To see the future of fulfillment at Amazon, you'll have to look up

The e-commerce giant won two patents, one for self-charging drones and another for flying warehouses.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 6, 2018

Amazon orders 20K vans for last-mile delivery program

The order is more than four times the e-commerce giant's originally anticipated order of 4,500 vans. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 6, 2018

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

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Walmart pilots new last-mile service for grocery

The pilot would crowdsource drivers and offer live-tracking of deliveries, helping the retailer expand its service to more markets.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 5, 2018

FAA completes first 4 drone pilots

The Federal Aviation Administration will conduct six more pilots to test the use and regulations needed for the aerial technology.

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 5, 2018

Trade and tech push supply chains from global to local

The vast majority of businesses are exploring localization options, according to a report published by A.T. Kearney — and the trend is here to stay. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 5, 2018

Walmart.com shoppers find out-of-stocks amid fulfillment revamp

The retail giant is experimenting with ways to more efficiently fulfill bulky or heavy orders, executives at Walmart suppliers told The Wall Street Journal.

By Daphne Howland • Sept. 4, 2018

Supply chains could help spare $270B of food waste with a few fixes

Industry, not consumers, has the primary responsibility for fixing the trillion dollar problem of food waste, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 4, 2018

Best Buy speeds up fulfillment with new, partly automated warehouse

Though the electronics retailer has focused on the store experience in recent years, optimizing delivery is top of mind. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 3, 2018

Kroger grows delivery footprint by 50% with Instacart

The expansion takes the grocery’s same-day service from 45 to 120 metropolitan markets, including Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta.

By Alicia Kelso • Aug. 31, 2018

Publix taps a distribution center to help wage its grocery wars

A new 1.8 million-square-foot facility could help stabilize the grocer as it expands beyond its base, and dwarfs nearby Harris Teeter and Lidl hubs. 

By Emma Liem Beckett • Aug. 31, 2018

UPS launches on-demand warehouse and fulfillment platform

With this move, UPS is entering a growing set of young companies looking to add warehouse space to the sharing economy. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 30, 2018

Drones in Puerto Rico test last-mile disaster relief

The tests aim to prove drones are a viable tool for last-mile delivery of temperature-sensitive medications in time-critical situations.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 30, 2018

Parcel volumes are soaring in 13 countries, but shippers pay most in the US

Pitney Bowes predicts global shipping volumes will surpass 100 billion parcels by 2020.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 29, 2018

AutoX launches self-driving grocery delivery service

The California startup will sell groceries through GrubMarket, allowing San Jose-area shoppers to pick up food directly from temperature-controlled cars. 

By Krishna Thakker • Aug. 28, 2018

DHL tests new international returns process

As international e-commerce grows, so must international returns, but can carriers and customs handle the stress, and can e-tailers afford it? 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 28, 2018

21% of oversized online purchases arrive damaged

Not even Amazon has solved the challenge of shipping oversized items, creating a logistics opportunity for other retailers, according to a report from uShip.

By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 27, 2018

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... coffee? IBM's drone project satisfies caffeine addictions

A coffee drone could be a last-mile dream — or HR's worst nightmare.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 24, 2018

Digital lock startup raises $70M to ease urban deliveries

Latch's remote access solution solves a longstanding problem for city dwellers and package carriers.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 23, 2018

Uber Freight launches new platform just for shippers

The platform allows shippers to digitally tender loads, track shipments and obtain pricing from Uber Freight.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 21, 2018

Nordstrom tackles its 'last frontier' with new omnichannel hub

Executives said the company will open a new distribution center in California next year as it vies to create a 'seamless ecosystem' for shoppers.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 20, 2018

UPS blockchain patent aims to route packages on multiple carriers

The third-party logistics provider filed a sweeping blockchain patent application that teases a future of complete visibility and virtual currencies.

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 20, 2018

With more security and little storage, airport retail challenges the supply chain

Evolving clientele, constrained working conditions and pressure to take advantage of every layover push airport retailers to up their offerings and tighten their supply chains. 

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • Aug. 20, 2018

Home Depot surges ahead with aggressive supply chain investment

The company's strong quarterly earnings may serve as a market endorsement for downstream supply chain development if they continue through the end of the year. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 17, 2018

Two-thirds of companies consider Excel a supply chain system

The data point comes from a survey by BluJay Solutions, which compares the priorities and systems used by innovators and late adopters.

By Edwin Lopez • Aug. 17, 2018

Unilever looks to JD.com for logistics in China

Chinese e-commerce giants are racking up logistics capacity and big-ticket clients in a race for dominance. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 15, 2018