The shipping and logistics space is being rapidly transformed by technology — so it’s no surprise that this is a space ripe for significant disruption.
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Amazon now lets Prime members pick a day of the week to get all their purchases at once
Amazon just introduced a new way to help Prime members feel less guilty about ordering a bunch of packages.
The e-commerce giant announced Thursday the creation of “Amazon Day.” Now, Amazon Prime customers can opt to receive all of their purchases on the day of the week of their choice. And, whenever possible, Amazon will group these purchases into one package to reduce shipping materials like cardboard.
“Prime members can now choose to get their orders delivered together in fewer boxes whenever possible on the day that works best for them,” Maria Renz, Amazon’s vice president of delivery experience, said in a public statement. Read more…
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Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales up 43% in Q4, thanks to growing online grocery business
Walmart this morning posted strong holiday sales growth for its holiday quarter, with U.S. sales up 4.2 percent over the same time last year, and a 43 percent rise in Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales. The retailer topped analyst expectations, with $138.8 billion in revenue for the quarter, just ahead of the forecasted $138.76 billion; and […]
View More Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce sales up 43% in Q4, thanks to growing online grocery businessAmazon aims to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030
Perhaps hoping to distract from Greenpeace’s latest report on its “dirty cloud, Amazon this morning announced a new environmental commitment, focused on reducing its carbon footprint. The company says it aims to reach 50 percent of all Amazon shipments with net zero carbon by 2030. The company is calling this program “Shipment Zero.” Details on this […]
View More Amazon aims to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030Amazon extends free shipping until Dec 18, announces Christmas Eve delivery in select markets
Amazon will again enable procrastinators to hold off on completing their Christmas shopping until the last minute. The company today announced it will offer free, two-hour delivery up until midnight on Christmas Eve, powered by Prime Now, in select markets. Prime Now is currently available across 30 U.S. cities, Amazon says. In addition, Prime members […]
View More Amazon extends free shipping until Dec 18, announces Christmas Eve delivery in select marketsAmazon is letting users choose the day packages are delivered
Amazon Day looks like one of those options you’ll wonder how you ever managed to live without. The new feature, which is currently being tested for select Prime users, offers up a choice of deliver day during the check out process. In addition to the standard options (one and two day, et al), most two-day […]
View More Amazon is letting users choose the day packages are deliveredLogistics startup Freightos raises $44.4M Series C led by Singapore Exchange
Freightos, a marketplace for logistics providers, announced today that it has raised a $44.4 million Series C led by Singapore Exchange. Returning investors including General Electric Ventures (the lead investor of Freightos’ Series B extension last year), ICV and Aleph also participated in the round, which brings Freightos’ total funding so far to $94.4 million. […]
View More Logistics startup Freightos raises $44.4M Series C led by Singapore ExchangeTarget expands its Shipt and Drive Up services across the Midwest and Southeast
Target this morning announced it’s expanding its same-day shipping and pickup services, Drive Up and Shipt, across the Midwestern U.S. and the Southeast. The expansion will bring Shipt, its Instacart competitor for same-day grocery delivery and pickup, to more than 135 markets in the U.S. by the end of this month. Meanwhile, Target’s Drive Up […]
View More Target expands its Shipt and Drive Up services across the Midwest and SoutheastAmazon jacks up the price of Prime from $99 to $119
Amazon Prime, the online shopping site’s membership program, is going up in price.
In its quarterly earnings call Thursday, Amazon announced it was increasing the annual price from $99 per year to $119 starting May 11 for new members. The renewal rat…
Massterly aims to be the first full-service autonomous marine shipping company
Logistics may not be the most exciting application of autonomous vehicles, but it’s definitely one of the most important. And the marine shipping industry — one of the oldest industries in the world, you can imagine — is ready for it. Or at least two major Norwegian shipping companies are: they’re building an autonomous shipping venture called Massterly from the ground up.
View More Massterly aims to be the first full-service autonomous marine shipping companyBulk retailer Sam’s Club adds free shipping in bid to compete with Amazon
If you can’t beat ‘em, shift to a similar business model. In its struggles to adapt to to a post-Amazon retail landscape, Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club is adopting an online membership model notably similar to Prime. The bulk retailer’s new Plus membership gives shoppers the ability to opt out of shipping costs by ponying up $100 a year — that’s a full… Read More
Natural home products startup Grove Collaborative bets niche wins over the Amazonization of everything
Who needs Amazon when you can make your own online distribution channel? At least, that’s the idea behind Grove Collaborative, a natural home care products company that ships natural cleaning brands like Method and Mrs. Meyer’s. Co-founder Stuart Landesberg started the company in 2014 after working with retail brands during his time as an investor at TPG. He noticed how limited… Read More