Last month, Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba debuted a fast delivery service it dubbed “instant commerce.” On the company’s earnings call Thursday (May 15), analysts wanted to know: Why now, especially given recent intensification in the food delivery space? Fan Jiang, CEO of the company’s eCommerce...
Criminals are reportedly exploiting supply chain technology to steal truckloads of products. They are using online platforms to facilitate “strategic theft,” a form of cargo theft in which fraudsters impersonate legitimate companies, book shipments and trick shippers, brokers or carriers into delivering cargo and/or payments to them instead...
Temu has reportedly stopped shipping products from China directly to U.S. consumers due to the elimination of the de minimis exemption that had shielded small packages from U.S. tariffs. “This shift is part of Temu’s ongoing adjustments to improve service levels,” a Temu spokesperson told...
United Parcel Service (UPS) entered 2025 navigating the currents of a rapidly evolving logistics landscape. “We are focusing on controlling what we can control and executing our strategy to improve long-term profitability,” UPS CFO Brian Dykes told investors on Tuesday’s (April 29) first-quarter 2025 earnings...
April 25, 2025
As the digital and physical worlds of commerce continue to intertwine, Amazon and Walmart are reinventing themselves at a blistering pace. What was once a head-to-head contest for online supremacy has now evolved into a complex chess game, with both giants doubling down on logistics, artificial intelligence (AI), physical store innovation and customer experience. Retail […]
January 21, 2025
When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist. Free shipping is an online...
January 06, 2025
The surge in online shopping and practices like “bracketing”— ordering multiple sizes or variations with the intent to return unwanted items — has significantly increased return volumes, posing logistical and...
December 09, 2024
The trucking industry is crucial to the national economy, transporting more than 72% of freight by weight. Outdated payment methods, however, hinder efficiency, prompting the search for faster, digital solutions....
May 19, 2025
Stord said Monday (May 19) that it completed its acquisition of Ware2Go, a subsidiary of UPS, expanding the volume and reach of Stord’s fulfillment network. The deal adds 21 new fulfillment centers to Stord’s network and its platform of warehouse management system (WMS), order management system (OMS) and customer experience (CX) technology, Stord said in a Monday press […]
May 15, 2025
Last month, Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba debuted a fast delivery service it dubbed “instant commerce.” On the company’s earnings call Thursday (May 15), analysts wanted to know: Why now, especially...
May 09, 2025
Criminals are reportedly exploiting supply chain technology to steal truckloads of products. They are using online platforms to facilitate “strategic theft,” a form of cargo theft in which fraudsters impersonate legitimate companies,...
April 25, 2025
Walmart plans to be able to deliver to 95% of Americans within three hours by the end of the year, President and CEO Doug McMillon wrote in his annual letter to shareholders...
