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The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week
week of 12/7/2018 |
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| Black Friday Surpasses Cyber Monday in Global Ecommerce |
| Black Friday global ecommerce sales growth surpassed Cyber Monday in major markets by more than 34%, according to data by eShopWorld. The data revealed that in these same markets, global ecommerce sales growth was higher on both Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 24 and 25) than on either Black Friday or Cyber Monday. …» |
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| DHL Investing $300M in Warehouse Robotics, Automation |
| Deutsche Post unit DHL Supply Chain North America is investing $300 million to increase the level of automation and robotics at 350 of its 430 facilities, to better handle the crush of ecommerce orders. DHL also plans to open a 24,000-square-foot innovation center near Chicago in September 2019.…» |
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| Instacart Pricing Change Leading to Threats of a Shopper Boycott |
| Instacart, the same-day grocery delivery company used by many grocers, is dealing with customer ire as freelance shoppers fulfilling the orders are passing up some jobs due to a change in the pricing structures. Also a number of shoppers have taken to Twitter to call for a boycott of the service due to a drop in their wages. …» |
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| Task Force Says USPS Should Have More Leeway in Raising Rates |
| A report from President Trump’s task force on proposed changes to the U.S. Postal Service recommends giving the USPS the ability to establish more market-based pricing for its mail and parcel services, which have not been set “with profitability in mind.”…» |
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