A surge in eCommerce returns driven by COVID-19-related policy changes is hurting retailers but helping logistics companies, the Financial Times reports. On each side of the equation, the math is simple. Retailers that sell a product to a customer who ultimately returns it not only...
Calling it a major step toward fully integrating 1.7 million drones into the national airspace system, the Federal Aviation Administration has released two new rules it said will increase safety and innovation within the transportation industry’s fastest-growing segment. The regulatory update comes as companies such...
DoorDash’s initial public offering (IPO) and sudden stock price surge has created no shortage of conversation in the dining landscape. Experts and analysts are rushing to figure out whether DoorDash’s big jump signals a permanently shifted dining landscape or if the sudden surge is destined...
Chinese firms and other companies that hawk consumer bargains are looking to save cash on shipping. As mailing costs have risen and bottlenecks have mushroomed, more companies are looking to be like Amazon and provide their own logistics. The reason? The Financial Times reports that...
Dick’s Sporting Goods is teaming up with Instacart for same-day delivery at 150 store locations, Instacart announced in a press release on Friday (Dec. 18). The service went live on Instacart’s platform this week and is intended to help shoppers get through the holiday shopping...
Nordstrom is leveraging the coronavirus-fueled appetite for digital shopping and same-day delivery by rolling out a service that will deliver through Christmas Eve in the New York City area, the company said in a press release on Friday (Dec. 18). Customers can have digital orders...
Developing, testing and getting approval for the various new COVID-19 vaccines in less than a year was a miracle, but the logistical feat of manufacturing and distributing hundreds of millions of doses to Americans could be equally challenging — especially since some of the medicine...
With eCommerce volume way up for the holiday shopping season, we knew it was going to be a tricky year for gift shipping. The reports of potential delays and earlier-than-average shipping windows for Christmas delivery rolled in right on time in early December. UPS imposed shipping...
Six weeks after securing passage of the Proposition 22 ballot measure that overturned a California law requiring part-time workers to be reclassified as employees, two of its biggest backers have rolled out new fees to offset expenses related to additional worker benefits. As the fees continue to...
