last-mile delivery

Walmart Partners with Wing to Expand Drone Delivery in Dallas
Walmart Partners with Wing to Expand Drone Delivery in Dallas
August 24, 2023  |  Retail

Walmart has partnered with Alphabet-owned on-demand drone delivery provider Wing to expand its drone delivery services to customers in the Dallas metro area. This collaboration aims to enhance convenience...

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Amazon’s Shipping Push Deepens Last-Mile Battle vs. UPS, FedEx and Platforms
Amazon’s Shipping Push Deepens Last-Mile Battle vs. UPS, FedEx and Platforms
August 21, 2023  |  Delivery

The battle for loyalty — from merchants and consumers — may be won along the last mile. The news Monday (Aug. 21) that Amazon would re-instate its...

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Amazon Turns to Small Businesses to Close Last-Mile Delivery Gap
Amazon Turns to Small Businesses to Close Last-Mile Delivery Gap
June 26, 2023  |  eCommerce

Amazon is reportedly planning to recruit small businesses to boost its last-mile delivery efforts. The project — happening in 23 states — will involve a...

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Openforce and Ryder Offer Commercial Vehicle Rentals for Last-Mile Delivery
Openforce and Ryder Offer Commercial Vehicle Rentals for Last-Mile Delivery
June 08, 2023  |  Delivery

Openforce and Ryder have teamed up to offer commercial vehicle rentals to independent contractors. With this collaboration, independent contractors using the Openforce platform will be able to rent...

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Wise Systems Launches Planning and Business Intelligence Tools for Last-Mile Delivery
Wise Systems Launches Planning and Business Intelligence Tools for Last-Mile Delivery
June 05, 2023  |  Delivery

Wise Systems has added planning and business intelligence tools to its delivery automation technology solutions. One new tool for last-mile delivery operations facilitates territory planning and...

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Fortellix Raises $43 Million to Expand Its Automatic Driving Validation Tech
Fortellix Raises $43 Million to Expand Its Automatic Driving Validation Tech
May 03, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Fortellix has raised $43 million to expand its products for the automated driving sector. The Israeli company, which makes safety-driven verification and validation technology for automated...

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Shopify Integrating Deliverr to Build ‘Elastic Warehouse Capacity’
Shopify Integrating Deliverr to Build ‘Elastic Warehouse Capacity’
March 15, 2023  |  Retail

Shopify is building an “elastic warehouse capacity” that’s more flexible than that of Amazon. As Shopify continues to integrate Deliverr — the eCommerce fulfillment and order storage provider...

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Amazon CEO Says Cost Cuts, Delivery Speed, and Prime Are Priorities
Amazon CEO Says Cost Cuts, Delivery Speed, and Prime Are Priorities
February 02, 2023  |  Amazon

After closing the books on a better-than-expected fourth quarter but a harder-than-expected year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stressed that more work needed to be done...

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Walmart, Amazon Lead Shift to Boost Last-Mile Delivery Options
Walmart, Amazon Lead Shift to Boost Last-Mile Delivery Options
January 24, 2023  |  Delivery

Last-mile delivery is seeing increased competition from smaller players taking on pricey rivals like UPS and FedEx. There’s also the looming possibility of a labor...

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