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Skyrocketing demands for e-commerce have supply chains scrambling to adapt and transition to more sustainable operations. A DHL white paper released Thursday explores the technologies that need to be further developed and the ways that e-commerce has a net-positive impact on the environment.  "...

E-commerce surged as COVID-19 forced people to change buying behaviors. With that surge in online shopping also came a surge in returns, and companies have had to alter return policies and procedures as a result.  Returns are particularly difficult for big and bulky items like furniture and...

This is an excerpt from Monday's (5/13) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. There's a startup that was first created to deliver stoner essentials to college kids but is quietly capturing the imagination (and venture capital) of the tech world, and it's time the...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced Tuesday a new feature in its flagship Facebook App to capitalize on the online shopping frenzy set in motion by the COVID-19 pandemic. What Happened: Facebook introduced "Live Shopping Fridays," which will start on July 16 featuring live...

South Korean e-commerce major Coupang Inc.’s (NYSE: CPNG) IPO is slated to be the largest listing by a Korean company in a decade, Bloomberg reports.  What Happened: New York continues to remain in favor of the Korean e-tailer IPO backed by ...

Investors who have owned stocks since 2016 generally have experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return in the past five years is 116.7%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Gap Struggles: One company that...

Investors who have owned stocks since 2016 generally have experienced some big gains. In fact, the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) total return in the past five years is 116.7%. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others along the way. Costco’s Big Run: One...

In the Single’s Day shopping festival last week, the American luxury accessory company Coach IP Holdings LLC launched the first-ever 3D shopping feature on Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd’s (NYSE: BABA) Tmall Luxury Pavilion. This feature created an immersive...

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) continued to benefit from the rise of e-commerce in the small and mid-sized business niche. By issuing strong and better than expected fourth quarter results and upping its profit guidance for the whole 2020, its stock went up 7.8 % on Wednesday, hitting a new 52-week high....

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. With each year and each holiday shopping season that passes, global retail ecommerce sales attain a new record. According to forecasts released in February 2019 by...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) shoppers can now dictate their grocery orders through Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices. What Happened Walmart said in Monday it reached an agreement with Apple to bring Walmart Voice Order functionality to Siri. Customers can now speak an order outlook and add items to...

Merchants who sell their products on Amazon.com, Inc.'s website (NASDAQ: AMZN) but manage the fulfillment and delivery of those goods cannot use the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Priority Mail one- to three-day delivery service unless they purchase the postage from Amazon, according to several...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), the world's largest online and mobile commerce company, announced a further investment of $3.3 billion in its logistics affiliate, Cainiao.  By funneling another $3.3 billion into Cainiao, Alibaba now owns 63% equity in the company. This percentage grew from...

Retail sales rose for a fourth consecutive month in June, according data released by the government Tuesday. Not surprisingly, internet retailers were significant contributors to that monthly growth. Adding to the retail bullishness is that those June sales do not include the stellar numbers posted...

Consumers continue to demand more convenient retail shopping options, and this has a negative impact on confectionery and chocolate companies like Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY), according to Credit Suisse. The Analyst Credit Suisse's Robert Moskow downgraded Hershey from Neutral to Underperform...