e-commerce
E-Commerce Boom Offers Lifeline for Oil
An Amazon Prime truck passes workers controlling traffic outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., on March 19. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press)
Look across the street from your home-office window: chances are you will see a delivery van.
October 28, 2020Amazon’s Prime Day Steals Rivals’ Black Friday Spotlight
An employee scans a package at an Amazon fulfillment center in the U.K. on Oct. 12. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
Amazon.com Inc.’s two-day Prime Day sale kicked off on Oct. 13 and is expected to give the world’s largest e-commerce company an early advantage over brick-and-mortar rivals still contending with pandemic-spooked consumers wary of battling Black Friday crowds.
October 13, 2020E-Commerce Spike Likely to Outlast COVID-19 Pandemic, Experts Say
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COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of e-commerce, a trajectory that could have significant implications for the trucking sector even after the pandemic passes.
October 9, 2020Shippers, Retailers Work to Spread Out Holiday Surge Season to Ease Capacity Constraint
Insiders believe if peak season moves up, return season may begin in early January. (Andrew Harrer/ Bloomberg News)
COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation to e-commerce, and significant growth in e-commerce sales is creating capacity concerns. Retailers are expected to move up holiday promotions to help spread out the peak shipping season.
October 6, 2020Carriers Prepare for Increasing Surge to Supply Chain in E-Commerce Push
As the peak season preparation begins, fleets such as FedEx have been seeing peaklike level volumes since March. (FedEx)
E-commerce is expected to continue to grow throughout the holiday season, placing added strain on the supply chain and increasing demand for final-mile deliveries.
October 6, 2020Chicago E-Commerce Startup ShipBob Lands $68 Million for Rapid Expansion
Syrina Franklin, an order fulfillment associate at ShipBob, picks products for an order at the company's fulfillment center in Cicero, Ill., in September 2018. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
ShipBob, a Chicago-based e-commerce logistics company, raised $68 million to fund an expansion amid a pandemic-fueled boom in online shopping.
September 28, 2020Private Fleets Respond to Higher E-Commerce Demand
Poultry processor Brakebush Bros. was able to keep its private fleet busy during the pandemic by shifting capacity to support other food manufacturers. (Brakebush Bros.)
Private fleet operators have been riding a roller coaster since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March.
August 29, 2020Shopify Advances After Deal With Walmart Expands Reach
The Shopify logo is displayed on a computer. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc. has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopify Inc. to expand its third-party marketplace site and grab more of the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping. Shares of the Canadian technology company rose June 15.
June 15, 2020Last-Mile Delivery Fleets Navigate Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic
FedEx and UPS are among the last-mile delivery companies that have had to adjust their operations during the coronavirus pandemic. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News)
Last-mile fleets such as FedEx, Amazon, XPO and UPS have been dealing with a spike in demand while also implementing safety protocols to protect employees and customers.
May 26, 2020Facebook’s $6 Billion India Bet Kindles E-Commerce War With Amazon, Walmart
A spectator holds a branded t-shirt during a roadshow for Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service in Pune, India, in October 2018. (Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg News)
Facebook Inc.’s $5.7 billion investment in a unit of India’s Reliance Industries Ltd. creates an e-commerce leviathan to take on Amazon .com and Walmart Inc. in one of the world’s most competitive internet arenas.
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