week of 5/2/22 Amazon Reports $3.8B Loss, Looks at Rocky Near Term Amazon’s vaunted flywheel has hit a bit of a snag. But given the company’s superpower ability to continually evolve and innovate, and the general trajectory of double-digit ecommerce growth, it may end up looking like a speed bump in hindsight. Farmstead Looks to the Burbs for E-Grocery Growth E-grocery platform Farmstead is expanding into suburban markets with an offering tailored to the mass market. It targets the 70% of suburban consumers shopping mid-market grocers and have few delivery options. Co-founder and CEO Pradeep Elankumaran, talks about the business model, outsourcing of its tech stack and expansion plans. Delivery Failures Hit Nearly 75% of Consumers Against a backdrop of supply chain disruption, the ecommerce boom and worldwide driver shortages over the last several years, many brands have faced hurdles concerning fulfillment while logging more home deliver failures. Although some have tailored their strategies to overcome them, others haven’t been quite as successful. DynoSafe, Smart Porch Safe, Wins “Shark Tank” Deal The founders DynoSafe, maker of a patented refrigerated smart safe for porch deliveries that won a "Shark Tank” investment deal with Robert Herjavec, is in discussion with manufacturers and prepping its go-to-market plan. Fellow Shark Mark Cuban is also on the board of the husband-and-wife-led company. Sustainable Packaging: Why It Matters and How to Source It Verizon Rolls Out Pickup Lockers Using a 3PL to Save on Operational Costs UPS Beats on Profit Even as U.S. Volume Drops   See open jobs for ecommerce, marketing, and fulfillment operations View Jobs