Parcel shipping
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GM’s new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gear
First product for the new venture called BrightDrop will be an electric-powered, wheeled pallet that will take goods from the warehouse to trucks and from trucks to destinations
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Riding the wave
Couriers scrambling to meet e-commerce demand
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Delivery demand pushes FedEx 2Q profit to US$1.2 billion
More than doubled its profit in the latest quarter
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Canada Post shifts holiday delivery deadlines
Delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend, urging people to send their parcels now
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Record demand for package delivery expected to continue into 2021
This year’s increase in package volume is showing no signs of slowing down
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TorStar opens parcel delivery service
Metroland Parcel Services began operations by delivering parcels on behalf of Toys”R”Us Canada
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UPS opens Caledon, Ontario, hub
Announced in 2018, soft-opened in 2019, 850,000 square-foot centre now fully operational
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Amazon broadens garage deliveries
Expanding from 50 U.S. cities to about 4,000
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U.S. retailers and carriers bracing for shopping surge
Shipping delays are expected
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Pandemic spurs resurgence in crowdsourced delivery apps
Reversal from a few years ago when similar services were calling it quits, citing low demand and more interest in food delivery
