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There's Money to Be Made in Returning E-Commerce Orders

Every week, dozens of people walk into Petals N Wax, a Marina del Rey gift store, to return items they bought from online retailers.

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Orders Pile Up for Tesla Semi That Doesn't Yet Exist As Rival Electric Trucks Get Rolling

When two sleek Tesla Semis sped across an airport tarmac next to the SpaceX rocket factory in Los Angeles in November, Elon Musk rocked the heavy-duty vehicle market with a disruptive vision of the future. But as eager customers settle in for a two-year wait for the all-electric behemoth, a robust market for heavy-duty electric trucks and buses is already taking shape.

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Infrastructure Rebuilding Is Trump Administration’s Next Big Push

A senior White House official said last week that the Trump administration’s push for an infrastructure rebuilding plan will begin in earnest early this month, and that the president has invited GOP congressional leaders to Camp David to nail down their agenda for 2018.

Opinion: Port Automation and Cyber Risk

To stay ahead of competing ports and technological developments, automation has been heralded as inevitable. Major transshipment hubs and aspiring ports bet their future on automation, which raises the impact cyber risks could have in the long-run.

Blockchain Is Pumping New Life Into Old Companies Like IBM, Microsoft

Blockchain is getting bigger at Big Blue.

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UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. delivered almost all of people’s presents by Christmas Day, with the former company finishing strong after a bruising late November.

California's Top Marijuana Regulator Talks Legalization, Supply-Chain Risk

California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the weeks and months to come is unclear.

Many Unhappy Returns? Online Holiday Shopping’s Big Hangover

Kristina Nicolas will proudly tell you that she’s been doing practically all her shopping online for years now. She will also tell you, in a more exasperated voice, that this has not remotely abbreviated the amount of time she spends going to stores.

From Virtual Restaurants to Exclusive Pop-Ups, the New War in Food Delivery Is in the Kitchen

Inside the Forage Kitchen in Oakland, Josh Kulp scrolled through the 89 pre-orders that had already come in for his restaurant’s fried chicken, getting just a preview of what the weekend would be like.

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Holiday E-Commerce Demand Got an Early Start in 2017

The growth of e-commerce around peak shopping season is no longer a new story, and this year was no exception. But 2017’s peak season did raise some eyebrows for getting off to an unusually early start, with sales from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22 up 17.9 percent, year-over-year, according to Internet Retailer’s report on the peak shopping season.

Customs Compliance: Necessary Evil or Competitive Advantage?

Customs-compliance rules are costly, burdensome, time-consuming … and a potential source of competitive advantage.

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Trucking Efficiency Technology: It's More Than 'Clean Diesel'

Improved aerodynamics and vehicle add-ons, further engine improvements, the promise of alternative fuels and the advancement of automated driving technologies — all of these add up to exciting developments in truck technology.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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