DroneUp, the sole drone partner of Walmart, announced plans to expand its headquarters and establish a research and training facility outside Petersburg, Va., creating 655 new jobs.
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Private Fleets, Shippers Harness Digitization to Improve Operations
CHICAGO — The growing adoption of information technology in the transportation industry is creating new opportunities for shippers and private fleets to enhance logistics planning and improve the driver experience.
August 26, 2022Amazon Starts Same-Day Deliveries From Stores in Metro Areas
Amazon.com Inc. has started delivering items from brick-and-mortar stores in a dozen metro areas, the e-commerce giant’s latest effort to make more products available for speedy delivery.
August 1, 2022Amazon Reports Strong Sales That Ease Fears of Slowdown
Amazon .com Inc. reported revenue that topped estimates and gave a strong sales forecast for the current quarter, allaying investor concerns about potential belt-tightening by inflation-rattled consumers. Shares jumped more than 10% in extended trading.
July 28, 2022Amazon Prime Day Comes Amid Slowdown in Online Sales Growth
Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event today much differently from how it entered the pandemic.
July 12, 2022Walmart Expands Program That Delivers Right to Your Fridge
Walmart can now drop off groceries right into customers’ refrigerators via its In°®¶¹´«Ã½ delivery service in several large metropolitan areas, the retailer announced July 6.
July 7, 2022Amazon Will Take Stake in Grubhub, Offer Prime Users Membership
Just Eat Takeaway.com NV’s shares jumped the most in almost four years after Amazon.com Inc. agreed to take a stake in its Grubhub business.
July 6, 2022Walmart Announces New Charges for Suppliers
Walmart Inc. is hitting some suppliers with two new charges as it struggles to soften the blow of surging transportation costs.
July 6, 2022Amazon Names New Head for Troubled Retail Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on June 21 named a new head for the company’s troubled retail business, which is dealing with a glut of warehouse space after a massive expansion during the pandemic.
June 21, 2022Walmart, Others Amass $45 Billion in Extra Stuff to Sell
Big retailers rushed to build up inventories last year amid soaring consumer demand and transportation bottlenecks — going so far in some cases as to rent their own cargo ships. Now, they’re trying to figure out how to sell all their stuff.
May 31, 2022