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Showing posts with label final mile delivery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label final mile delivery. Show all posts
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Thoughts on Retailers Buying XPO Logistics and What The Right Strategy Should Be

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I generally do not like to comment on something so speculative however Friday ended with a huge bang in the supply chain industry with Amazo...
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Saturday, October 7, 2017

Amazon Final Mile - It is All About The Brand

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I keep being asked why in the world would Amazon start their own home delivery / final mile service (See Amazon Logistics )?  Everyone quest...
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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Amazon and Kenmore - A Match Made in Heaven

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It is incredible it took this long for the marriage made in heaven to happen. Kenmore is the crown jewel of Sears and Amazon has always wan...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Schneider Enters The Final Mile Battle - A Very Late Arrival

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An interesting development over the last few weeks which I needed to digest was the entrance of Schneider National into the Final Mile foray...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

XPO Finds "The Missing Link" in Big Box Home Delivery - Game Over?

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Last week XPO Logistics  (See other entries about XPO here) made what I consider a ground breaking announcement and acquisition: They acqui...
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Monday, July 15, 2013

XPO Logistics and 3PD - An End Run Around Coyote Logistics?

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Back in November of 2012 I reported on XPO Logistics and their "insane" growth pattern .  The company, and its CEO Bradley Jacobs...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Crowd Sourcing Logistics Comes to Wal-Mart

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We have heard of crowd sourcing when it comes to many areas and specifically, mostly, in IT work.  Essentially you allow the "crowd&quo...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"Home Delivery" Lockers at Wal-Mart

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In another twist to the race to home delivery and the attempt to de-throne Amazon , Wal-Mart is now testing lockers in their stores.  Alon...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Blue and Brown Make Green... Sustainability for The Final Mile

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I have written before about the complexity of the final mile in the logistics network.  This includes both the final mile of the delivery an...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Has Amazon Awakened The Sleeping Giant? - Walmart Same Day Delivery

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I think one thing a lot of industries and companies have regretted is taking on Walmart.  Circuit City tried, Toys 'R Us tried and other...