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Rapidus Launches New AI-Powered Service that Optimizes Logistics of Last-Mile Delivery

Rapidus, a B2B local delivery marketplace, recently launched an AI-powered service that can predict the future time and location of new deliveries.

Watch: How Can Retailers Make Direct Fulfillment Work?

Rohan Thambrahalli, chief executive officer of UpstartWorks, explains how direct fulfillment can serve as a valuable alternative to traditional means of shipping online purchases to customers, especially with the coming of the peak shopping season.

How Can Retailers Make Direct Fulfillment Work?

How Carriers and Shippers Will Navigate an Unpredictable Peak Season

Every year around this time, carriers, distributors and logistics providers gear up for the coming peak holiday shopping season, on which shippers depend for a large portion of their annual revenue. This year, however, is different, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic freefall.

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Amazon Plans to Put 1,000 Warehouses in Suburban Neighborhoods

With the holidays approaching, Amazon is consumed with honoring a pre-pandemic pledge to get products to Prime subscribers on the same day.

Source: Bloomberg

Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work

A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon delivery stations and Whole Foods stores: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there to get a jump on rivals seeking orders.

Source: Bloomberg

Prepping for Peak Season: For Many Retailers, a Game of Catch-Up

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a plummeting economy, retailers must nevertheless prepare for the traditional peak shopping season. Some are ready, but many are not.

Photo: Bloomberg

Drones, Driverless Trucks and Robots: Dreams of a Final Mile

The future of “last-mile” delivery of e-commerce orders is one of flying drones, robots and driverless vehicles rushing product to our doorsteps. Or so the futurists would have us believe.

Source: Bloomberg

FedEx, UPS Ride Hottest Run in Years Toward Record Holiday Rush

Riding high from record package deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic, UPS and FedEx are moving on to their next challenge: proving they can boost profit in the approaching holiday onslaught.

Source: Bloomberg

How to Optimize a Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

With storefronts under siege, strengthening direct-to-consumer channels has never been more important for retailers and manufacturers.

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Amazon Makes It Harder for Sellers to Avoid Shipping Service

Amazon.com plans to make it harder for merchants to ship products themselves, meaning they’ll be more likely to pay the company to handle the task.

Source: Bloomberg

GlobalTranz Launches Final Mile Offering

GlobalTranz Enterprises, LLC, a third-party logistics solutions provider, recently announced the launch of its Final Mile offering.

The Importance of Last-Mile Visibility in the U.S.

In order to stay competitive in the rising e-commerce and mobile world, retailers will need to make continued investments in their final-mile strategies.

FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.

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