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Q&A: Project44 COO ready to help fine-tune world’s ‘economic engine’

8 March 2022

A month after announcing a $240 million investment led by TPG, Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs, real-time visibility provider project44 announced Vivek Kundra would become the company’s chief operating officer, leveraging experience that includes leading the country’s technology initiatives.

In an interview with FreightWaves, Kundra explained his fascination with supply chains, his past work with customer experience management software...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qa-project44-coo-ready-to-help-fine-tune-worlds-economic-engine

Why logistics’ latest unicorn is ready to break the $10B barrier

9 November 2021

Fabric achieved logistics unicorn status, but it's not stopping there

Retail is in the midst of a metamorphosis.

The role of the physical store is changing as consumers explore options other than in-store shopping –– according to the National Retail Federation, more than half of retailers currently offer or plan to offer a ship-from-store option, and another two-thirds currently offer or plan to offer buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS). And then there’s e-commerce, which now accounts for about 15% of all retail sales.

Increasingly, companies are spending less...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-logistics-latest-unicorn-is-ready-to-break-the-10b-barrier

Check Call: Amazon ‘Gone Getcha’

21 October 2021

Hot Takes

Last Sunday through Tuesday, Amazon had Deal Days on top of its three-week Holiday Beauty Haul event wrapping up next Monday. In an effort to kick-start the holiday shopping and sales early, Amazon has amped up its efforts to get people buying. It has select days throughout October and November when certain big-ticket brands have deep discounts.

We all know Amazon is king in the retail market, and at the rate it’s going, could it be the king of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-amazon-gone-getcha

DeliverEnd and Perfit partner to provide end-to-end solution

12 July 2021

DeliverEnd, Perfit create online shopping ecommerce and same-day delivery platform

Last-mile logistics services provider DeliverEnd is partnering with contactless shopping company Perfit to establish an end-to-end, same-day local delivery solution for online shoppers. The partnership will combine DeliverEnd’s scalable last-mile delivery solutions and driver networks with Perfit’s suite of online marketplaces, allowing consumers to make purchases online and receive them the same day – all without human interaction.

“We are excited to partner with Perfit to bring convenience,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/deliverend-and-perfit-partner-to-provide-end-to-end-solution