand for new vehicles in the first quarter.

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Alibaba Launches Blockchain Initiative to Track Food Delivery

Despite the continued buzz around the potential for blockchain technology to enhance data security in the supply chain, the airfreight industry has seen a slow start to creating tangible application. But last week, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba put its word into action by premiering its own blockchain-encrypted platform, the Food Trust Framework.

It Looks Like Walmart Has Defeated Amazon in the War to Buy Flipkart

It’s increasingly looking like Walmart and its partners will beat Amazon to take over Flipkart, the Indian e-commerce giant.

Warehouses Are ‘Getting Too Exciting’ in E-Commerce Age, Zell Says

Investor interest in building and acquiring warehouses in the age of Amazon.com Inc. is overheating, and there might be more distribution centers created than there will be tenants to fill them, billionaire Sam Zell said.

Can Yoga Classes Help Revive Macy’s?

Macy’s, the 160-year-old mall standby, is looking for a new audience — and thinks it has found it in a Manhattan concept store.

Why Amazon Is the Driving Force Behind Asda-Sainsbury's Merger

The rapid expansion of discounters Aldi and Lidl — whose share of the grocery market has rocketed from less than 4 percent a decade ago to nearly 13 percent today — has hit all traditional supermarkets. But the industry’s biggest fear is Amazon.

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Can Brands Survive in the Age of Amazon?

For many consumer brands today, it’s a life-or-death struggle to stay relevant. Never mind loved.

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Sainsbury's Asda Buy Could Make U.K. Tougher Grocery Market for Amazon

Sainsbury's $10bn (7.27 billion pounds) purchase of Walmart's Asda may pressure U.K. grocery prices and make the British market less attractive for newer players such as Amazon.com.

In the Age of Amazon, Warehouse Powerhouse Prologis Is Getting Bigger

For Prologis Inc., the world's largest warehouse owner, the biggest challenge to growth has been acquiring land in the markets most important to its e-commerce tenants. The solution: Buy a rival.

'It's Like a Robot Playground': The Cities Welcoming Self-Driving Delivery Droids

The big Japanese akita dog is stopped in his tracks by the box on wheels, unsure whether it is an equal to be greeted or another south London surface to be marked. His owner, hot on his heels, is just as surprised when he rounds the corner.

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E-Commerce and Express Drive Airport Cargo Growth

In Europe, the gulf between express and general cargo continues to widen.

Prime Hike Gives Amazon Warchest for Fight Over Postal Costs

Amazon.com Inc’s 20-percent hike in the cost of Prime membership should deliver more than $1bn in extra revenue this year and cover any “rational” hike in United States Postal Service delivery fees, Wall Street analysts said on Friday.

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