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Omnichannel Retailing Needs Omnichannel Home Delivery

The goal of omnichannel retailing is to create a seamless and transparent experience for the customer that enhances the retailer's brand. To date, the omnichannel retailing focus has been largely on the selling experience and not how the retailer gets the goods into the customer's hands. However, customers measure the entire shopping experience, including delivery. Omnichannel selling is making retailers responsible for home delivery, whether they like it or not, and last-mile delivery performance is the last word about the retailer in the customer's mind.

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Amazon May Be Counting on You to Deliver Its Packages

In its ceaseless quest to speed delivery, Amazon.com Inc. wants to turn the U.S. into a nation of couriers.

TNT Rolls Out Electric Express Delivery Vehicles in Amsterdam, Rotterdam

TNT is deploying seven 3.5-tonne electric express delivery vehicles for its operations in and around Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as a partner of Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe, an urban e-mobility project supported by the European Commission. FREVUE seeks to demonstrate to industry, consumers and policy makers how electric vehicles can meet the growing need for sustainable urban logistics.

Is Uber Driving Toward Head of the Line in Logistics Business?

Uber's mission is to offer "transportation as reliable as running water, everywhere for everyone". And perhaps "everything": it has begun experimenting with local delivery services, with the aim of becoming as disruptive in logistics as it has been in the taxi business.

Empowered Consumers Change the Future of Retail, Survey Says

Avid online shoppers have raised the bar on what it takes for a retailer to stay competitive. Consumers want advanced mobile features, flexible shipping options and hassle-free returns, according to the fourth annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study.

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Lower Shipping Cost Trumps Desire for Quick Delivery, Study Says

Online shoppers in Canada and the United States are willing to sacrifice delivery speed for a lower shipping cost, a recent survey by Purolator International revealed.

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Endicia Unveils Global Service for Shipping to Latin America

Endicia, a provider of online shipping technology and services, has introduced Endicia Global Service.

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Same-Day Delivery, Ready or Not

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DHL Deploys Helicopters for Deliveries in Downtown Chicago

DHL is now utilizing helicopters to deliver letters and packages of up to 650 pounds in downtown Chicago.

FAA Needs to Stop Droning on About UAVs

So the Federal Aviation Administration has given Amazon.com, Inc. permission to begin testing delivery drones in the U.S. But there are still a number of logistical hurdles to be overcome, before the technology becomes feasible for everyday commercial use.

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Stage Stores' Multi-Channel Distribution Strategy

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A Supply Chain That Goes Beyond Green to Healthy

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