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

Ulta Beauty partners with DoorDash on same-day delivery

DoorDash partners with Ulta Beauty on same-day delivery

Ulta Beauty, the United States’ third-largest beauty retailer by e-commerce sales, is now offering same-day delivery for select markets in partnership with DoorDash. The collaboration, announced by DoorDash on Tuesday, will enable the delivery of Ulta’s more than 25,000 products to customers in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and Boise, Idaho, with plans to add more cities in 2022.

The partnership will be facilitated through DoorDash Drive, the food delivery company’s white-label...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ulta-beauty-partners-with-doordash-on-same-day-delivery

ParcelLab raises $112M to improve final-mile communication

ParcelLab, a final-mile fulfillment software service based in Germany, announced this week it has raised $112 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners with participation from Capnamic Ventures, coparion and Endeit Capital. The company’s last raise took place in 2019 for an undisclosed amount.

“ParcelLab’s team is the perfect example of internet entrepreneurs that we want to support – entrepreneurs who can drive the change to make Europe more competitive and who have the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/parcellab-raises-112m-to-improve-final-mile-communication

Logixboard raises $13M to modernize freight forwarders’ customer experience

Logixboard, a white-label platform for freight forwarders, has announced it has closed a $13 million Series A investment led by Redpoint Ventures, including continued investment from Social Leverage, F-Prime Capital Partners and Founders Co-op. The company has raised a total of $18.8 million since 2016.

Logixboard’s platform enables freight forwarders to create a customized digital experience for their customers, creating a transparent environment that mirrors shipment tracking platforms like...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/logixboard-raises-13m-to-modernize-freight-forwarders-customer-experience

The retailer vs. brand battle has never been more intense

This is an excerpt from Monday’s (3/29) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest.

Bed, Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) CEO Mark Tritton is a private label savant. Prior to heading BBBY, Tritton served as Target’s (NYSE: TGT) chief merchandising officer and oversaw the launch of more than 30 private labels in two and a half years. Before that, he worked at Nordstrom Product Group (NYSE: JWN) , where he managed more than 50 private label brands across both physical and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-retailer-vs-brand-battle-has-never-been-more-intense

Canada-based Tyltgo raises $1.8M for white-label services

Tyltgo, a white-label delivery company for retailers, announced it has closed on CA$2.3 million ($1.8 million) seed investment. The round was led by TI Platform Management and included Y Combinator as well as angel investor Charles Songhurst. The Canadian company has also announced Kahled Hussein, a partner at TI Platform Management, will join Tyltgo’s board as chairman.

“Tyltgo has the potential to be one of Canada’s next great success stories, riding on the e-commerce wave from Shopify,”...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/canada-based-tyltgo-raises-18m-for-white-label-services

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