Last Mile Delivery
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FedEx expands ‘through the door’ heavy item delivery
Expansion to 80 percent of U.S. comes after successful pilot
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Almost half of Canadian Christmas spending to be online
55 percent of millennials and 49 percent of Generation Z will shop online
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Protective packaging design challenge open for entries
Innovators, entrepreneurs, and start-ups invited submit new ideas for sustainable protective packaging solutions
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China to pay higher postal fees
China’s payments for packages delivered in U.S. and other countries will nearly triple
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Uber lays off 350 employees
Food delivery, autonomous vehicles, safety, insurance and other teams cut
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Global parcel volumes up 17 percent
In 2018 there were 23 parcels shipped per person in the 13 major markets
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Metro Supply Chain Group buys Custom Delivery Solutions
CDS specializes in large and bulky item delivery
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UPS cleared to fly as drone airline
Regulatory obstacles remain, however, before UPS can fill the sky over cities and suburbs with drones carrying goods to people’s doorsteps
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Delivery service data breach affects millions
Data breach at DoorDash sees 4.9 million users’ personal information stolen
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Global postal union meets under U.S. threat to pull out
Higher shipping rates for some types of mail are the likely outcome