logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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PICKUP Lands $15 Million To Help More Retailers Provide Delivery
PICKUP Lands $15 Million To Help More Retailers Provide Delivery
March 30, 2021  |  Retail

Last-mile delivery technology provider PICKUP has landed $15 million in a NewRoad Capital Partners-led Series B funding round that saw participation from current investors Florida...

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Cargo Ship Unstuck: Suez Shipping Set To Resume
Cargo Ship Unstuck: Suez Shipping Set To Resume
March 29, 2021  |  Delivery

Tugboat horns filled the air above the Suez canal on Monday (March 29), as a six-day-long operation to free the 1,300-foot-long cargo ship, the Ever...

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Final-Mile Frenzy Has Retailers, Restaurants Vying For Same Delivery Providers
Final-Mile Frenzy Has Retailers, Restaurants Vying For Same Delivery Providers
March 23, 2021  |  Retail

When DoorDash announced it was teaming up with two partners to bring rapid, on-demand COVID test kits to consumers’ homes, it marked the latest example...

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XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
XPO’s Spinoff Highlights eCommerce’s Logistics Transformation  
March 18, 2021  |  eCommerce

The great digital shift is poised to bring logistics into the fully digital age, where high tech shaves seconds off of warehouse activities – ultimately...

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Ships To Start Transporting COVID Vaccines
Ships To Start Transporting COVID Vaccines
March 16, 2021  |  Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccine distribution will soon be arriving via ships as well as planes to prevent a logistical jam that could lead to the shots piling...

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eCommerce Fulfillment Tech Firm Flowspace Notches $31 Million
eCommerce Fulfillment Tech Firm Flowspace Notches $31 Million
March 16, 2021  |  Retail

Fulfillment technology platform Flowspace landed $31 million in new funding. BuildGroup headed up the Series B investment, with current investors also participating, according to a...

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Amazon And Other Firms Reckon With Persistent Supply Chain Snarls
Amazon And Other Firms Reckon With Persistent Supply Chain Snarls
March 10, 2021  |  Retail

The supply chain is where the speed and convenience of digital-first meets the slow going of logistics and last miles. There’s a long (often literal)...

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No Ports In A (Retail) Storm Of Logistics Delays
No Ports In A (Retail) Storm Of Logistics Delays
February 26, 2021  |  Retail

There’s the buying and the buying — but it’s getting the goods to the buyers that is a problem. As Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 26), retailers...

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Canada’s GoFor Introduces ‘Shop Local’ Delivery Effort In Several US Cities
Canada’s GoFor Introduces ‘Shop Local’ Delivery Effort In Several US Cities
February 24, 2021  |  Retail

Ottawa, Canada-based logistics marketplace GoFor Industries has rolled out a “Shop Local” initiative in Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Baltimore,...

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