Shopify Offloads Logistics Assets to Flexport, Ocado

| Mike O'Brien

Shopify has pulled the plug on its ambitious in-house logistics business built up in recent years, selling Deliverr to global supply chain provider Flexport and warehouse robotics firm 6 River Systems to UK-based fulfillment automation firm Ocado. “We are changing the shape of Shopify significantly today to pay unshared attention to our mission,” said Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke in a letter to employees.

Hits of the Week 5-5-23

| David Hurwitz

ICYMI: Children's apparel retailer Carter's plans to open 1,000 new stores by 2027, seeing an opportunity as its ecommerce declines, while ACT founder Rachel Kibbe discusses the momentum behind circularity … Continue Reading →

Amazon Drivers Join Teamsters in California

| Mike O'Brien

A small group of drivers for an Amazon delivery contractor in California has joined the Teamsters union, the first fruits of a concerted effort by the country’s most powerful union to organize workers at the massive ecommerce company both inside and outside its warehouses. Amazon said the DSP employing them had been terminated some time before the Teamsters announcement for performance reasons.

O+F Advisor 4/26/23

| David Hurwitz

Red Stag Fulfillment, a leading third-party logistics firm, has facilities in Knoxville, TN and Salt Lake City, reaching the continental U.S. in three days or less via standard ground shipping. … Continue Reading →