The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed a 9.3 percent increase on this service for packages weighing over one pound and a 12.3 percent increase on lighter...
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 services “reliable and affordable.” The announcement comes days before a task force, set up by President Donald Trump, is due...
While lockers are often associated with Amazon and Whole Foods, Macy’s has been using lockers for a buy-online-pickup-in-store program. The retailer is continuing to test the lockers through an installation at a New Jersey store per a tweet from a Fortune writer, industry news source Chain Store...
Amazon has a new patent in its portfolio – this time for technology that allows self-driving trucks to interface with drones, Chain Store Age reported. The patent, which was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2014, focuses on the final leg of deliveries....
December 20, 2019
Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 19) it expects to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages worldwide this year through its delivery network and expects to deliver an additional 200 million parcels before the end of the year. Amazon also said it employs 800 third-party courier companies, also known as “delivery service partners” by Amazon that manage […]
October 12, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed a 9.3 percent increase on...
August 02, 2018
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 services “reliable and affordable.” The...
March 28, 2018
Amazon has a new patent in its portfolio – this time for technology that allows self-driving trucks to interface with drones, Chain Store Age reported. The patent, which was filed with...
