- 21. USPS and Same Day Delivery
- (News)
- Same-day delivery continues to heat up as a fulfillment strategy. The USPS is moving forward in its efforts to stay involved. Are you ready for your grocery delivery from the mail carrier? On the one hand, ...
- 22. Same Day Delivery Research
- (News)
- Do your customers really need same-day delivery? Or is this just another passing fancy that'll go away if we ignore it. Well, there's been some research on the subject by BI Intelligence and, although there' ...
- 23. Challenges for Same-Day Delivery
- (News)
- Same-day delivery continues to be a topic of much interest in the ecommerce and logistics worlds. Whoever cracks the code may end up as a big winner, but there's a lot to do before anyone's at that point.On ...
- 24. Google Bets on Same-Day Delivery
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- Is 'same day delivery' really a consumer need? Google seems to think so, though others aren't so sure. Google is definitely putting its money out there to back up its bet.On the PYMNTS site, Jeff Green ...
- 25. Amazon's Same Day Delivery Move
- (News)
- As the competition to crack the code on same-day delivery heats up, Amazon is trying some new things. Will it put them on top?Yossi Sheffi, on the Supply Chain @ MIT blog site, looks at Amazon's moves and ...
- 26. Same Day Delivery Expectations
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- Whether you think customers need it or not, same-day delivery expectations are growing. It's not something that can be ignored.In a Supply and Demand Chain Executive article, Rob Howard gives us a few pointers ...
- 27. WalMart Shifts to eCommerce
- (News)
- If you want to know where technology is headed in the world of business, it's always good to check in with the leaders. WalMart hasn't exactly been known for their ecommerce efforts, but that may be changing.In ...
- 28. USPS Tests Same Day Delivery
- (News)
- The USPS is pulling out all the stops to remain viable. Same-day delivery holds a lot of promise for increasing business in a hot area of logistics.Although early tests haven't exactly produced great results, ...
- 29. eCommerce Effect on Shipping Costs
- (News)
- In an interesting look at how ecommerce has affected the cost profile of the basic logistics function of getting products into customers' hands, Andre Mouton examines how inefficiencies have been introduced.As ...
- 30. What's Driving Transportation
- (News)
- Things are always moving fast in the transportation sector. So, what are some of the drivers of the changes we expect to see?Harry Whitehouse on the Multichannel Merchant site discusses same day delivery ...
- 31. USPS Fills a Niche
- (News)
- The rush to win the same day delivery battle has brought some unlikely competitors into the fray. The USPS has some advantages that could prove useful.Mail delivery continues to slow, so why not? In a ...
- 32. Competition for the Last Mile
- (Blogs)
- ... on the last mile, and who can do it cost-effectively enough to provide competitive advantage? Amazon has (or will have) their drones (supposedly) and is currently offering ‘conventional’ same-day delivery ...
- 33. Same-Day Delivery Expansion
- (News)
- Google is working with big retailers on a same-day delivery platform in order to compete with Amazon and eBay. It's expanding now into southern California. Delivery is a competitive differentiator that' ...
- 34. Google Expands Same-Day Delivery
- (News)
- ... issue.Same-day delivery has been an area of emphasis, and it looks like Google is taking yet another step. Read about the next phase of their efforts in an article by Anna Rose Welch on the retailsolutionsonline.com ...
- 35. Fearless Predictions for 2014
- (Blogs)
- It’s that time of year. Industry experts, high level consultants, research institutions, and famous pundits make predictions about the upcoming year, while conveniently failing to mention how their predictions ...
- 36. Amazon and B2B
- (News)
- As we all know, Amazon has stuck its considerable toe in the B2B water with the opening of Amazon Supply. As it moves forward, supply chain and logistics challenges are popping up.In a DC Velocity article, ...
- 37. Same Day Delivery Rollout
- (News)
- Competition is heating up for the 'last mile' of order fulfillment. A new entrant into the US market by a London-based company is making it very interesting.Read the article by Paul Demery on the Internet ...
- 38. The Drop Ship Dilemma
- (Logistics)
- ... facility for this? Do you segregate small shipment inventory from what you’re producing for DC shipments? Since same-day shipping is expected, you’ll need to modify your processes to ensure orders received ...
- 39. The Drop Ship Dilemma
- (Retail)
- ... facility for this? Do you segregate small shipment inventory from what you’re producing for DC shipments? Since same-day shipping is expected, you’ll need to modify your processes to ensure orders received ...
- 40. The New Consumer - How To Get More Walletshare
- (Retail)
- ... delivery at much more affordable prices than currently offered, and in some cases may even be able to offer same-day delivery service. According to an article in mid-July in the Financial Times, Amazon ...
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