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The state of same-day delivery

The state of the same-day delivery market for Amazon and others

The United States is undeniably on a same-day delivery binge. The graphs of the U.S.’s e-commerce market size and Amazon’s free-delivery times are near-perfect mirror images of each other, with delivery times plummeting as e-commerce takes off. Estimates put the percentage of retailers offering same-day services anywhere between 50% and 67% as consumers are becoming increasingly impatient — according to a 2020 McKinsey report, about half of them abandoned their online shopping carts because of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-state-of-same-day-delivery

The Stockout: Midwestern Pet Foods aflatoxin contamination traced to Chickasha, OK plant

Harmful ingredients at two different companies force recalls. Midwestern Pet Foods expanded its recall of pet foods after more than 70 dogs died while 80 were sickened after eating Midwestern Pet Foods’ dog food. The sickness was caused by extreme amounts of aflatoxin, according to the FDA. 

Image: Midwestern Pet Foods

Aflatoxin is a mold byproduct that can grow on corn and other grains, and when it is concentrated at very high levels then it can be lethal to animals. The recall initially was for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-stockout-midwestern-pet-foods-aflatoxin-contamination-traced-to-chickasha-ok-plant

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