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‘Stretched to its limits’: Survey finds last-mile driver workforce is pushing boundaries

More packages, more responsibility and a continued push to deliver faster and faster is not deterring drivers from a career in package delivery.

A survey of over 1,200 last-mile delivery drivers in 11 countries by Scandit and released on Tuesday found that while 67% of drivers have changed jobs in the last two years (including 42% in the last year), 88% would recommend their current employers to another driver. This comes even as 50% said staffing shortages have increased in the past five years,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/last-mile-delivery-drivers-being-asked-to-deliver-more-packages

Data capture firm Scandit raises $150M, reaches unicorn status

Scandit raises $150 million in Series D

As e-commerce, and specifically fulfillment operations, have ramped up, accurate inventory tracking, contactless shopping experiences, asset tracking and even general store operations have lagged due to a lack of technology.

Scandit has marketed its smart data capture products as a solution to this widening gap, giving retailers and other businesses, including last-mile delivery firms and warehouse fulfillment providers, access to mission-critical data that goes beyond what legacy scanning...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/data-capture-firm-scandit-raises-150m-reaches-unicorn-status

Augmented reality turns stores into discovery centers

Data is king, but without the ability to collect and analyze that data, it is useless. As more commerce moves into the omnichannel ecosystem – in-store, online and social – the ability of retailers to accurately reflect everything from inventory levels to delivery times is becoming more complex.

The pandemic made sure of that.

“The fulfillment need was dramatically increased because of the pandemic [with] … a big response around making sure orders can be fulfilled from stores,” explained Samuel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/augmented-reality-turns-stores-into-discovery-centers

Last-mile delivery firms call lack of drivers their main concern

Last mile delivery firms struggled to find drivers

E-commerce is continuing its strong performance in 2021, but the companies responsible for getting those packages to consumer doorsteps continue to be plagued by challenges, including a lack of drivers.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said courier jobs climbed to 1,006,400 on a seasonal basis in August, up 8,100 jobs from a month earlier, but according to a new survey, that rise is not enough to ease concerns.

Scandit, a technology platform company offering solutions for retailers and their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/last-mile-delivery-firms-call-lack-of-drivers-their-main-concern

Retailers turned to scanning technology to meet ecommerce explosion

Shipt worker fulfills an online order

As retailers faced the unprecedented challenges of 2020, some were able to quickly pivot from brick-and-mortar operations to e-commerce thanks to the use of technology that in some cases, store associates already used.

The ubiquitous smartphone proved to be a business-saving device for some, allowing their operations to quickly and accurately fulfill e-commerce and in-store pickup orders.

“It was really around scaling up in-store picking where suddenly order volumes doubled, tripled and basket...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retailers-turned-to-scanning-technology-to-meet-the-ecommerce-explosion