Bipartisan Senate Group Opposes Trump USPS Privatization Plan
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators stands in opposition to the Trump administration’s call to privatize the USPS in an effort to drive efficiency and take out costs.
Delivery
6 Ways to Tell Your Delivery Route Planning Operations Are a Mess
Delivery fleet operations eat up a huge chunk of transportation costs, whether owned, leased or outsourced. In spite of this cost they have a huge role to play in overall customer service. How can you tell if delivery route planning software is the solution? These 6 questions will help you diagnose your situation.
Jet.com to Sell Nike Products, Step Up Same-Day Delivery in New York
Jet.com will begin selling products from Nike in New York and offer customers more delivery options in a bid to compete with Amazon for urban, affluent consumers, according to media reports, with expansion to follow in other major markets.
Walmart Expands Test on Automated Grocery Kiosks
Walmart expands its test on automated grocery kiosks in its Sherman, Texas location. These kiosks serve as vending machines for online grocery orders. Here is how the online order pickup process works for customers.
Walmart Piloting New Grocery Delivery Program
Walmart is taking a page from Uber with its new Spark Delivery program, which uses crowdsourced drivers managed by the Bringg delivery logistics platform to get same-day grocery orders to customers.
Amazon Adding Fleet of 20,000 Trucks for Delivery Services
Amazon has ordered 20,000 trucks from Mercedes-Benz to help power its new army of entrepreneurs creating small delivery businesses that will help Prime orders along the last mile to customers’ doorsteps.
Ecommerce Delivery: What Do Your Customers Want?
When it comes to ecommerce delivery, customer expectations are constantly rising. But just offering a wider selection of delivery options won’t necessarily ensure customer satisfaction. These three fulfillment scenarios illustrate best practices that will help ensure customer satisfaction, loyalty and repeat business.
Target Aggressively Expanding Delivery Services Ahead of Holidays
Target continues to fire on all cylinders in terms of fulfillment, delivery and omnichannel, expanding its delivery from store and curbside pickup programs ahead of the holidays and seeing strong growth in its Shipt same-day delivery service.
Breaking Down the Latest FedEx Rate Increases
The FedEx/UPS near duopoly has allowed the two large carriers to control marketplace pricing for years, echoing each other’s rate hikes and impacting parcel shippers both small and large. Find out about the latest increases from FedEx, how they compare to UPS, and how they will impact shippers as of Sept. 3.
Amazon, Ever Expanding, Offers Online Order Pickup at Whole Foods
Never content to rest on last week’s disruption, Amazon is now offering online order pickup at select Whole Foods Market stores, including curbside delivery, all for Prime members in an effort to boost membership and gain more territory in the escalating grocery wars.