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
Couriers scrambling to meet e-commerce demand
More than doubled its profit in the latest quarter
Delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend, urging people to send their parcels now
This year’s increase in package volume is showing no signs of slowing down
Metroland Parcel Services began operations by delivering parcels on behalf of Toys”R”Us Canada
Announced in 2018, soft-opened in 2019, 850,000 square-foot centre now fully operational
Expanding from 50 U.S. cities to about 4,000
Shipping delays are expected
Reversal from a few years ago when similar services were calling it quits, citing low demand and more interest in food delivery