FreightWaves’ Meet the Investor series delves into the stories behind the industry’s biggest investments, the individuals who manage them and the lessons they learned along the way.
Ben Gordon, the founder and managing partner of Cambridge Capital, has spent his career investing in and advising supply chain companies, ranging from some of the largest global logistics providers to e-commerce startups.
While his younger self was passionate about civic leadership, he realized the impact that...
This year has been taxing for companies across the logistics industry. Rates have reached historic highs, capacity has consistently been strained and companies have been working in peak season conditions throughout the entirety of 2021. Equipment and labor shortages have made all these challenges more pronounced. These headwinds have only been exacerbated by the traditional retail peak season surge.
With holiday shopping in full swing, shippers are struggling to afford surging rates and meet...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Using cloud technology for faster, better deliveries to consumers
DETAILS: Consumers’ seemingly insatiable appetite for products and demand for fast deliveries have placed huge demands on retailers. Larry Klein, an executive with delivery logistics startup Bringg, talks to FreightWaves’ Kaylee Nix about the company’s cloud-based Delivery Hub, which helps retailers get orders to consumers quickly...
They say every company is now a technology company. That modern adage of the business world has proved profitable for its followers as e-commerce has swept the globe over the past few years. But that increased order volume has contributed to the sister trend of supply chain backups, a contemporary reality that is coining a new business proverb: Every company is now a logistics company.
It’s a prediction that FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller made over a year ago, and it’s coming true. Simply put,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-does-walmarts-golocal-service-mean-for-last-mile-delivery
GoFor and Bringg have announced a partnership that will utilize GoFor’s marketplace for last-mile, on-demand and same-day delivery and logistics alongside Bringg’s delivery and fulfillment cloud platform to increase delivery capacity, coverage and customer experience on a global scale.
Using GoFor’s integrated fleet network, Bringg customers can manage delivery operations while GoFor customers can use the Bringg Delivery Hub to boost delivery speed and convenience while reducing cost.
“As demand...
When U.K. food convenience retailer Co-op began its e-commerce journey in 2019, it had no idea that the partners it was choosing for that journey would help it successfully navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, but they did just that.
Bringg, a delivery and fulfillment cloud platform provider, and Naveo Commerce, developer of the Connected Commerce online grocery platform, had worked to onboard 32 Co-op locations by the end of 2019. By the end of 2020, that number reached 800 out of necessity, and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology-brings-out-the-sustainability-for-uk-retailer
The FreightTech world has welcomed another unicorn into the club, with Bringg officially hitting a $1 billion valuation after a successful Series E funding round.
Kaylee Nix caught up with Bringg CEO Guy Bloch on this week’s episode of At Your Doorstep to talk about the accomplishment and what it means for the company going forward. Bringg is a cloud-based platform that does everything from dispatch to fleet management to route optimization.
Bloch talks about the future of FreightTech and the...
The last-mile innovation continues, and retailers are jumping on the bandwagon in a big way. According to a new report from last-mile logistics provider Bringg, 64% of respondents said they are planning new premium services and service plans to increase business.
“This past year has forced retailers and service providers to assess their supply chain agility and resilience,” said Guy Bloch, CEO at Bringg. “While they want to take advantage of growing opportunities in the world of e-commerce, they...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/legacy-systems-lack-of-visibility-hampering-last-mile-delivery-providers
Sustainability is a major conversation topic for leaders of today’s companies, especially in the transportation industry. To celebrate Earth Day, Dooner and The Dude host a special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? and dive into sustainability goals of some big players in the logistics space.
Glenn Jones, global product executive at Blume Global, is first up on the guest list and breaks down the work Blume Global is doing to identify and eliminate waste and excess carbon dioxide emissions from the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-the-road-to-earth-restoration-what-the-truck
E-commerce’s growth is leading to more vehicles on roadways. The World Economic Forum predicts that 36% more delivery vehicles will be on city streets by 2030, and without intervention, urban last-mile delivery emissions and traffic congestion will increase 30% in the top 100 cities globally.
Retailers that are trying to appeal to a growing number of eco-friendly shoppers have few options to counteract this trend. Buying carbon offsets is one option, but another is working with providers to...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bringggreen-offers-retailers-new-tools-for-eco-friendly-delivery