Amazon extends grocery delivery, pickup to non-Prime users

The online services are now ready at Amazon Fresh stores nationwide and will soon expand to Whole Foods’ markets.

By Jeff Wells • Nov. 10, 2023

JB Hunt, BNSF’s new service seeks to convert just-in-time shipments to intermodal

The trucking and rail giants are promising up to 95% on-time delivery for goods shipped on their joint Quantum service.

By Larry Avila • Nov. 10, 2023

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Inside the trends affecting logistics management

The demise of the de minimis exception, trade tensions and tariffs are among the new challenges logistics managers are facing.  

By Supply Chain Dive staff

CarParts.com preps for larger, more efficient Las Vegas warehouse

The building, slated to open in Q2 of 2024, will carry between 80% to 90% of the e-commerce company's assortment.

By Max Garland • Nov. 9, 2023

FedEx, UPS 2024 rate increases: What shippers should know

The variances within the carriers’ price hikes indicate what services are seeing the most pressure from competitors, experts say.

By Max Garland • Nov. 8, 2023

Nestlé invests in food-delivery startup Wonder Group

The investment will allow the Stouffer’s and Sweet Earth maker to capitalize on the strong recovery in the foodservice channel.

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 8, 2023

Inside McCormick’s bet to build its ‘supply chain of the future’

A half-mile-long logistics center near Baltimore is helping the flavor giant operate more efficiently, get products to customers faster and reduce its environmental footprint.

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 8, 2023

Feds award $653M for 41 port projects

Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help bolster supply chain infrastructure around the country.

By Julie Strupp • Nov. 8, 2023

FTC: Amazon halted Seller Fulfilled Prime enrollment despite strong delivery performance

Sellers met the now-reopened program's delivery estimate requirement more than 95% of the time in 2018, per the agency's lawsuit. Amazon said that claim is misleading.

By Max Garland • Nov. 8, 2023

Panama Canal restrictions to stretch into 2024 as low water levels persist

The constraints have had a limited impact on cargo due to more blank sailings and earlier peak season activity, analysts say.

By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 7, 2023

Walmart, Amazon see gains in fulfillment pivots as holidays near

The rival retailers are zeroing in on improved speed and efficiencies with changes to their e-commerce fulfillment strategies. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran , Kelly Stroh • Nov. 7, 2023

​​​​​​​‘Overstaffed’ FedEx tells unhappy pilots they can join American Airlines

Air cargo demand remains down at FedEx and other carriers, but passenger airlines continue to hire pilots at a strong pace, a VP told crew members in a memo.

By Max Garland • Nov. 6, 2023

Corrugated box industry cuts a box’s greenhouse gas emissions in half

Corrugated boxes’ environmental impact substantially reduced, greenhouse gas emissions cut in half.

Nov. 6, 2023

FedEx makes progress with AI to sharpen delivery time estimates

The logistics giant’s “deep learning models” incorporate weather and traffic conditions for more accurate projections, CEO Raj Subramaniam said at a CNBC event.

By Max Garland • Nov. 3, 2023

Maersk plans thousands of job reductions, says ocean market is ‘worsening’

Looking ahead, the company expects further headwinds as market conditions worsen, CEO Vincent Clerc said in an earnings call.

By Alejandra Carranza • Nov. 3, 2023

How cities may decarbonize delivery in the era of online orders

A new action guide by the National League of Cities points to emerging policies and technologies to combat increasing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Nov. 2, 2023

Flexport buys Convoy’s tech stack, plans to relaunch truckload service

Convoy’s network of more than 80,000 carriers will help Flexport build out its nascent trucking services, CEO Ryan Petersen said.

By Edwin Lopez • Nov. 1, 2023

UPS pursues greater delivery density to reduce emissions

The company is trying to increase its deliveries-per-stop ratio from 1.28 to 1.4, leaning on technologies like machine learning to do so, an executive said.

By Max Garland • Nov. 1, 2023

UPS plans for Happy Returns to power its consolidated returns service

The offering will lower handling costs for larger retail customers as the company looks to grow "ahead of the market," CEO Carol Tomé said.

By Max Garland • Nov. 1, 2023

Ground parcel delivery costs fall as carriers offer up discounts

The pricing environment has shifted in favor of shippers with demand cooling off, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.

By Max Garland • Oct. 31, 2023

Walmart opens third ‘next gen’ fulfillment center in Texas

The 1.5 million square-foot facility in Lancaster, Texas, will enable faster delivery as the retailer prepares for the holiday season.

By Alejandra Carranza • Oct. 31, 2023

Walgreens pauses expansion of micro-fulfillment centers

The drugstore chain is looking to improve its rollout process for the facilities before opening another five centers.

By Alejandra Carranza • Oct. 31, 2023

How to incorporate ESG in your company’s value chain

With attention to companies’ environmental and social impacts on the rise, fully incorporating your value chain into your company’s ESG strategy can provide significant benefits.

Oct. 30, 2023

Bankrupt Mitchell Gold and Ryder reach deal on undelivered products

Customers would have to pay the logistics provider to release and deliver goods that in many cases were purchased, with shipping fees, months ago.

By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 27, 2023

Amazon’s fulfillment network shift exceeds expectations

Higher local in-stock levels paired with improved connectivity between facilities is driving speedier deliveries.

By Kelly Stroh • Oct. 27, 2023

Amazon brings drone delivery to Texas neighborhood

Eligible customers in College Station can receive their prescription medication at home within an hour at no additional cost.

By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 26, 2023