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DHL eCommerce Solutions to Hire 2,000-Plus Seasonal Workers Across the U.S.

Additional workforce to handle peak season volume in the company’s distribution centers.

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Watch: Solving Last-Mile Inefficiencies

Visibility and reliable technology implementation solve inefficiencies in on-demand and same-day delivery, says Salman Habib, co-founder and chief executive officer of Burq.

Salman Habib

Watch: Analytics: Parcel Shipping's Cure for the Pandemic

Analytics are being used more and more in parcel shipping because the challenges brought on by the pandemic have not abated, says Jeff Lomax, senior director of product marketing at e2open.

Jeff Lomax

U.K.'s Royal Mail Union Calls for Parcels Rethink as Postal Strike Resumes

While not opposed to the new focus on next-day parcels, the Communication Workers Union sees no justification for shifting delivery rounds from the morning toward late afternoon and early evening.

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NYC Congestion Pricing "Comes at the Expense" of New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy made another attempt to quash a plan to raise about $1 billion annually for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Five Cs for Optimizing the Post-Purchase Customer Experience

Retailers have a fantastic opportunity to improve their competitive position using new technological tools for customer engagement. But the challenge of doing so is immense.

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GEODIS Unveils New Cross-Border Delivery Service

Michael Lamia, senior vice president of GEODIS MyParcel, introduces the company's new direct-to-consumer cross-border delivery service to 28 countries.

Geodis Unveils New Cross Border Delivery Service

Supply Chain Companies Need a Profound Cultural Change in How They Treat Workers

There’s no way around it: Supply chain executives are going to have to flatten the hierarchy if they want to attract and retain the best workers.

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Devil in the Details – Tech Company Seeks to Solve Inaccurate Delivery Addresses

Around half of all last-mile related costs are expended in the last few hundred feet because of challenges in finding the exact delivery location and, worse, deliveries fail altogether because the person making the delivery cannot find the exact right location.

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FedEx Stock Tumbles After Warning on Economic Trends

The delivery giant’s shares fell on Sept. 16 in the biggest one-day percentage drop since FedEx went public in 1978.

A close-up view of two FedEx Corp. parcels. Photo: Shutterstock.

Watch: Parcel Forum '22: A Preview

Joel Dunkel, president of Event Evolution Management, provides an advance look at Parcel Forum '22, to be held in Chicago October 10-12.

Parcel Forum 22 A Preview

Direct-to-Consumer Sales Are Fueling Supply-Chain Tech Growth

The push by consumer-goods suppliers to reach shoppers directly is opening a new market for supply-chain technology providers, says The Wall Street Journal.

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