Chewy pursues lower transport costs with new freight service

The online retailer is also taking steps to place inventory near fulfillment centers to improve product availability.

By Max Garland • April 12, 2022

Kroger to supply restaurants with next-day delivery service

The grocer, which has been rapidly expanding its fulfillment capabilities, is positioning its new business unit as a supplier for small and independent restaurant operators.

By Jeff Wells • April 12, 2022

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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

American Eagle touts Quiet Logistics deal as 'the anti-Amazon'

The acquisition has contributed to an approximately 35% reduction in delivery times, executives said on an earnings call.

By Alejandra Carranza • April 8, 2022

Manufacturing orders down, prices up amid war in Ukraine, China shutdowns

Persistent extended lead times, which have pushed many companies to place orders in advance, could ease sometime in the summer, said ISM's Timothy Fiore.

By Colin Campbell • April 7, 2022

How PepsiCo plans to use EVs to meet sustainability goals

The food and beverage giant is working on a "large-scale rollout and implementation of electric vehicles" as it looks to reduce direct emissions by 75% by 2030.

By S.L. Fuller • April 6, 2022

How Juan Perez shaped UPS' technology strategy

The company's tech strategy encircles its logistics network, from tapping automation to using data to make faster, more informed decisions.

By Naomi Eide • April 6, 2022

BJ's Wholesale teams with DoorDash to offer grocery delivery

DoorDash has been aggressively building its presence in the competitive grocery delivery space, raising pressure on rival company Instacart.

By Sam Silverstein • April 4, 2022

FedEx will test drone delivery for more efficient middle mile logistics

Using vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft would improve both volume availability and service reliability, FedEx Express executive Joe Stephens said.

By Max Garland • April 4, 2022

STB poised to decide reciprocal switching rules as shippers, railroads remain at odds

Shippers want regulation to combat service declines. Railroads say it will cause new headaches and potentially more congestion.

By Sarah Zimmerman • March 30, 2022

By the numbers: Biden's budget priorities for supply chains

The president's requests to Congress include funding for ports, highways, electrification and domestic manufacturing.

By Colin Campbell • March 30, 2022

FedEx names Raj Subramaniam to succeed Fred Smith as CEO

Smith, the company's founder, will become executive chairman, ending a highly influential era as CEO.

By Max Garland • March 29, 2022

FedEx Supply Chain closing four facilities as customer contracts expire

The closures will affect more than 450 employees working in California, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, per state records.

By Max Garland • March 28, 2022

JB Hunt, BNSF partner to boost intermodal capacity

The companies have begun collaborating on how to optimize flows and manage capacity using properties near key facilities in Southern California and Chicago.

By Sarah Zimmerman • March 23, 2022

Cyberattack on freight forwarder slows Clarus' logistics

The outdoor lifestyle products maker's business has been impacted "by anywhere from a half a month to a full month of receipts," its COO said.

By Max Garland • March 22, 2022

5 warehouse delivery challenges crowdsourcing helps solve

Here's how crowdsourced delivery changes the equation with on-demand, cost-effective and scalable solutions.

March 21, 2022

Peak surcharges boost FedEx's record December

Higher delivery rates are squeezing shippers and a new fuel surcharge announced from FedEx will add to cost pressures.

By Max Garland • March 18, 2022

Port of Los Angeles container volumes could 'soften' this spring

The ripple effects of factory shutdowns in China might benefit port operations, Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a briefing.

By Colin Campbell • March 16, 2022

Amazon is slowing down its fulfillment center spend. What's next?

Heightened demand put Amazon's distribution buildout into overdrive. To speed up delivery and limit costs, it will have to invest more.

By Max Garland • March 16, 2022

White House plans to launch supply chain data-sharing portal

The Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative, led by the U.S. Department of Transportation, aims to produce a proof-of-concept freight information exchange by the end of summer. 

By Colin Campbell • March 16, 2022

New mobile 'smart stores' can meet customers in a variety of locations

The units from automation startup Tortoise can be used to sell items in front of a retail location after hours, inside a store or at stadiums and other venues.

By Sam Silverstein • March 16, 2022

Party City adopts new logistics practices to shorten lead times

The strategies include leasing containers and chartering ships.

By Alejandra Carranza • March 15, 2022

Ukraine crisis, rising fuel costs drive up air cargo surcharges

Airspace restrictions have also rendered some flights between Asia and Europe economically infeasible, said Flexport executive Neel Jones Shah.

By Max Garland • March 11, 2022

'Every ship is full': Ocean issues expected to continue through 2023

Low capacity and vessel delays are here to stay, industry insiders said at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach, California. 

By Alejandra Carranza • March 9, 2022

White House ends Russian oil, energy imports into US

President Joe Biden said the actions would "inflict further pain on Putin, but there will be cost as well here."

By Jim Stinson • March 8, 2022

Here to stay: Supply chains gear up for investments in AI

A DHL and Honeywell executive lay out how artificial intelligence is shifting relationships with customers and robotics technology.

By Jen A. Miller • March 8, 2022