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Amazon Pledges One-Day Delivery for Top Clients in U.S.

Amazon.com Inc. will spend $800m in the current quarter to reduce delivery times for top customers to one day from two, trying to revive its main e-commerce franchise and ward off greater competition.

Source: Bloomberg

Uber Is Reading Its Pitch as the Amazon of Transportation

Uber wants to convince investors that it’s a transportation and logistics market-maker that can build — and then supply — new demand for everything from scooters and bicycles to freight and food delivery.

0415 Uber Eats

Africa's Amazon Is Growing Fast as Online Retail Takes Off

Often tagged as Africa’s Amazon.com, Jumia Technologies has been able to grow in markets largely untapped by the U.S. heavyweight, which is hampered by a lack of distribution infrastructure on the continent.

0411 Africas Amazon Is Growing

Saudi Delivery App Outdoes Uber by Letting Shoppers Bargain on the Go

Typing out your order on Mrsool is only the start of what’s made the Saudi delivery app more popular in the kingdom than Uber and Facebook.

Source: Bloomberg

Five Steps Shippers Can Use to Monitor UPS Costs

After months of contract negotiations between United Parcel Service and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union’s chief negotiator announced that the union had reached a tentative agreement.

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Online Grocery Shoppers Will Pay for Fast Service — But Not Enough

The conventional notion about online shoppers is that they want it now, and they want it for free. But a new study refutes that assumption, at least partially.

Photo: Bloomberg

Podcast | Ensuring Drone Safety — Without Shutting Down Airports

Drone technology is in danger of getting ahead of procedures for ensuring its safe operation.

Photo: Shutterstock

This Tech Company Is Aiming to Conquer Last-Mile Delivery

Delivery companies face a lot of obstacles — from too many point solutions to that thorny, final leg.

The Ins and Outs of Shipping to and From Canada

A message to U.S. companies shipping to and from Canada: It’s a separate country.

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From Same-Day to Same-Hour Delivery: An Outlook

The state of last-mile logistics is in flux, with new vendors popping up in each corner of the market offering delivery solutions for a wide variety of locations, fees, time windows and services options.

How to Navigate ‘Direct to Consumer’

Going direct-to-consumer makes good business sense, but it calls for a different level of supply chain preparedness.

0221 Howto Navigate Direct

E-Tail 2019: Less Fulfillment, More Customer Experience

Old thinking has led many companies to look at omnichannel from a strictly fulfillment perspective.

0219 E Tail Fulfillment

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