Rotating strikes are threatening Canada's holiday shopping rush, with the government resisting calls to end a dispute that has undelivered parcels piling up.
Challenge: A leading software retailer planned an e-commerce expansion to the Canadian market, and wanted to ensure deliveries would be commensurate with U.S. service levels. The retailer was surprised to learn that most carriers do not offer comprehensive coverage throughout Canada — or a broad range of service options — which meant shipments would arrive days later than anticipated.
Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”
Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.
Chinese online retailer JD.com is staking a claim in China’s intensely competitive package-delivery market by opening its logistics network to parcels shipped by consumers and businesses.