When customers choose earlier delivery dates, the system shifts from optimized routing to whatever gets the package out ...

Amazon, Walmart and Target are investing big in processes to cut down delivery time and that’s largely being driven by customer expectations. Here’s what the abundance of fast-shipping options means ...

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America’s sudden swarm of 15-minute grocery delivery apps is starting to face scrutiny from lawmakers who are concerned that these platforms may be hazardous to both workers and the local communities ...

When speed became the selling point Fast shipping was once a competitive advantage. Retailers introduced two-day, next-day, and even same-day delivery as premium options designed to ...

Walmart projects that by 2025, 65% of its stores will be serviced by automation. Here’s how the country’s biggest retailer is leaning into a high-tech distribution strategy to keep pace in the fast ...

A recent shift in online delivery options is occurring so subtly that many consumers may not even be clocking it. When it comes to shipping, today’s consumers care about three things: convenience, ...

Consumers spent more than $600 billion online in the U.S. in 2019, up 14 percent from the previous year. Each year, the share of e-commerce sales grows by double digits. All of that online consumption ...