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| week of 9/28/22 |
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| Sephora Launches Unlimited Same-Day Delivery Subscription |
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| Beauty retailer Sephora is upping its convenience game, launching an unlimited same-day delivery subscription for $49 per year, through its website or the Sephora app, a service not offered by main rival Ulta Beauty, which charges $9.95 per delivery without the app option. The program has no minimum and there is a 30-day free trial. |
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| Parcel Volume in 13 Markets Up 21% in 2021, Revenue Grows Slower |
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| Global parcel volume increased 21% in 2021 to 159 billion pieces, according to an annual Pitney Bowes shipping index that tracks activity in 13 markets, but revenue increased at a slightly lower rate of 17% as declines in per-piece yield in China acted as a check on that growth. |
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| Autonomous Vehicles Maker Clevon Launches in U.S. |
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| Clevon, maker of autonomous vehicles designed to run on city streets instead of sidewalks like many others, has opened up a U.S. office in Fort Worth, TX to launch its planned expansion here, with a number of big-box retailers and delivery providers interested, according to its CEO. The company has been running EVs in Europe since 2020. |
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| The Parcel Industry in the Age of Disruption |
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| The situation in the parcel industry — high shipping rates, increased surcharges and shipping delays — is a convergence of many complex issues, including supply/demand imbalance, a rough economy and geopolitical woes. Let's take a closer look at how ecommerce and government laws have disrupted supply chains. |
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