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Amazon Nixed ‘Green’ Shipping Proposal to Avoid Alienating Shoppers

A few years ago, Amazon.com Inc.’s quick delivery team debated doing something radical for the e-commerce giant: asking shoppers to consider the environment.

Source: Bloomberg

Costume Manufacturer Wins Back Customers With Purolator Fulfillment Solution

Challenge: Habitually late deliveries from a New York-based costume manufacturer caused a number of Canadian retailers to drop the product line. The manufacturer faced withdrawing from the Canadian market altogether.

Conquering Customs Challenges Is Key in Global E-Commerce Shipping

Are customs issues slowing your international shipping game?

Conquering Customs Challenges is Key in Global eCommerce Shipping

Coronavirus Outbreak Drives Demand for China’s Online Grocers

Like their counterparts in Silicon Valley, China’s largest tech companies struggled to prove online groceries can be a viable business. Then the novel coronavirus struck.

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Three Retail Risks in the Race Against Amazon

In an era when next-day delivery is becoming a fundamental expectation, companies across industries are rethinking how they receive, fulfill and ship customer orders.

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Here's Where to Invest to Keep Up With Amazon

Customer demand for fast and cheap delivery is forcing the marketplace to step up performance.

A ‘Hyper-Local’ Organic Food-Delivery Service Strives for Hyper-Efficiency

The complexities of providing fresh food products to even a limited local market demand the most sophisticated tools for managing routes, drivers and deliveries.

Assorted vegetables in a store display. Photo: Mark Stebnicki/ Pexels.

FedEx Has a Plan to Battle Amazon Shipping, CEO Says

FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith, nearing the end of a legendary career, says he’s going to prove himself right one more time.

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

The 2020 Supply Chain: What Does the Future Hold?

Here's what executives learned about the coming year from the latest BGSA Supply Chain Conference.

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Russia’s Google Will Bring You Groceries in Just 15 Minutes

In Moscow, online orders delivered in just 15 minutes by bicycle signal what the future of shopping may hold.

Source: Bloomberg

Brace Yourself: Here Comes the Urban Mega-Warehouse

If you think city streets are congested now, imagine a giant distribution center landing smack in the middle of a busy urban environment.

Source: Bloomberg

Freight and Shipper Optimization Guide to Carrier Rate Shopping

The freight industry is trying new business models and tools to keep up with consumer demand for same-day and one-hour delivery times. This guide to carrier rate shopping can help shippers navigate these changes.

Freight and Shipper Optimization Guide to Carrier Rate Shopping

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