Category: Shipping & Fulfillment

July 1, 2024

Walmart GoLocal continues to diversify its client base and the types of products it handles, delivering millions of orders since its launch in 2021. The company works with retailers in more than 10 verticals, and the partnership with Hibbett marks its expansion into […]

June 11, 2024

Squeezed between rising logistics costs and consumers who have come to expect products at the click of a button, retailers are relying on price increases, customer experience differentiators and tech improvements to keep profits up, retailers said at an industry […]

June 3, 2024

While plenty of companies ship apparel and smaller goods effectively, there are few that thrive when it comes to shipping furniture and keeping customer satisfaction high during that process, according to Alber. Williams-Sonoma aims to be one of those select […]

June 3, 2024

With this expansion, Walmart said InHome is now available to 45 million households across more than 50 markets — a nearly 30% increase in customer reach. Walmart is positioning its InHome service, where workers trained by the retailer deliver groceries […]

May 24, 2024

DoorDash started in the restaurant delivery business in 2013, but has since expanded beyond food – from flowers to convenience stores to beauty. Ulta Beauty joined DoorDash in 2021 and the partnership is growing, per the release. The company has […]

May 23, 2024

Amazon’s fulfillment network got some attention this week after GlobeSt reported the company had signed at least 6 new leases in the first five months of the year, equal to the space it had signed leases for in all of […]

May 21, 2024

Walmart’s same-day and next-day volume over the past year compares favorably to a key competitor’s recent results. Amazon said it delivered more than 4 billion U.S. units either the same day or next day in 2023. The competitors took two different approaches […]

May 14, 2024

Walmart’s new, high-tech consolidation centers are part of the retailer’s larger push to modernize its supply chain, a spokesperson told sister publication Supply Chain Dive in an email. Efforts include automated milk-processing facilities, autonomous forklifts and other installations. “The Minooka […]

May 6, 2024

If you find that you are shipping a huge amount of products on a regular basis but you just don’t have a good strategy for doing so then you need to do something about this. By taking steps now, you […]

April 29, 2024

The head of Amazon Stores Worldwide went on camera to deliver good news about Prime order delivery speed and selection. In a blog post, Doug Herrington said Amazon sent over 2 billion items in Q1 (the first three months of […]

April 26, 2024

Last June, DoorDash began accepting SNAP EBT payments for on-demand delivery of eligible grocery items, enabling retailers on its platform like Meijer, Safeway, Albertsons and Aldi to accept SNAP payments via DoorDash’s app. Since then, more than 1.1 million shoppers […]

April 23, 2024

Retailer cooperatives have long helped smaller, independent stores purchase in volume. These loose confederations could also be an answer for ecommerce shipping and returns. The idea is simple: A group of retail businesses pool their money to buy in bulk. […]

April 22, 2024

With its Lowe’s partnership, DoorDash continues to expand its reach. This year, the company has added Pet Supplies Plus, The Vitamin Shoppe, Sally Beauty and MAC Cosmetics to its growing roster of retailers. “As Lowe’s continues its omnichannel journey, expanding […]

April 1, 2024

Walmart has bumped up return shipping rates for seller-fulfilled orders as businesses try to strike the right balance between consumer-friendly returns policies and minimizing reverse logistics costs. Some are charging returns fees or toughening up their policies in other ways. […]

February 28, 2024

One of the Postal Service’s biggest fans says he’s encountering a big problem with Priority Mail Flat Rate packages. We don’t know the root cause of the problem, but if he’s experiencing the issue, it’s possible others are as well. […]

January 30, 2024

Last June, on a whim, I canceled Amazon Prime. I’d seen the FTC’s lawsuit claiming the company “sabotaged” people’s attempts to disenroll and thought it might be worth experiencing firsthand. Within a few clicks, I was out. Life Without Prime […]

December 29, 2023

The new report from Optoro and CBRE calls attention to the waste generated by returns: Returned inventory amounts to 9.5 billion pounds of landfill waste annually, the firms said. The rise of e-commerce, which the National Retail Federation predicts could […]

December 27, 2023

Shipping impacts consumers’ online purchasing decisions and overall satisfaction with the buying experience. Shoppers prioritize free delivery as the most important shipping factor, according to Statista’s September 2023 survey of 6,000 U.S. consumers. The Statista survey also queried shipping preferences […]

December 8, 2023

Amazon is raising fees for fulfilling sellers’ off-Amazon orders, called Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF), and it is also modifying its size tiers. Current rates can be found on this page, and the new rates will take effect on February 5, 2024. […]

December 6, 2023

eBay added a key capability to its International Shipping (EIS) program: combined shipping, which enables buyers to purchase multiple items from one seller and pay reduced shipping costs. eBay announced the availability of combined shipping for EIS on Wednesday, saying […]