last mile logistics

Are skyscraper warehouses the key to urban grocery fulfillment?

This is an excerpt from Monday’s (4/5) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Building automated grocery fulfillment systems powered by busy swarms of robots has gone sci-fi to science over the past decade, but it remains prohibitively expensive. In addition to the costs of advanced robotics and accompanying software, real estate costs can balloon into the millions of dollars in urban neighborhoods that have the population density and income levels to support such a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-skyscraper-warehouses-the-key-to-urban-grocery-fulfillment

GSCW chat recap: XAct’s Dixon on last mile, AI and sustainability

XAct's Dixon talks with FreightWaves staff in a fireside chat during Global Supply Chain Week.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on the military, aerospace and manufacturing.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Last-mile logistics and the role artificial intelligence plus sustainability play

DETAILS: Last-mile logistics across the globe has experienced capacity issues with lockdowns accelerating e-commerce and direct delivery to customers. Brands need to utilize technology in their last-mile logistic strategies to keep a competitive advantage....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gscw-chat-recap:xacts-dixon-on-last-mile-ai-and-sustainability

Online heavy-goods sellers in need of last-mile solutions

While Wayfair (NYSE: W) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) dominate the online furniture market – with a collective 63% of market share at the end of 2019, according to data analytics firm 1010data – there is plenty of room for smaller retailers.

But many of them face logistical challenges in moving items across the country, limiting their potential customer reach to local delivery areas.

The potential is there, though. According to research from industry trade group Furniture Today, 66.9% of respondents...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/online-heavy-goods-sellers-in-need-of-last-mile-solutions

German giant DB Schenker prepares for big US trucking expansion

A gold-painted truck shining in the bright sun.

After decades operating a major international freight and warehousing business in the U.S., the logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is ready to flex its muscle in the crowded trucking market.

DB Schenker is the fourth-largest logistics services provider in the world, with $19.4 billion in gross revenue in 2019, and operates the largest trucking network in Europe. In the U.S., the trucking division has a support role, doing pickup and delivery for customers’ air and ocean...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/german-giant-db-schenker-prepares-for-big-us-trucking-expansion

OneRail secures $6.7M in late seed financing

A photograph of a van driving on a road.

Last-mile technology platform provider OneRail has raised $6.7 million in late seed financing, bringing the total it has raised to $12.5 million since it announced the close of its series seed financing in Q1 2020, the Orlando, Florida-based company said Wednesday.

The company, which describes itself as a delivery orchestration and fulfillment platform, says the funding will enable OneRail to scale its business development, sales and marketing operations.

“This latest round of financing will...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/onerail-secures-6-7m-in-late-seed-financing

The final mile: Fixing supply chain’s weakest link

If the supply chain is a cake, then final mile is the icing. Not only is the icing the last step in the cake-making process but it’s also the most visible aspect of the dish itself. Comparably, the final mile is arguably the most important stage of the supply chain because of its visibility to customers.

A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. No matter how robust your logistics, a subpar delivery experience can tarnish the reputation of your entire brand.

Businesses often find it...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/the-final-mile-fixing-supply-chains-weakest-link

Baton driving out first-/last-mile costs for long-haul drivers

The 2021 FreightTech 25 welcomed several newcomers to the ranking of the most innovative and disruptive companies in the freight industry, and trucking technology startup Baton was one of them.

Landing at No. 13, San Francisco-based Baton makes software that optimizes the first and final mile of long-haul truck routes using a network of 24/7 drop zones and local drivers. Truckers drop off and pick up their cargo at the secure zones, which are near major metropolitan areas.

Founders Andrew...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/baton-driving-out-firstlast-mile-costs-for-long-haul-drivers

When returning a sofa is as easy as returning a blouse or a dress

  • Austin, Texas–based FloorFound manages the return and resale of furniture, appliances and other oversize items.
  • In 2017, the EPA estimates, over 19.6 billion pounds of furniture occupied U.S. landfills.

Speaking during FreightWaves’ recent Last-mile Logistics Summit, Erik Caldwell, an XPO Logistics executive, noted that returns are among the most complex activities the delivery giant handles, and, moreover, that many consumers and retailers wish they could wave a magic wand and have the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/when-returning-a-sofa-is-as-easy-as-returning-a-blouse-or-a-dress

As e-commerce soars, logistics real estate in Texas is hot

Across Texas, distribution centers and logistics facilities are hot commodities, fueled by a surge in online shopping. 

Amazon, FedEx and Lowe’s are three of the companies that have all either opened or announced new distribution and logistics facilities aimed at e-commerce in the Lone Star State since May.

The coronavirus pandemic and shelter-in-place restrictions that followed accelerated e-commerce growth and the need for warehouse space, said Kris Bjorson, head of retail e-commerce...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/as-online-shopping-soars-logistics-centers-are-booming-in-texas

Adapting to retail’s last mile in a decentralized marketplace (with video)

The coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to adapt the way they manufactured and packaged their products, as well as how they shipped them to their final destination, according to Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz Inc.’s director of customer solutions.

“What we found was that [customers] were buying online and ultimately making those purchases from their living room,” Tyndall said. “The unique challenge to final mile is that when you have the challenge of getting products into a customer’s hand...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/adapting-to-retails-last-mile-in-a-decentralized-marketplace-with-video

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