Call it “shipaggeddon” or just call it trouble for the digital-first economy. The fulfillment and delivery crunch predicted for eCommerce as it fights to keep up with an exponential increase in orders is here and it’s serious. The extensive nature of the problem became evident...
United Parcel Service (UPS) is limiting shipping volume for big retailers like Nike and Gap as a means of keeping up with eCommerce delivery demands, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Dec. 2). Drivers were told by UPS on Cyber...
It’s never a good sign when, during a pandemic, the expert opinion on the ground is that the U.S. is currently in the process of “rounding the corner into a calamity.” That rather stark opinion comes care of Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency medicine physician...
As eCommerce demand surges into the holiday season the impact of friction along the last mile is wide ranging, touching companies far and wide. For the carriers that navigate that last mile, with trucks and vans winding their way through streets and traffic and to customers’...
The continued surge of online ordering is having a ripple effect across the logistics sector, resulting in shipping delays and shipping surcharges that, ultimately, might result in higher prices charged to consumers. The Associated Press reported that carriers, and the retailers who rely on them, are...
Instacart and Best Buy are teaming for a new service to offer same-day delivery for Best Buy items nationwide, a press release announced. According to the release, the service will apply to a selection of Best Buy products that can be found in stores, such...
Following a successful pilot program, Lyft is launching a delivery service to stay afloat as a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to stifle the rideshare industry, according to a report in Benzinga on Wednesday (Nov. 11). John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft,...
Sam’s Club is teaming up with DoorDash to deliver same-day prescriptions across 41 states, the companies said in a statement on Friday (Oct. 30). Deliveries will be handled by DoorDash’s white-label fulfillment platform, Drive. “Our partnership with DoorDash to launch this new service allows us...
The great digital shift hits us where we live, literally. In an interview with Karen Webster, Khaled Naim, co-founder and CEO of Onfleet, which provides last-mile delivery management software to merchants, said year-over-year delivery volume has been surging amid the pandemic, with triple-digit increases in...