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For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare

In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.

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

Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service

Walmart is teaming up with Ford and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.

A Walmart Inc. storefront. Photo: Bloomberg.

Helicopter Service Blade Doubles Down on Transporting Organs

Blade Air Mobility Inc., best known for flying Manhattan’s elite to locations including the Hamptons, Nantucket and South Florida, is doubling down on the business of transporting human organs.

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Same-Day Ship-From-Store? Five Tips for Faster Delivery

Not surprisingly, the global same-day delivery market is surging.

Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

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Axele’s Latest Software Update Helps Truckload Carriers Find Better Loads and Grow Their Business

Axele LLC, a transportation management system (TMS) company, announces its latest software update to the Axele TMS, adding more ELD integrations, rate confirmation data extraction from leading trucking companies, driver safety improvements and new mapping and routing tools.

Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Shake-Up of the FedEx Era

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.

Watch: The U.S. Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan: Will It Work?

John Haber, founder and chief executive officer of Spend Management Experts, dissects the U.S. Postal Service’s 10-year plan for reviving operations and reaching profitability.

The U.S. Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan: Will It Work?

What's Really Slowing Food Delivery, and How Logistics Tech Can Help

More than 90% of restaurants say they’ll continue using third-party delivery services after the pandemic.

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How E-Tailers Are Greening the Last Mile

Demand for last-mile delivery services is booming around the world — expected to jump nearly 80% globally in the next decade. Here are a few ways e-commerce and logistics companies are aiming to reverse their environmental impact.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

Watch: The Raging Battle Between UPS and Amazon

Rick Watson, founder and chief executive officer of RMW Commerce Consulting, relates what Amazon.com is doing to position itself as a competitive threat to United Parcel Service for package delivery.

The Raging Battle Between UPS and Amazon

Watch: The State of the Air Forwarding Industry

Brandon Fried, Executive Director of the Airforwarders Association, tells how his industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic so far, and what changes might be in the offing when it’s over.

The State of the Air Forwarding Industry

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