As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can provide: cheap next-day service with packages delivered Sundays to your home.
November 2, 2017delivery News Updates
Amazon鈥檚 Dream of Drone Deliveries Gets Closer With Trump鈥檚 Executive Order
Drone deliveries got a step closer to reality as the White House issued an order giving local governments more authority to conduct tests of the burgeoning new technology.
October 25, 2017Amazon Will Deliver Packages Straight Into Your Living Room
Amazon.com Inc. is going to start delivering packages not just to doorsteps, but inside homes as well.
October 25, 2017Amazon Launches 鈥楤usiness Prime鈥 to Bring Quick Delivery to Work
Amazon.com Inc. launched a Prime membership service for businesses, looking to replicate in the workplace the quick delivery of online orders that made it a go-to shopping destination for households.
October 24, 2017Analysis: To Understand Amazon鈥檚 Delivery Ambitions, Consider the Long Game
In the future鈥攁nd you have to look far ahead when considering the movements of CEO Jeff Bezos鈥擜mazon could expand the services to any merchant selling anything to anyone. This would push it deeper into the territory of UPS and FedEx.
October 6, 2017E-Commerce Drives Global Package Shipping Volume to Rise 48% in Two Years
Global package shipping volume increased by 48% during the past two years, powered by growth in e-commerce, according to a report released last week by technology company Pitney Bowes.
September 8, 2017Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of 鈥楲ast-Mile鈥 Deliveries
Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.
September 5, 2017Delivery Without Drivers: Domino鈥檚, Ford Team Up for Test
No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino鈥檚 and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars.
August 29, 2017Concrete Truck Driver Strike That Slowed Seattle Construction Ends With Labor Deal
The strike by Seattle concrete delivery truck drivers that slowed construction projects across King County, Washington, is coming to an end following a labor agreement reached Aug. 18.
August 21, 2017Amazon Eyes the Finish Line in Online Delivery With 91视频 Hub Lockers
Amazon.com doesn鈥檛 just want to control the 鈥渓ast mile鈥 of online delivery. The company wants to own the finish line, too.
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