End-to-end logistics

Salesforce sellers, meet Walmart fulfillment and delivery services

Big-box U.S. retailers are being forced to get creative to find new revenue streams while battling inflation and subsiding e-commerce growth. Many firms have sounded the alarm for 2023, fearing that those factors could trigger a recession and hamper their online product sales. 

But who said online sales need to be limited to products? Just days after Amazon announced a major expansion to Buy with Prime, a service that allows merchants to offer Prime fulfillment and delivery benefits on their own...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/salesforce-sellers-meet-walmart-fulfillment-and-delivery-services

Canada’s GoBolt expands electric last-mile network to US

Last mile delivery van with tech graphics

Toronto-based GoBolt, a last-mile logistics and e-commerce fulfillment company formerly known as Bolt Logistics, announced Tuesday that it has expanded its operations to the U.S. The tech-enabled solutions provider offers end-to-end logistics functionality — from fulfillment to last-mile delivery to reverse logistics — all using a fleet of electric vehicles.

GoBolt indicated in the announcement that its electric last-mile logistics network is positioned to reach nearly 13 million U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-gobolt-expands-electric-last-mile-network-to-us

Maersk transforming into global supply chain amphibian

Maersk's acquisition of Pilot Freight Services is another step toward transforming the business from ocean shipping to an end-to-end global supply chain

Delays. Miscommunications. Contract disputes. These are just a few of the throes of having a fragmented supply chain, which is the case for just about any company trying to ship goods globally.

It makes sense — to connect every touch point of the global supply chain would require infrastructure, visibility, software integrations and a host of other features along every step of the journey, a seemingly impossible task. But one company is getting very, very close.

Those acquainted with the supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-transforming-into-global-supply-chain-amphibian

CMA CGM buying large stake in last-mile delivery company

Split photo with a container vessel, man working in a warehouse and a man making a package delivery.

Ocean shipping powerhouse CMA CGM announced Monday it has tentatively agreed to acquire a 51% stake in French last-mile delivery company Colis Privé Group, furthering its spread into the third-party logistics and e-commerce realms as part of a strategy to be an integrated provider of supply chain services.

The third-largest container line in the world by fleet size made the deal to strengthen its large Ceva Logistics subsidiary, which it acquired in 2019. Ceva is investing heavily to increase...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-buying-large-stake-in-last-mile-delivery-company

Cart.com triples fulfillment footprint with FB Flurry acquisition

Cart.com acquires FB Flurry and triples is fulfillment footprint

Austin, Texas-based end-to-end e-commerce platform Cart.com announced it has acquired FB Flurry, a Dallas-based fulfillment and logistics company, in a deal that will triple its fulfillment footprint in the United States.

The deal, announced Monday, will also expand Cart.com’s next-day delivery options to “the vast majority” of U.S. customers.

Founded in 2018, FB Flurry currently operates four fulfillment centers across Texas, Utah and New Jersey and handles $500 million worth of shipments for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cart-com-triples-fulfillment-footprint-with-fb-flurry-acquisition

Maersk expands logistics supermarket with airfreight investments

A Maersk cargo jet takes off. Plane has white fuselage and blue tail with a star on it.

Ocean shipping giant A.P. Møller – Maersk on Tuesday further expanded into the airfreight market with the planned acquisition of German freight forwarder Senator International and investments in new cargo aircraft. 

The moves are part of the company’s recent strategy to diversify beyond the volatile ocean freight sector and be a logistics supermarket that meets the transportation needs of large global shippers, which can pick service levels and transit speed based on whether time, cost or...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-expands-logistics-supermarket-with-airfreight-investments

FedEx, Salesforce announce end-to-end e-commerce solution

FedEx and Salesforce are joining forces to provide an end-to-end e-commerce and supply chain solution

FedEx is shaking up the e-commerce space. The nationwide carrier on Tuesday announced a partnership with e-commerce software titan Salesforce to provide an end-to-end e-commerce and supply chain management solution. Shares of both companies are down following the news.

The new offering, which the companies expect will become available to consumers in the spring of 2022, integrates Salesforce (​​NYSE: CRM) Commerce Cloud and Salesforce Order Management with supply chain capabilities from FedEx (NY...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-salesforce-announce-end-to-end-e-commerce-solution

FourKites, Zebra team up on end-to-end visibility solution

FourKites and Zebra Technologies expand their partnership with end-to-end visibility solution

In today’s interconnected world, information silos — information management systems that are unable to communicate freely with other systems — can be the Achilles’ heel in a company’s supply chain. Visibility is king when it comes to contemporary logistics, both inside and outside of the warehouse, and businesses in both North America and Europe have a new visibility solution at their disposal.

Supply chain visibility platform FourKites and business solutions innovator Zebra Technologies Corp. (N...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-zebra-team-up-on-end-to-end-visibility-solution

What does Walmart’s GoLocal service mean for last-mile delivery?

Walmart rolls out new last mile delivery offering GoLocal for SMBs

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

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