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Delivery Costs

Small Merchants Struggle to Provide Delivery Affordable Enough for Consumers
Small Merchants Struggle to Provide Delivery Affordable Enough for Consumers
June 12, 2024  |  Delivery

With the high labor costs of delivery, smaller merchants are struggling to find ways to compete on convenience without excessively compromising their margins and without...

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Will Sustainability Feel the ‘Amazon Effect?’
Will Sustainability Feel the ‘Amazon Effect?’
August 15, 2023  |  Amazon

In the landscape of eCommerce, Amazon has been notorious for driving advancements and shaping behavior — something we all know as the Amazon effect. The...

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UPS Takes On Postmates With eBike Trial In Seattle
UPS Takes On Postmates With eBike Trial In Seattle
October 26, 2018  |  Delivery

United Parcel Service (UPS) announced that it is ready to unveil a delivery test service that utilizes electric bicycles to address growing traffic congestion and...

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Amazon Forms Lobby Group To Keep USPS Services ‘Reliable And Affordable’
Amazon Forms Lobby Group To Keep USPS Services ‘Reliable And Affordable’
August 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon, along with other retail and logistics companies, announced the creation of a new group that will lobby to keep the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’) delivery...

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