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https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ups-capital-smb-pack-station-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/ups-capital-releases-ai-tool-to-combat-porch-piracy/">UPS Capital Releases AI Tool to Combat Porch Piracy</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-29T15:16:58+00:00">September 29, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>UPS Capital, the financial services and insurance arm of the major carrier, has introduced an AI-powered solution to combat the scourge of porch piracy by creating a score indicating the likelihood of a package being stolen from an address, so it can be diverted to a safer pickup or delivery location. It uses AI and ML to assess billion of data points from deliveries, then creates a confidence score.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-173248 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-distribution-center category-fulfillment category-operations tag-automation tag-fulfillment-and-delivery tag-order-fulfillment tag-robotics tag-same-day-delivery"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/boxbot-cube-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Boxbot cube feature" decoding="async" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/boxbot-cube-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/boxbot-cube-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/boxbot-cube-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/boxbot-raises-funds-to-automate-last-mile-parcel-sortation/">Boxbot Raises Funds to Automate Last-Mile Parcel Sortation</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-27T14:15:12+00:00">September 27, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Boxbot, a startup that pivoted from autonomous vehicle technology to automated parcel storage and retrieval for last-mile delivery applications, announced a $12 million Series A round that will help the company deploy its “three-dimensional conveyor belt” that handles sequenced sortation.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-173137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-distribution-center category-fulfillment category-operations category-order-management category-returns tag-fulfillment-and-delivery tag-fulfillment-centers tag-operations-and-fulfillment tag-same-day-delivery tag-warehouse company-ups mcm_term-roadie"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/happy-roadie-driver-dude-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="happy Roadie delivery dude feature" decoding="async" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/happy-roadie-driver-dude-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/happy-roadie-driver-dude-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/happy-roadie-driver-dude-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/roadie-expanding-direct-from-warehouse-delivery-service/">Roadie Expanding Direct-From-Warehouse Delivery Service</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-22T15:57:55+00:00">September 22, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Roadie, a crowdsourced last-mile delivery platform that is owned by UPS, is expanding availability of an app that allows same-day delivery and pickup of ecommerce orders by Roadie drivers from warehouses to local customers, which was launched a year ago by sports apparel retailer Fanatics. The app enables pre-sortation and staging of local orders in a designated area within a facility.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-173121 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-operations category-shipping tag-logistics tag-shipping tag-shipping-and-delivery mcm_term-cross-docking mcm_term-less-than-truckload mcm_term-ltl"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/warp-warehouse-to-warehouse-transfer-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Warp LTL warehouse-to-warehouse transfer illustration feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/warp-warehouse-to-warehouse-transfer-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/warp-warehouse-to-warehouse-transfer-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/warp-warehouse-to-warehouse-transfer-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/warp-looks-to-marry-ltl-with-the-gig-economy/">Warp Looks to Marry LTL with the Gig Economy</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-21T21:35:19+00:00">September 21, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Less-than-truckload platform provide Warp is looking to “gigify” LTL, much as the last mile space has been for the past several years, by letting shippers choose among various types of delivery providers, enabling faster service than waiting for a combined load with traditional carriers. The service, called gLTL, leverages Warp’s load-matching technology. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-173114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-operations category-shipping"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="FedEx Ground stepvan feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/fedex-q1-revenue-dips-but-cost-measures-drive-earnings-beat/">FedEx Q1 Revenue Dips, But Cost Measures Drive Earnings Beat</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-21T19:19:24+00:00">September 21, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>FedEx picked up a good bit of the 1 million packages a day that UPS said it lost due to shipper uncertainty in the runup to its July 31 contract deadline with the Teamsters, adding an average of 400,000 daily packages for its Ground and Express units by the end of the first quarter ended Aug. 31, and confident the new accounts will be sticky.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-173028 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-fulfillment category-operations tag-delivery tag-e-grocery tag-ecommerce tag-grocery tag-order-fulfillment tag-same-day-delivery company-target company-walmart mcm_term-gig-economy mcm_term-instacart mcm_term-ipo"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/instacart-mobile-logo-feature-300x159.gif" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="instacart mobile logo feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/instacart-mobile-logo-feature-300x159.gif 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/instacart-mobile-logo-feature-768x407.gif 768w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/instacart-valued-at-10-billion-in-long-awaited-ipo/">Instacart Valued at $10 Billion in Long-Awaited IPO</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-19T15:41:21+00:00">September 19, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Instacart issued its long-expected initial public offering of stock on Tuesday, priced at $30 a share for a valuation of $10 billion, well below the $39 billion it was valued at after a fundraising round in early 2021, but at an offering price low enough to entice retail investors to join the party. The company has been profitable since Q2 2022 despite falling revenue, thanks to various trimming.