President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 31 designed to combat the flow of foreign counterfeit goods sold on e-commerce platforms like the websites of Amazon .com Inc., eBay Inc. and Walmart Inc.
February 3, 2020e-commerce
Government, Business
A customer wraps a USPS priority mail package at a post office in Maryland in 2017. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
US Mulls Global Parcel Fee Change as Part of Contraband Fight
A customer wraps a USPS priority mail package at a post office in Maryland in 2017. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
A UPS driver makes a delivery. The company said weekend network enhancements will expand residential and commercial Saturday volumes by reaching an additional 40 million U.S. consumers. (UPS Inc.)
UPS to Expand Service, Capacity, Add Operation Hours
A UPS driver makes a delivery. The company said weekend network enhancements will expand residential and commercial Saturday volumes by reaching an additional 40 million U.S. consumers. (UPS Inc.)
UPS Inc. rolled out a series of offerings Jan. 29 aimed at improving service to small and midsize businesses, including an extension of weekend operations.
January 29, 2020
Business, Logistics
FedEx said that during the 2019 peak holiday shipping season, FedEx Ground experienced 42% year-over-year growth in FedEx Home Delivery package volume. (FedEx)
FedEx Ground Begins FedEx Home Delivery on Sundays
FedEx said that during the 2019 peak holiday shipping season, FedEx Ground experienced 42% year-over-year growth in FedEx Home Delivery package volume. (FedEx)
FedEx Ground has launched year-round Sunday deliveries for its residential FedEx Home Delivery service for the majority of the U.S. population, according to parent company FedEx Corp.
January 22, 2020
Business, Logistics
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Americans Hit Fresh Online-Buying Milestone in 2019
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News
Online shopping in the U.S. hit a new milestone in 2019, with a key metric surpassing every major category of brick-and-mortar stores except for big-ticket autos.
January 16, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics
A UPS sorting facility. Returns of online orders continue to grow. Satish Jindel, founder of SJ Consulting Group, cited estimates that the cost of returns reached $500 billion in 2019. (UPS)
Rising Product Returns Put Pressure on Retailers to Optimize Reverse Logistics
A UPS sorting facility. Returns of online orders continue to grow. Satish Jindel, founder of SJ Consulting Group, cited estimates that the cost of returns reached $500 billion in 2019. (UPS)
As online shopping continues to increase, so, too, are product returns. To help meet this rising demand for reverse logistics, transportation providers are adding services to simplify product returns for shippers and consumers while also increasing efficiency.
January 3, 2020
Business
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Cyber Monday Spending Climbs 20% to Record $9.4 Billion
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U.S. shoppers spent $9.4 billion online on Cyber Monday — up almost 20% from a year ago and a record — boosting an already robust holiday shopping season.
December 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
Walmart is mulling the future of JetBlack, its text-based concierge shopping service for busy urban families. (Shutterstock)
Walmart Receives Outside Interest in JetBlack Unit
Walmart is mulling the future of JetBlack, its text-based concierge shopping service for busy urban families. (Shutterstock)
Walmart Inc. is weighing the future of JetBlack, a pet project of its online chief that was the first business to emerge from its internal incubation arm.
September 26, 2019
Business, Logistics
A "top brand" label could help ease tensions between Amazon and big-name companies. Amazon accounts for about 40% of online sales in the U.S. (Bess Adler/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Tests ‘Top Brand’ Label for Some Big-Name Fashion Sellers
A "top brand" label could help ease tensions between Amazon and big-name companies. Amazon accounts for about 40% of online sales in the U.S. (Bess Adler/Bloomberg News)
Amazon.com Inc. is designating products sold by certain companies as “top brands,” a test that if widely implemented could ease tension between the online retail giant and big-name companies used to favorable positioning at brick-and-mortar retailers.
August 16, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100
FedEx
Amazon-FedEx Split Sets Battle Lines in E-Commerce Delivery Feud
FedEx
FedEx Corp.’s retreat from handling packages for Amazon.com Inc. signals that the lines are being drawn in the battle over surging e-commerce shipments.
August 8, 2019
Business, Technology
Cole Burston/Bloomberg News
Shopify Rally Continues After Sales, Outlook Beat Estimates
Cole Burston/Bloomberg News
Shopify Inc. shares continued their rally Aug. 1 after the Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analysts’ average estimate and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook.
August 1, 2019Pages
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