FAA: New drone rules address safety, provide more operational flexibility
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The FAA has released final rules for drones regarding remote identification and flying over people, paving the way for more delivery...
UPS launches fulfillment platform for small and medium sellers
UPS launched a new eFulfillment platform to connect small- and medium-sized businesses on 21 online marketplaces — including Amazon, eBay and Etsy — to UPS fulfillment...
Investing In Route Planning Software Enhances Efficiency For Transportation Industry
A large European FMCG firm implemented LogiNext Mile’s delivery management software in early 2020. By the end of the year, they managed to get 43% more...
Alibaba platform adds procurement, fulfillment services
Tmall Global, an online marketplace operated by Alibaba, launched two initiatives: Centralized Import Procurement (CIP) and Tmall Overseas Fulfillment (TOF), designed to help international brands and businesses enter...
Jeff Bezos’ logistics legacy
There are many chapters that could fill the book of what has become a most remarkable American business story. Yet a chapter that some...
Amazon partnership delivering returns for Kohl’s
Hosting Amazon returns is bringing a return to Kohl's, according to data from Earnest Research emailed to Retail Dive. Comparing Kohl's stores in Chicago, where most locations...
More retailers are paring back on distribution centers as part of their cost-cutting initiatives
Distribution centers, an area that received a massive amount of investment from retailers in recent years, are now starting to be the target of...
The power of print marketing
With a variety of ways to connect with your customers — websites, print ads, traditional advertising, content marketing and more — it can be...
Black box parcel shipping: Understanding the options for seamless integration
E-commerce revenue in the U.S. exceeded $600 billion in 2019, up almost 15% year-over-year. More Americans are opening their laptops instead of heading to...
With driverless trucks, trucking would not be the same
The autonomous vehicle (AV) niche is gaining momentum, with incumbent automakers and high-profile startups pushing pilot vehicles on public roads and testing their technology...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
