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"Home Delivery" Lockers at Wal-Mart

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The UPS store seems like the logical partner as it solidifies the use of UPS for the package delivery and there is one on just about every street corner. Of course, there is still partnering with the Post Office (interestingly UPS has already started doing in the sustainability space) which I think makes a lot of sense.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

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Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering. Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018. Let’s say it will take $10B to build the technology and infrastructure to ship 6 billion packages per year.

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The Logistics News that Shaped 2018

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Every year at this time, group news editor Jeff Berman combs through the mountain of news that were reported, written, posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the year to create the following list. 1) Amazon rolls out new plans for delivery service partners network. 3) ELD mandate has been a bumpy ride.

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The Inner Workings of Overnight Shipping

Blue Grace Logistics

When Amazon first got off the ground back in 1997, waiting a week or two for a book was par for the course, and that was assuming that the item was being shipped domestically. The modern consumer expects rapid deliveries that border on the level of impossible back in the inception of e-commerce. Package delivery is kind of like a race.

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CMA CGM heralds planned deal to acquire 25% of CEVA Logistics

247 Customs Broker

Earlier this year, Maersk said it intends to “transform” its logistics and supply chain model to compete with package delivery behemoths like UPS and FedEx. I once had a boss who had a saying: ‘Horses for Courses’ i.e. don’t put a steeplechase horse in competition in a race that is not a steeplechase.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company announced that it is expanding its associate-to-driver program so that any Walmart worker at 439 store locations nationwide can become a truck driver after completing a 12-week course.

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Most Important E-Commerce Logistics Trends To Watch

GlobalTranz

Of course, this will become something that everyone has to deal with at some point while for now, it’s just for the large sites. Delivery options It’s getting easier and easier for brands to send their products to various places on earth. They are helping by streamlining the customer’s journey.

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