Today in Data: FedEx, Microsoft Launch Logistics-as-a-Service; Activists Swarm Kohl’s; Salesforce Leverages Data

Today in Data, FedEx and Microsoft are meeting increased shopping and shipping demands with Logistics-as-a-Service. Plus, activists have their eyes on the retail sector and are willing to spend big bucks there, and Salesforce uses data to help merchants gain and keep customers.

Data

110M: Average number of packages FedEx says it can deliver every day

86%: Share of FedEx’s growth that comes through eCommerce

22%: Percentage drop in Kohl’s share price from April 2021 to January 2022

$9B: Reported amount of two proposed buyout offers for Kohl’s

29%: Increase in buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases in 2021 versus 2020