Items Tagged with 'Roadie'
ARTICLES
PACKAGING
Parcels under pressure
As tight trucking capacity squeezes e-commerce operations, DCs rethink their packaging practices with an eye toward making their business more carrier-friendly.
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Abercrombie & Fitch turns to crowd-sourcing to expand same-day delivery
Clothing retailer looks beyond parcel powerhouses and offers delivery through Uber, Postmates, Shipt, and Roadie.
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PARCEL EXPRESS
The new parcel reality: Record volumes, tight capacity, higher costs, inconsistent service
Parcel carriers weathered a remarkable stretch of challenges over the past year, as a deluge of pandemic-influenced online shipments flooded networks, hammered service, and blew out shipper budgets. The struggles continue, so what comes next?
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3PL
Pull back or go deeper—how the pandemic influenced shipper-3PL engagement
Third-party logistics providers are by design flexible and adaptable. The past year, however, challenged 3PLs in ways never before imagined—and exposed the fragility of the nation’s supply chains. What’s the post-pandemic 3PL world look like?
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Roadie partners with Crew Nation to support live music crews
Crowdsourced delivery platform to donate $1 for every large delivery this month to support global relief efforts for music crews.
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PARCEL EXPRESS
For parcel world, a “super peak” looms
When the pandemic hit, e-commerce exploded, flooding parcel networks with record volumes that have yet to ease. With carrier capacity already maxed out, what can shippers expect for the holiday peak season?
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Delivery tops list of most-used driver apps
Drivers boost participation in the “gig economy” during pandemic—and most are likely to be carrying deliveries, not people.
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TRANSPORTATION
Parcel express: What will the “new normal” look like?
From skyrocketing demand for same-day delivery to enhanced safety protocols, Covid-19 has seriously upended parcel carriers’ operations. Now, carriers and their customers are trying to figure out how much of the change will stick.
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