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Report: Amazon Suspends Third-Party Delivery Service Amid COVID-19 Sales Spike

Amazon will halt the pilot of its Amazon Shipping delivery service for non-Amazon packages in June, people familiar with the matter told…

Walgreens Streamlines E-Commerce Returns With FedEx Solution

FedEx and Walgreens are coming together again in an effort to streamline the customer experience. In September, Walgreens launched a pilot program that…

Amazon Drops Ground Delivery Services Through FedEx

FedEx won’t renew its ground delivery contract with Amazon after it expires at the end of August, according to Bloomberg. The decision…

FedEx Will Trial Autonomous Robot For Same-Day Delivery In Summer 2019

Feeling the heat from Amazon, Walmart and Kroger, FedEx will trial an autonomous last-mile delivery robot of its own in summer 2019….

Publix Names New President, Expands CIO’s Responsibilities

Publix has promoted Kevin Murphy, the supermarket chain’s SVP of Retail Operations, to the role of President. Current CEO and President Todd…

China’s Parcel Shipping Volume More Than 3X U.S. In 2017

The number of parcels shipped globally grew 17% in 2017 to 74.4 billion parcels, and China was the main growth driver: its…

FedEx Acquires UK-Based Transportation Solutions Provider, Orders 20 Tesla Semi Trucks

FedEx has acquired P2P Mailing Limited, an e-Commerce transportation solutions provider, from The Delivery Group for approximately $130 million. With the acquisition,…

Kroger CIO Q&A: Innovation Initiatives Leverage IoT, Mobile Scanning And Shelf-Edge Videos

Long gone are the days when supermarkets were the most risk-averse, tech-unfriendly retailers on the block. In fact, the nation’s largest supermarket…

Winning The Last Mile: Controlling Costs While Satisfying Consumers

The “last mile” of retail — fulfillment, delivery, returns and post-purchase services — has become the latest competitive arena for winning sales…

3 Tips To Manage Higher Mailing Costs In 2017

Impending rate increases by UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) are likely to prompt U.S. businesses to save money by…

Rain, Sleet, Snow Or Haboob: How FedEx Meteorology Delivers

On any given day somewhere above the world, at least one, and as many as 250, FedEx Express jets are flying toward…

The Cost Of Stunning Success Online? Slower Shipping

Online retail has really been flexing its muscles this holiday season — so much so that some retail operations are having trouble…

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