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Cargo Carrier Pilots Strike Grounds DHL and Amazon
November 22, 2016
About 250 pilots are on strike today against ABX Air, grounding flights for Amazon and DHL Worldwide Express, approximately 75 flights have been canceled at start of peak holiday shipping season.
Fiat Chrysler Teams Up With Amazon to Sell Cars Online Via Amazon.it
November 18, 2016
Reuters reports that the online shopping behemoth has struck a landmark deal with Fiat Chrysler to sell three different models via the web, and for a pretty significant discount over what a dealership charges, the cars, which will initially only be available to Amazon shoppers in Italy.
Amazon Using Merchants Warehouse Space to Expand Inventory for Quick Delivery
November 17, 2016
Amazon is turning to merchants who sell on its marketplace for extra warehouse space, a less-costly way to expand inventory available for quick delivery; independent vendors provide half of all goods sold on site, online retailer can’t build its own facilities quickly enough.
Fighting Amazon’s Supply Chain Takeover
November 15, 2016
Amazon’s investments in freight forwarding and air transport present new competition to logistics providers, here’s how freight forwarders and air cargo companies can adapt and survive.
Amazon’s Shipping Costs Surge in Push for Faster Holiday Season Delivery
October 29, 2016
Amazon.com Inc.'s shipping costs are likely to spiral higher in the fourth quarter because of the combination of more expensive fast shipping and greater holiday-related volumes.
A Look At Dragon Boat: Amazon’s Plan To Disrupt The Shipping Industry
October 18, 2016
Amazons cost of shipping has continued to rise over the years and with two main players doing all of Amazon's deliveries, the e-com giant knew something had to change, now when you hear the term Dragon Boat, you won't think of boat races or cultural festivals, you'll think of Amazon.
Amazon Creating 120,000 Seasonal Jobs in Fulfillment and Customer Service
October 15, 2016
So far this year, Amazon has created tens of thousands of new full-time jobs at its U.S. fulfillment and customer service centers.
Warehouse Work: Path to the Middle Class or Road to Economic Insecurity?
October 13, 2016
Before claiming that warehouse jobs provide a pathway to the middle class, we need to assess whether official industry wage models accurately measure what workers in this sector actually earn.
Amazon Quietly Expands Logistics Delivery to Canada
October 5, 2016
Amazon is throwing their hat in the delivery ring, as they’ve recently began shipping some orders in Canada using their own delivery service, Amazon Logistics.
Much ado about Amazon, as usual
October 4, 2016
An ongoing question among supply chain stakeholders, when it comes to global e-commerce bellwether Amazon, continues to be just how far it will spread its wings in terms of expanding its logistics and supply chain operations and processes.
Winners & Losers: Amazon Eats Everything
September 22, 2016
Amazon takes on autos, Europe lacks innovation, textbook prices soar, and Walmart's cost-cutting equals crime.
Q&A: John C. Langley Shares Views on 3PL Marketplace
August 29, 2016
The 3PL arena is booming. But what does that mean for today’s supply chain manager. C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D., who serves as a director of development at the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University shares his views in this interview.
What’s Behind Macy’s Closing 100 Stores?
August 13, 2016
Macy's plan to shutter nearly 14 percent of its stores is the latest illustration of the gut-wrenching changes facing traditional retailers losing ever more ground to online rivals - is this the end of retail as we know it?
Amazon Takes Flight: Company’s First Air Cargo Plane Debuts in Seattle
August 5, 2016
Amazon has entered into agreements to lease 40 dedicated cargo airplanes to serve customers; its first branded airplane to be revealed as part of inaugural flight in Seattle.
Amazon Wants to Put Drone Platforms on Street Lights and Cell Towers
July 21, 2016
For Amazon, which seems determined to lead the field in drone delivery, the answer might come from a recently approved patent: docking stations for drones, installed on existing streetlights and various towers.