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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

UPS names AT&T executive to lead digital transformation

UPS Inc. said Tuesday that it has named Bala Subramanian, chief digital officer at AT&T Inc., to the position of executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer.

Subramanian, 50, will take over the newly created role on July 18 and report to CEO Carol B. Tomé. UPS (NYSE: UPS) said he will be responsible for the strategy, design, development and execution of UPS’ technology, industrial engineering and digital transformation functions. 

Subramanian will also join the company’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-names-att-executive-to-lead-digital-transformation

Revenova raises $63M to accelerate transportation innovation

Revenova announced it has raised $63 million from Viking Global Investors aimed at supporting the company’s growth in the commercial transportation sector.

The funds will enable Revenova to expand its product innovation, customer service and development teams, along with expanding its sales and marketing, said Charles Craigmile, CEO, president and co-founder of Revenova.

“I am excited about joining forces with Viking to accelerate our growth,” Craigmile said in a statement. “We chose Viking as a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/revenova-raises-63m-to-accelerate-transportation-innovation

What made peak shipping season a success?

By all accounts, the 2021 holiday peak season avoided the shipping disasters of previous years. There were likely several reasons for this, including consumers shopping earlier than ever and a push by the delivery firms to hire seasonal personnel.

In fact, according to the founders of last-mile mapping firm Beans.ai, that last part played a significant role.

“The solution was money. The spike in both salaries and bonuses was motivating enough for people to join [as drivers],” Nitin Gupta, CEO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-made-peak-shipping-season-a-success

Crowley commits to ‘bold’ emissions, sustainability targets

Crowley commits to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Crowley Maritime Corp. is the latest shipper committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Jacksonville, Florida-based company announced it submitted its emissions-reduction targets, which include scope 1 (direct), scope 2 (indirect) and scope 3 (all other) emissions, to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Tuesday. 

“On emissions, admittedly this is a bold goal, and we need to ensure our goal and targets are credible. This is why we are submitting our interim targets to reduce...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crowley-commits-to-bold-emissions-sustainability-targets

Black Friday US sales up despite cost headwinds, Salesforce says

As of noon ET on Black Friday, U.S. online shoppers had spent 7% more than they did at the same time on Black Friday 2020, according to data published by customer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc.

Initially, Salesforce projected that U.S. Black Friday online sales would be flat over last year at $12.9 billion. Global online sales for Friday were projected to hit $62.9 billion, which would also be flat year-over-year.

Sales during “Cyber Week,” which began Tuesday and culminates a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lack-friday-us-sales-up-despite-cost-headwinds-salesforce-says

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

FreightWaves LIVE: Scoring sales with FreightTech — Put That Coffee Down

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Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle are back for another special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

On this episode, they look at how two companies have designed platforms to help with the sales process from automation to revenue generation. 

First to the stage is Scott Barghaan from Salesforce and he talks about how the Salesforce platform is committed to generating better insights about performance using Customer 360. Barghaan explains how it is essential to keep a tracked...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-scoring-sales-with-freighttech-put-that-coffee-down

Salesforce tool expedites direct and indirect emissions accounting

Salesforce added scope 3 emissions tracking to its sustainability cloud.

The previously complicated and monthslong process of carbon accounting can now take less than a day, according to Salesforce.

Salesforce — a software platform that makes it easy to create apps — Tuesday launched a scope 3 emissions hub, building on the Salesforce Sustainability Cloud’s existing scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions tracking capabilities.

The Salesforce Sustainability Cloud focuses on the energy and carbon impacts of commercial buildings, data centers, business travel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/salesforce-tool-expedites-direct-and-indirect-emissions-accounting

3PL Summit: The Suez Canal crisis — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude are live from the FreightWaves 3PL summit with a round of industry expert “speed dating,” and they welcome guests from every corner of the freight world on this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? The guys also discuss the big problem in the Suez Canal and what it means for freight delays globally.

First up is Larry Klein, vice president of logistics at Bringg, who talks about overcoming the challenges of resource shortages from drivers to trucks and trailers and overall capacity....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/3pl-summit-the-suez-canal-crisis-what-the-truck

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