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Amazon unveiled its newest warehouse in North Carolina, a 620,000-square-foot facility that will provide 1,000 new jobs to the area.

The 2023 U.S. Parcel Shipping Index is out, and it shows Amazon leading the pack in a changing industry landscape.

A new survey reveals the pressure of being an Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers, including constant surveillance and little time for bathroom breaks.

Following the news that UPS has been awarded what it labeled a “significant air cargo contract” by the United States Postal Service (USPS), which used to be handled by its biggest competitor, FedEx, there has been no shortage of feedback and opinions on the development.

When Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and global e-commerce giant Amazon ended their business relationship in 2019, one could have likely assumed, at the time, that the breakup was permanent.

Bozeman discussed his acclimation to C.H. Robinson, coming over from Amazon, where he served as Vice President of Amazon Transportation Services, and leadership roles at Caterpillar Inc., Harley-Davidson, and Ford Motor Company prior to that. Other topics covered in this wide-ranging interview included: the freight econonomy; various initiatives C.H. Robinson has focused on in recent months, and the increasing role of the supply chain, among others. Their conversation follows below.

Hydrogen generated on site in Colorado will power forklift trucks and help lower emissions.

ShipMatrix observed that based on its data of millions of parcels shipped during Cyber Week pointed to online orders being delivered “at levels better than in the last several years,” with the respective OTPs for FedEx, UPS, and the USPS, coming in at 97.8%, 98.0%, and 95.2%, respectively.

In today's business landscape, logistics teams confront immense obstacles. The dynamic nature of demand, together with the omni-channel fulfillment, have caused a surge in small-sized orders and persistent unpredictability.

Third Annual State of Procurement survey finds majority say spending increases are planned.

E-commerce leader plans to use new robots to support workplace safety and help it more quickly deliver customer orders.

Amazon is opening up its supply chain capabilities to other companies, even offering to pick up merchandise at facilities.

Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon said this week it has introduced a new end-to-end, automated suite of supply chain services that are geared towards offering Amazon sellers with a full offering to move products from their manufacturers to customers worldwide. Entitled Supply Chain by Amazon, the company explained that this offering enables sellers to leverage Amazon’s advanced logistics, fulfillment, and transportation services to keep products in stock, ship faster and more reliably, and lower costs.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Rick Watson, Founder and CEO, RMW Commerce Consulting.

At least for e-commerce delivery mailers and bags, that is. Both Amazon and Walmart are making the transition as paper-based autobagger suppliers bring on new machines. It won’t all happen tomorrow, but the trend line is set.