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The eCommerce Digital Shift Is Spurring A Great Logistics Shift, Too
Thursday 17th September - 4:50 pm
In the great digital shift, logistics firms are shifting, too.
The ripple effects, of course, extend up and down the logistics and transportation chains, getting products where they need to go.
As The ...Freight Logistics Startup sennder Buys Uber’s European Freight Operation
Wednesday 16th September - 1:08 pm
Berlin-based digital road freight logistics startup sennder announced Wednesday (Sept. 16) it has acquired Uber’s European freight business in an all-stock deal.
The U.S. ride-hailing company will become a minority shareholder. Financial ...Freight Spot Rates, Volumes On Upswing Amid Retail Demand – But Will It Last?
Tuesday 15th September - 6:41 pm
Retail spending may be helping to spur freight volumes, and to push already lofty pricing higher. That’s because consumer demand is picking up, but retail inventories are relatively low.
To that end, ...Freight Spot Rates, Volumes On Upswing Amid Retail Demand – But Will It Last?
Tuesday 15th September - 6:27 pmRetail spending may be helping to spur freight volumes, and to push already lofty pricing higher. That’s because consumer demand is picking up, but retail inventories are relatively low.
To that end, ...Dressbarn Teams With Happy Returns For Reverse Logistics
Tuesday 15th September - 10:57 am
To help provide label-free and box-free returns at hundreds of locations, Dressbarn has teamed with Happy Returns. The software and reverse logistics provider fuels the returns portal of the retailer’s ...Walmart Launches Pilot Program For Drone Delivery
Wednesday 9th September - 12:47 pm
High-flying Walmart is set to launch a pilot project that will have the retailer’s goods delivered by drones.
Walmart said in a press release that the test program will be ready ...Why B2B Payment Pain Points Go Far Beyond The AP Department
Tuesday 8th September - 8:00 am
The global pandemic has, no doubt, changed the B2B payments landscape forever. The name of the game today is digitization, with paper checks and cash no longer viable payment methods ...What Comes First — The Supply Chain Or The Sales Channel?
Friday 4th September - 4:00 am
With supply chains backlogged, cut short and all-around disrupted in the midst of the global pandemic, businesses had to act fast.
For many, that meant a business model pivot, a lofty ...eBay Expands UPS Integration
Thursday 3rd September - 11:02 am
After publicly expressing frustration with the United States Postal Service (USPS), eBay has announced the expansion of its partnership with additional shipping options for the company’s buyers and sellers. The ...Gig Economy Drone Operators Could Soon Pilot Last-Mile Delivery
Wednesday 2nd September - 12:16 pm
Is the gig economy about to take off – literally?
Gig work has a new potential subsector: drone piloting. Human pilots furloughed or laid off by airlines due to the COVID-19 ...Ware2Go Links Up With Google Shopping To Spotlight Fast Shipping
Thursday 27th August - 12:49 pm
Ware2Go, a UPS company, has struck an eCommerce partnership with Google Shopping: “The integration will dynamically display free, fast delivery promises within merchants’ Google ads” based on the inventory available ...Positive Developments In Cinemas, Logistics And AP Automation
Wednesday 26th August - 11:00 am
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) could pave the way to better accounts payable (AP). In logistics, robots could make digital commerce much more efficient, while in retail, U.S. convenience store merchants ...The Robots Are Coming … To Fix Retail’s Supply Chain
Tuesday 25th August - 4:00 am
Consumer behavior is changing — and the warehouse and supply chains that get goods into consumers’ hands (or on their doorsteps) must change, too.
To that end, as Scott Gravelle, CEO ...Trimble Enhances Fleet FinTech Offering With Card Processing
Monday 24th August - 10:05 pm
Trimble has announced new upgrades for its TMT Service Center and TMT Fleet Maintenance solutions, including faster payment options and more visibility, according to a press release.
Renaldo Adler, industry principal ...QuickPay Funding Rolls Out One-Day Payment Method
Sunday 23rd August - 11:39 pm
Factoring company QuickPay Funding has added a new payment system to hasten funding for small businesses, owner operators and transportation fleets, allowing one-day transfers at any time, a press release ...