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-172829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-distribution-center category-fulfillment category-operations category-order-management category-shipping tag-distribution-centers tag-inventory-management tag-last-mile tag-logistics tag-multichannel-integration tag-operations-and-fulfillment tag-supply-chain company-amazon company-fedex company-fulfillment-by-amazon company-ups company-usps"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/amazon-accelerate-2023-stage-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Amazon Accelerate 2023 stage feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/amazon-accelerate-2023-stage-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/amazon-accelerate-2023-stage-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/amazon-accelerate-2023-stage-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/amazon-blows-out-end-to-end-supply-chain-offering/">Amazon Blows Out End-to-End Supply Chain Offering</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-13T15:51:59+00:00">September 13, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>At its Accelerate seller conference in Seattle, Amazon announced a raft of interconnected services Tuesday, branded as Supply Chain by Amazon. It handles everything from logistics and forwarding from point of origin all the way to the customer’s door. For the first time, Amazon offers bulk storage, distribution and replenishment across channels from the same inventory pool, including retail stores.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-172760 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-operations category-shipping tag-logistics tag-parcel tag-shipping-and-delivery company-amazon company-fedex company-ups mcm_term-carrier-rate-shopping mcm_term-fuel-surcharge-rates mcm_term-general-rate-increase mcm_term-gri"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="FedEx Ground stepvan feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fedex-ground-stepvan-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/fedex-2024-general-rate-increase-key-takeaways/">FedEx 2024 General Rate Increase: Key Takeaways</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-11T22:03:14+00:00">September 11, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/paulyaussy/">Paul Yaussy</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>FedEx Express package and freight standard list rates for U.S., U.S. export and U.S. import services, and FedEx Ground standard list rates will increase an average of 5.9% as of Jan. 1. The Sept. 7 release of the General Rate Increase marks the earliest announcement in company history. While it’s impossible to analyze every 2024 change, here are some important takeaways for shippers to note and assess.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-172690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-operations category-shipping tag-last-mile tag-logistics tag-next-day-delivery tag-same-day-delivery tag-shipping-and-delivery mcm_term-less-than-truckload mcm_term-ltl mcm_term-tl mcm_term-truckload"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/better-trucks-gls-footprint-map-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="Better Trucks-GLS U.S. footprint map feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/better-trucks-gls-footprint-map-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/better-trucks-gls-footprint-map-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/better-trucks-gls-footprint-map-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/better-trucks-gls-link-up-expand-parcel-delivery-footprint/">Better Trucks, GLS Link Up, Expand Parcel Delivery Footprint</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-08T15:03:47+00:00">September 8, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Better Trucks, a Chicago-based parcel delivery firm, has enlarged its footprint through opening new locations in Texas and partnering with West Coast-based GLS U.S., giving the two firms same-day to two-day coverage of 32 markets in 20 states, representing 40% of the U.S. population. The deal is similar to the joining of regional carriers OnTrac and Lasership in 2021, though on a smaller scale.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="post-172513 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delivery category-operations category-shipping tag-logistics tag-shipping-and-delivery company-fedex company-ups mcm_term-shipping-charges mcm_term-teamsters"> <img width="300" height="159" src="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fedex-express-van-feature-300x159.jpg" class="img-fluid wp-post-image wp-post-image" alt="FedEx Express van feature" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fedex-express-van-feature-300x159.jpg 300w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fedex-express-van-feature-768x407.jpg 768w, https://multichannelmerchant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fedex-express-van-feature.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> <div> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/operations/fedex-posts-new-gri-early-lower-in-competitive-move/">FedEx Posts New GRI Early, Lower in Competitive Move</a></h2> <div class="date-author"> <time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-01T15:50:08+00:00">September 1, 2023</time> | <a href="https://multichannelmerchant.com/author/mobrienaccessintel-com/">Mike O'Brien</a> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>FedEx, sensing an opportunity against its main rival, has posted a general rate increase for next year three weeks earlier than usual and lower than the current year’s figure, coming in at 5.9%, as UPS is dealing with a new union contract cost that the Teamsters estimates at $30 billion over five years. 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