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Square Adds Sales and Back-Office Features for Beauty and Wellness Sellers

October 24, 2024
eCommerce Drives Logistics Job Boom
eCommerce // February 10, 2020

The rise of eCommerce is an inexorable one, with real-world ripple effects that extend all the way to feet and wheels on the street — and, by extension, burgeoning payrolls. To that end, hiring within the logistics sector has gained ground, even beyond the holiday...

FedEx Officially Launches Sunday Delivery
Delivery // January 23, 2020

FedEx Ground has expanded home delivery to include Sundays, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 22).  “Every day is now a delivery day at FedEx,” Raj Subramaniam, president and chief operating officer at FedEx, said in a statement. Sunday deliveries will extend to the majority of...

UK’s Magway Aims To Build Tunnels For Package Delivery
Delivery // November 14, 2019

A U.K. startup has proposed building a system of tunnels in the U.K. to deliver as many as 600 million packages a year to the city of London alone, according to CNBC. The startup, Magway, wants to provide companies with an alternative to the traditional...

Huawei Claims FedEx Rerouted Four Of Its Packages
Delivery // May 28, 2019

Huawei, the Chinese telecom operator that was blacklisted by the White House, is reportedly looking at its relationship with FedEx after it contends Fedex diverted two parcels destined for Huawei’s offices in Asia. According to Reuters, citing Huawei, FedEx also tried to divert two other...

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Square Adds Sales and Back-Office Features for Beauty and Wellness Sellers

October 24, 2024
Square has increased its offerings for beauty and wellness sellers by adding new features, partner integrations and a distribution partnership. These tools are designed to help beauty and wellness professionals with their sales, customer service and back-office operations, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 21) press release. “Beauty and wellness sellers need flexible solutions […]

FedEx Officially Launches Sunday Delivery

January 23, 2020
FedEx Ground has expanded home delivery to include Sundays, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. 22).  “Every day is now a delivery day at FedEx,” Raj Subramaniam, president and chief operating...

UK’s Magway Aims To Build Tunnels For Package Delivery

November 14, 2019
A U.K. startup has proposed building a system of tunnels in the U.K. to deliver as many as 600 million packages a year to the city of London alone, according...

Huawei Claims FedEx Rerouted Four Of Its Packages

May 28, 2019
Huawei, the Chinese telecom operator that was blacklisted by the White House, is reportedly looking at its relationship with FedEx after it contends Fedex diverted two parcels destined for Huawei’s...