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from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Amazon vs. Walmart: The Retail War Just Picked a Winner

Amazon and Walmart have similar revenues but vastly different profit strategies, with Amazon relying on AWS and Walmart on physical stores and eCommerce.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Amazon vs. Walmart: The Retail War Just Picked a Winner

Amazon and Walmart have similar revenues but vastly different profit strategies, with Amazon relying on AWS and Walmart on physical stores and eCommerce.
E-Commerce
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

Amazon keeps 80% of USPS deliveries in new deal, over 1B packages yearly

Amazon maintains a significant partnership with USPS, retaining 80% of its delivery volume despite considering major cuts, reflecting a pragmatic delivery strategy.
#urban-logistics
fromCity Limits
5 days ago
Alternative transportation

Opinion: How Last-Mile Delivery Can Reduce NYC's Congestion

Accelerating the transition to sustainable urban logistics can reduce transportation emissions and congestion in New York City.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
5 days ago
Alternative transportation

The 2026 urban logistics challenge: Managing delivery hubs in the city - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Cities are becoming critical for delivery management due to e-commerce growth, requiring innovative logistics solutions to meet consumer expectations.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Amazon, UPS, FedEx, USPS add temporary fuel surcharges to offset extra costs

"Transportation costs are a big factor there. Every company that is involved and has logistics and they have to pay for gas, either they have to absorb this cost, or they will charge the third party that will provide this service. I'm not surprised this is happening, because at some point, Amazon will say we cannot absorb all this cost."
Alternative transportation
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices

The mail will stop if the agency can't meet its obligations. That includes critical deliveries like prescription drug packages. Postmaster General David Steiner warned lawmakers this week that USPS could run out of cash in less than 12 months without congressional action.
Media industry
#amazon-usps-contract-dispute
Washington DC
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Amazon Plans to Slash USPS Shipments by Two-Thirds. Here's What That Means for the Postal Service.

Amazon plans to reduce USPS package shipments by two-thirds by fall, threatening the financially struggling postal service that delivered over one billion Amazon packages last year.
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon plans to reduce USPS shipments by two-thirds after the Postal Service ended contract negotiations in favor of a new competitive bidding process.
Washington DC
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Amazon Plans to Slash USPS Shipments by Two-Thirds. Here's What That Means for the Postal Service.

Amazon plans to reduce USPS package shipments by two-thirds by fall, threatening the financially struggling postal service that delivered over one billion Amazon packages last year.
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Amazon will reportedly cut its USPS shipments by at least two-thirds

Amazon plans to reduce USPS shipments by two-thirds after the Postal Service ended contract negotiations in favor of a new competitive bidding process.
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US | TechCrunch

Our customers are busier than ever and are looking for new ways to save time while keeping their households running. We saw an opportunity to use our unique operational expertise and delivery network to help make customers' lives a little easier while unlocking even more value for Prime members.
E-Commerce
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

Amazon launches one- and three-hour delivery options in the US

Amazon launched one-hour and three-hour delivery options across 2,000+ locations, covering 90,000 products including essentials and discretionary items, with costs ranging from $5-$20 depending on membership and speed.
E-Commerce
fromwww.thedrum.com
1 month ago

The changing retail landscape

Despite online growth and store closures, physical retail remains viable as consumers still value in-store experiences and maintain significant clothing budgets.
Parenting
fromMedium
4 years ago

Christmas...lol.

Parents choose shared experiences and cash over many gifts due to pandemic and exhaustion, provoking a teen's anger about losing a 'real Christmas'.
#royal-mail
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Does free shipping actually exist? Marketing ploys experts want to warn you about

You're scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you close the tab. But what if that same shirt was priced at $50 with free shipping? The likelihood that you would have bought it without a second thought is much higher.
E-Commerce
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

26 Christmas Gifts That Scary Mommy Editors Can't Stop Talking About

The holidays have passed, and 2026 is... you know, whatever 2026 is. But that doesn't mean we've moved past every last vestige of Christmas. In fact, Scary Mommy editors are still yapping about the stuff we got in December that has enhanced our lives in some way. This roundup is devoted to them: our favorite Christmas gifts. These are things Scary Mommy editors actually received, and would 100% re-buy for ourselves.
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