Parcel & Express

Amazon Drone Crashes, Delays Dim Jeff Bezos' Delivery Dreams

April 11, 2022

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years.

Online Shoppers Want Predictability More Than Speed, UPS Capital Says

April 4, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

New research shows shoppers are looking for a more customized delivery experience.

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Watch: Bringing Visibility to Parcel Delivery

March 25, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Dana von der Heide, chief commercial officer and founder of Parcel Perform, explains what’s driving the need for greater visibility in parcel delivery, and how to achieve it.

Driving Value in Your Supply Chain With Robotics and Automation

February 7, 2022

Steve Sensing, SCB Contributor

Amazon Raises Prime Membership Amid Supply Chain Bottlenecks

February 3, 2022

Bloomberg

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.

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.