UPS creates digital tools to deliver blockchain-verified beef

The beef traveled from Kansas to a steakhouse in Japan in temperature-controlled UPS packaging and UPS developed a "customized integrated visibility tool" to track the shipment. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 11, 2019

Patent Pending: FedEx eyes easier returns, Amazon marries drones and intermodal

Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future of supply chains. Sometimes they're brilliant. Sometimes they're funny. Every week, we'll share a few.

By Matt Leonard • Nov. 8, 2019

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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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USPS projects holiday parcel volume will hit 800M

While significant, the figure falls short of the Postal Service's 2018 and 2017 projections. USPS also announced it will expand Sunday delivery to locations with traditionally high package volumes.

By Morgan Forde • Nov. 7, 2019

UPS launches flat shipping rates based on package size

UPS says one of the key differentiators is shippers' ability to use their own packaging. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 7, 2019

Supply chain workers dominate temp job growth

The hiring announcements for peak season alone offer ample evidence that temporary workers are essential to manage growing e-commerce. 

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Nov. 6, 2019

USPS will adopt Nvidia AI to improve parcel data processing

Nvidia's AI technology and edge computing system will be deployed at approximately 200 USPS locations nationwide, processing data 10 times faster than current speeds.

By Morgan Forde • Nov. 6, 2019

Amazon opens $40M robotics hub to manufacture mobile drive units

Amazon is banking on automated technology to help meet the needs of a modern-day, fast-paced supply chain.

By Shefali Kapadia • Updated Oct. 27, 2021

Yeti's growing DTC business and what it means for operations

Companies making the transition from wholesale to DTC can see it pay off in improved margins, but operational changes to distribution centers and purchase orders must also occur. 

By Matt Leonard • Nov. 5, 2019

Delivery: The linchpin of Amazon's customer promise

Amazon achieves its status as a thought leader because of its relentless focus on meeting its customer promise. But few retailers understand just how much the brand owes that customer promise to its approach to delivery.

By Sarah Greesonbach • Nov. 5, 2019

Save-A-Lot adds Amazon pickup, returns to St. Louis stores

The addition of Amazon Paycode allows consumers to pick up and pay for Amazon packages using cash.

By Lauren Manning • Nov. 5, 2019

What makes a successful shipper of choice? 4 experts weigh in

A tight trucking market drove shippers to adjust their operating models and position themselves as good customers to carriers.

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 4, 2019

Outspending Amazon is not the way to win last-mile delivery wars

Deliver on expectations — no matter how slow or fast — that's how to compete, according to a survey by Convey.  

By Deborah Barrington • Nov. 4, 2019

UPS expects 26% jump in returns this peak season

The carrier projects 1.9 million returns on Jan. 2 and 1.6 million returns per day in the week preceding Christmas Day. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 4, 2019

Wayfair to focus on warehouse utilization in 2020 as losses grow

The company plans to pick up the pace of its U.S. square footage buildup in 2021, a sign of Wayfair's bullish attitude toward building logistics might. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Nov. 1, 2019

Walmart offering alcohol pickup at stores in 29 states

The retailer will also begin alcohol delivery from 200 stores in California and Florida. 

By Jessica Dumont • Nov. 1, 2019

Starbucks margins hit by insatiable appetite for delivery in China

In every country, delivery is an important part of Starbucks' strategy to keep a leg up on competitors, "but it does come at the expense of what would otherwise be much stronger margin expansion," the CFO said.   

By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 31, 2019

Delta Cargo and Roadie offer same-day, cross-country delivery

The service is available for packages originating in Atlanta with the option of 55 destination cities. The service, called DASH, plans to expand to "dozens" of cities before the end of the year.

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 30, 2019

XPO cites pressure from 'industrial recession,' lowers revenue targets

CEO Brad Jacobs said the souring industrial economy has stifled LTL growth for XPO and others over the last four quarters. 

By Matt Leonard • Oct. 30, 2019

Kroger pilots package services to drive store traffic

The grocer will work with FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to offer package pickup, storage and drop-off for shoppers at 220 locations.

By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 30, 2019

Walmart's last mile around the world

From tricycles to drones, Walmart is casting a wide net to find out how shoppers want to receive their goods.

By Emma Cosgrove • Oct. 29, 2019

Topco pilots Mastercard blockchain for seafood traceability

The grocer will use Envisible's Wholechain to gain visibility into the ethical sourcing and environmental compliance of its seafood offerings.

By Morgan Forde • Oct. 29, 2019

Amazon unveils free grocery delivery

Amazon has been focused on streamlining operations recently between Whole Foods and its own grocery properties. 

By Jessica Dumont • Oct. 29, 2019

Prologis to acquire Liberty in $12.6B warehouse deal

The acquisition will add 107 million square feet of logistics space to Prologis' portfolio in markets such as Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, Chicago and Southern California. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 28, 2019

As Nike pledges no to Arctic shipping, Gap, H&M and more sign on

Nike said the decision dovetailed with its Move to Zero sustainability initiative, through which it hopes to achieve zero-waste and zero-carbon operations. 

By Morgan Forde • Oct. 28, 2019

FedEx: 82% of small businesses believe trade is key to economic growth

More than one-third of small business respondents in a study said fees and tariffs impacted them "a great deal."

By Morgan Forde • Oct. 25, 2019