Parcel & Express

Amazon Nixed ‘Green’ Shipping Proposal to Avoid Alienating Shoppers

March 10, 2020

A few years ago, Amazon.com Inc.’s quick delivery team debated doing something radical for the e-commerce giant: asking shoppers to consider the environment.

Costume Manufacturer Wins Back Customers With Purolator Fulfillment Solution

March 4, 2020

Purolator Internatonal

Challenge: Habitually late deliveries from a New York-based costume manufacturer caused a number of Canadian retailers to drop the product line. The manufacturer faced withdrawing from the Canadian market altogether.

Conquering Customs Challenges Is Key in Global E-Commerce Shipping

February 24, 2020

Pierbridge

Are customs issues slowing your international shipping game?

Coronavirus Outbreak Drives Demand for China’s Online Grocers

February 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Like their counterparts in Silicon Valley, China’s largest tech companies struggled to prove online groceries can be a viable business. Then the novel coronavirus struck.

Analysis

Three Retail Risks in the Race Against Amazon

February 12, 2020

Robyn Meyer, SCB Contributor

In an era when next-day delivery is becoming a fundamental expectation, companies across industries are rethinking how they receive, fulfill and ship customer orders.

Analysis

Here's Where to Invest to Keep Up With Amazon

February 12, 2020

Bruce Tompkins, SCB Contributor

Customer demand for fast and cheap delivery is forcing the marketplace to step up performance.

CASE STUDY

A ‘Hyper-Local’ Organic Food-Delivery Service Strives for Hyper-Efficiency

February 6, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The complexities of providing fresh food products to even a limited local market demand the most sophisticated tools for managing routes, drivers and deliveries.

FedEx Has a Plan to Battle Amazon Shipping, CEO Says

January 30, 2020

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith, nearing the end of a legendary career, says he’s going to prove himself right one more time.

The 2020 Supply Chain: What Does the Future Hold?

January 30, 2020

Benjamin Gordon, SCB Contributor

Here's what executives learned about the coming year from the latest BGSA Supply Chain Conference.

Russia’s Google Will Bring You Groceries in Just 15 Minutes

January 28, 2020

Bloomberg

In Moscow, online orders delivered in just 15 minutes by bicycle signal what the future of shopping may hold.

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.