The dynamics of the manufacturer-retailer relationship are complex and subject to constant power shifts. Where retailers often excel at customer loyalty, recognition and retention, manufacturers often ...

Against a backdrop of supply chain disruption, the ecommerce boom and worldwide driver shortages over the last several years, many brands have faced hurdles concerning fulfillment while logging more ...

No one questions the fact that ecommerce packaging waste is a major problem, clogging the planet with yet more plastic and cardboard. The twofold question then becomes, what is being done about it, ...

Stitch Fix is hoping to turn the corner after a restructuring that included shuttering the UK business (company photo) Stitch Fix, the algorithm-driven, stylist-focused purveyor of subscription ...

Beans.ai, a routing optimization provider that enables FedEx Ground and others to direct drivers to exact locations like apartment units, and provides other details like parking locations and delivery ...

It’s undeniable that GenAI is have a major impact across industries, especially since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT last November. But what does that mean in terms of dollars and cents? Research firm IHL ...

UPS Capital, the financial services and insurance arm of the major carrier, has introduced an AI-powered solution to combat the scourge of porch piracy by creating a score indicating the likelihood of ...

GXO Logistics, which calls itself the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, is acquiring third-party logistics firm PFSweb for $181 million in an all-stock deal, the companies ...

FedEx Express package and freight standard list rates for U.S., U.S. export and U.S. import services, and FedEx Ground standard list rates will increase an average of 5.9% as of Jan. 1, 2024. The Sept ...

It’s hard to escape the chatter claiming the death of the traditional retail store. And, when stores do go bankrupt, we hear the same explanation: Ecommerce and direct-to-home delivery has turned ...

While Amazon is the clear market leader in ecommerce sales, at $50.9 billion to $19.2 billion in 2022, arch-rival Walmart has been gaining in some respects in their ongoing retail industry cage match, ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a harsh critique of the U.S. Postal Service and its efforts thus far to implement a 10-year strategic plan aimed at improving performance and ...