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Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Day Drives Online Sales Up 11% to $14.2 Billion

U.S. shoppers spent $14.2 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.s 48-hour Prime Day sale, up 11% from a year ago and in line with estimates, according to Adobe Inc.

July 18, 2024
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Prime Day Sales Rise 13% in First Six Hours of Event

Amazons Prime Day sales rose about 13% in the first six hours of the event compared with the same period last year, according to Momentum Commerce.

July 16, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Amazon Delivery Rival Pandion Secures Funding for Expansion

E-commerce logistics startup Pandion which helps retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue compete with Amazons delivery has secured $41.5 million in fresh funds to expand its operation.

March 22, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Industry Takes Fresh Look at Reverse Logistics

Reverse logistics the management and movement of returned goods is one of the most significant systems in the economy, and one of the most complicated.

January 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon, Shopify Open Amazon Logistics Resources to Sellers

Amazon .com Inc. and Shopify Inc. have struck a deal to allow merchants who pay for Shopifys e-commerce tools to use Amazons logistics network.

August 31, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Drives All Online Sales Up 6.1%

U.S. shoppers spent $12.7 billion online during Amazon.com Inc.s 48-hour Prime Day, up 6.1% from a year ago but short of estimates for 9.5% growth, according to Adobe Inc.

July 13, 2023
Business, Private

Amazon Prime Day Pushes Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours

U.S. consumers spent $6.4 billion online in the first 24 hours of Amazon's Prime Day, according to Adobe Inc., up 6% from a year ago but short of estimates for even stronger growth.

July 12, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Amazon Prime Day Invite-Only Deal Targets Buyer Frustration

Amazon.com Inc is alleviating some past Prime Day frustrations by dangling an invite-only promotion designed to give customers a better shot at snagging the bargains they want.

July 11, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Kentucky Lands Kroger E-Commerce Center

Northern Kentucky is getting a new $550,000 distribution center from a unit of The Kroger Co. to give the grocery store giant a larger e-commerce foothold in the state and Ohio.

June 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics

Walmarts Job Cut Tally Tops 2,000 in E-Commerce

Walmart Inc.s job cuts at five U.S. e-commerce fulfillment centers will affect more than 2,000 positions, according to regulatory filings.

April 4, 2023