Last-Mile Delivery: Page 42


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    Starship Technologies
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    Package delivery robots coming to the Bay Area

    Starship Technologies provides users with a custom address to use for online orders, receives packages and arranges a time for drop-off via robot. 

    By Nov. 1, 2018
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    Pizza Hut
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    Pizza Hut unveils robotic delivery truck that bakes pizzas en route

    The chain partnered with Toyota to create the PIE Pro prototype, which cooks pies in seven minutes and could help trim delivery times and broaden its footprint in the competitive space.  

    By Kristine Sherred • Oct. 31, 2018
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    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
  • Venture capitalists are investing big in delivery, but will third parties last?

    About $3.5 billion has been poured into food and grocery delivery firms this year, but restaurant brands are making inroads of their own. 

    By Alicia Kelso • Oct. 29, 2018
  • UPS pilots eBike with cargo container in Seattle

    The modular cargo container system is the first of its kind to be tested in the U.S.

    By Oct. 26, 2018
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    Is Uber planning drone delivery by 2021?

    The tech startup aims to deliver food by drone sooner than many stakeholders expect will be possible. 

    By Oct. 22, 2018
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    JD.com to study underground logistics, fulfillment

    Delivering parcels through subterranean networks could be an "industry game changer" in solving last-mile challenges.

    By Oct. 19, 2018
  • Florida delivery issues jump 117% during Michael

    The Category 4 storm brought activity to a standstill in the Florida panhandle, as ports closed and shipments were suspended.

    By Oct. 16, 2018
  • Former Kellogg sub-distributors sue over logistics shift

    Downstream partners claim Kellogg misrepresented its supply chain plans, and now the complaint is going to court.

    By Oct. 16, 2018
  • USPS proposes raising parcel delivery prices

    The Postal Service says increased rates would help keep it competitive and bring in much needed revenue.

    By Oct. 11, 2018
  • Michael closes North Carolina ports, suspends deliveries

    The tropical storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, is wreaking havoc on the Gulf Coast.

    By Oct. 11, 2018
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    Amazon opens pop-up delivery location in wake of Florence

    The location will stay open until October 14 to serve residents whose homes are still unreachable due to flooding. 

    By Oct. 9, 2018
  • Target expands Drive Up to all 50 states

    The mass merchant said the service now reaches 1,750 stores.

    By Daphne Howland , Updated Aug. 30, 2019