Shipping

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air as well.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Shipping And Logistics: An Industry Jolted Into Digitization
Shipping And Logistics: An Industry Jolted Into Digitization
March 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The coronavirus has turned entire industries on their heads, not least of all the shipping and logistics sector. Factory shutdowns and stay-at-home orders have disrupted...

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H&M To Leverage Supply Chain For Medical Deliveries
H&M To Leverage Supply Chain For Medical Deliveries
March 23, 2020  |  Delivery

Fashion brand H&M has announced it will use its extensive supply chain network to help hospitals in need of supplies like masks and gowns in...

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UPS Aims To Deliver Not Just Merchandise, But Trade Financing, Too
UPS Aims To Deliver Not Just Merchandise, But Trade Financing, Too
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Advancements in logistics and supply chain technology mean the risks of getting goods from Point A to Point B are lower than ever — even...

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Walmart Now Handles Fulfillment, Delivery For Third-Party Sellers
Walmart Now Handles Fulfillment, Delivery For Third-Party Sellers
February 25, 2020  |  Retail

A new Walmart service will let third-party vendors hire the retailer to shelve, pack and ship items to customers in a move that could help...

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New Approaches To Retail’s Last Mile And The Circular Economy
New Approaches To Retail’s Last Mile And The Circular Economy
February 24, 2020  |  Today In Data

The fact that the last mile is the hardest mile has become something of a truism in online shopping. Bond, however, aims to help even the smallest online brands improve...

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Closing eCommerce’s Last-Mile Gap
Closing eCommerce’s Last-Mile Gap
February 21, 2020  |  Retail

The fact that the last mile is the hardest mile has become something of a truism in modern eCommerce, simply because that is so often...

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Deliverr Lands $40M In Funding To Battle Amazon
Deliverr Lands $40M In Funding To Battle Amazon
February 11, 2020  |  Delivery

How does a company compete with Amazon? At Deliverr, they attack what Amazon won’t handle – and now they have the funding to prove it....

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Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), the country’s antitrust watchdog, searched the Tokyo headquarters of eCommerce giant Rakuten on Monday (Feb. 10) over complaints about...

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Nike Teams With Geek+ For Robotic Same-Day Delivery In Japan
Nike Teams With Geek+ For Robotic Same-Day Delivery In Japan
February 07, 2020  |  Retail

Smart logistics provider Geek+ announced a same-day delivery partnership with Nike, which will provide advanced robotics solutions for the athletics company’s new distribution center in...

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