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Air Cargo

Eric Kulisch Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Irish cargo airline ASL takes step toward heavy drone delivery

ASL Aviation has several airlines that support express delivery companies and e-commerce retailers. It plans to serve them with drone delivery too.

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White smoke from the tires of a white/purple FedEx as it makes a hard landing on a runway.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

News

Quiet Platforms president leaves company

Last Mile Delivery

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Mark Solomon Monday, March 27, 2023

Pitney Bowes rips Hestia proxy fight, saying firm behaves erratically

Pitney Bowes maintains it does not look to compete at scale with FedEx and UPS as alleged by Hestia Capital Partners.

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Mark Solomon Thursday, March 16, 2023

Investment firm launches proxy battle against Pitney Bowes, seeks CEO ouster

The investment firm Hestia is seeking major changes in Pitney Bowes’ global e-commerce strategy.

Modern Shipper

Jack Daleo Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Zipline drone delivery just got a massive upgrade

The Mountain View, California-based drone delivery firm announced an array of new software and hardware updates.

Modern Shipper

Jack Daleo Tuesday, March 14, 2023

On the menu for Grubhub? A new chief executive

The U.S. arm of Just Eat Takeaway will have a new CEO following current chief executive Adam DeWitt’s resignation.

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Jack Daleo Thursday, March 9, 2023

Alphabet drone division Wing has new plan for citywide delivery networks

Outlining the next phase of its development, Wing revealed its new approach to fully autonomous urban drone delivery networks.

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Clarissa Hawes Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Former FedEx contractor pleads not guilty to kidnapping, killing Texas 7-year-old

A former FedEx Ground contractor, accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand of Paradise, Texas, pleaded not guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping charges on Monday during his arraignment hearing in Wise County, Texas.

eCommerce

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Mark Solomon Tuesday, March 28, 2023

How aggressive is FedEx becoming? It depends

One analyst says there’s no reason for FedEx to be aggressive at this time. Another says the current pricing push is visible but it’s limited.

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Fulfillment

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Jack Daleo Friday, March 17, 2023

Nimble Robotics raises $65M in pursuit of fully autonomous fulfillment network

San Francisco Bay Area-based Nimble Robotics has now raised a total of $115 million to help reduce warehouse size by up to 75%.

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BigCommerce fulfillment
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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BigCommerce adds BOPIS for merchants

Man unloads boxes from back of van
Thursday, November 17, 2022

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Stord adds last-mile delivery optimization with Stord Parcel

A composite image of various types of automation used in a warehouse
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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‘Roboconomy’ infiltrates GXO Logistics facilities

eBay California office building
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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Pitney Bowes, eBay extend cross-border shipping partnership

Drones

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