Parcel & Express

Amazon Raises Prime Membership Amid Supply Chain Bottlenecks

February 3, 2022

Amazon.com Inc. is raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription service in the U.S. by $20 to $139, the first such increase since 2018.

Asendia USA and DPDgroup Partner to Offer E-Commerce Parcel Delivery Services to Europe

January 10, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

Asendia USA, a provider of international parcel and mail services, announced its partnership with DPDgroup, a European parcel delivery network, to offer U.S.-based online retailers e-commerce parcel delivery services to Europe via the DPDgroup delivery network.

Carrier Cut-Off Dates Lead to Lost Holiday Sales

December 22, 2021

Colin Coggins, SCB Contributor

Ninety-eight percent of the brands we surveyed reported that carrier-imposed cut-off dates cause them to lose sales during the holiday season.

Amazon Packages Pile Up as AWS Outage Spawns Delivery Havoc

December 8, 2021

Bloomberg

An Amazon Web Services outage wreaked havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on.

FedEx, UPS Turn Holiday Surge Into Someone Else’s Problem

November 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Retailers have increasingly turned to regional couriers to help shuffle packages that delivery titans UPS and FedEx can’t — or won’t.

Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine

November 23, 2021

Bloomberg

Walmart is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.

FedEx Sees 10% Rise in Holiday Package Volume to Record Levels

November 19, 2021

Bloomberg

FedEx is forecasting a 10% increase in holiday package deliveries over a previous record peak season in 2020 as consumers remain hooked on internet shopping even as stores reopen from last year’s lockdowns.

Five Ways Parcel Shippers Can Navigate Peak-Season Rate Increases

November 16, 2021

Scott Lord, SCB Contributor

This year’s higher-than-normal general rate increases for parcel shipping caught many companies by surprise.

Alphabet to Test Drone Delivery for Walgreens in Texas

October 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Alphabet Inc.’s drone-delivery operation is expanding to a Walgreens in suburban Dallas where it will make airborne deliveries of toothpaste and other goods to residents of nearby towns.

FedEx Partners With Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora in Texas

September 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Aurora Innovation Inc. will help move cargo for FedEx Corp. in a pilot project in Texas that uses the startup’s technology in a self-driving Paccar Inc. truck.

Parcel & Express

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding express and small shipments and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before thanks, in part, to the boom in e-commerce. New technologies that provide information during express and small shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these cargo services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using express shipping solutions to power their supply chains.