When the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, retailers have one thing on their minds: the peak-season holiday shopping rush.

The outsourcing of logistics is supposed to save businesses big money. They pay only for the services they need; they turn over complex operations to a pro, and they get expensive assets off their books. It all makes eminent sense - unless your name is Amazon.com Inc.

Damco has launched a one-stop management service for electronic-commerce logistics in China.

Hermes, operator of a business-to-consumer parcel shop network in Europe, has partnered with Dynamic Parcel Distribution (DPD) and General Logistics Systems (GLS) to form a new joint venture, ParcelLock GmbH.

Online shoppers are ready for a new wave of innovation in the e-commerce experience - and retailers had better be ready, too.

In the increasingly frantic race to offer same-delay delivery to online purchasers, one contestant has spun out and hit a wall.

CEVA Logistics has launched a Home Delivery Service Center in Houston.

When it comes to online shopping, home isn't always where the package is.