Amazon under fire for its delivery service partner programme
e-commerce giant Amazon has come under fire for its treatment of both delivery service partner business owners and drivers.
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e-commerce giant Amazon has come under fire for its treatment of both delivery service partner business owners and drivers.
At the beginning of May, Shopify announced its largest acquisition in the history of the company, a $2.1bn purchase of U.S based e-fulfilment company Deliverr. Shopify stated the acquisition will create an end-to-end logistics platform.
The UK government has recently announced it has delayed imposing post-Brexit border checks on imports from the EU for the fourth time.
The European Commission is ready to initiate infringement procedures for non-communication or non-compliance against member states that haven’t implemented the rule on posting drivers.
Changes in parcel volumes driven by the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for extra capacity. However, some sites are now home to three or four different parcel lockers from various last-mile operators.
Offering a sustainable last-mile service has increasingly become a top priority for logistics providers. Increasing customer demand for environmentally friendly services, tightening environmental regulations and growing expectations for greater corporate social responsibility are some of the key drivers influencing companies to implement greener strategies.
According to a new Capgemini Research Institute report, What Matters to Today’s Consumer, published at the beginning of 2022, nearly half (41%) of shoppers surveyed in the past six months have ordered directly from brands, rather than third-party retailers.
Customer-to-customer (C2C) trade has accelerated during the pandemic. According to the ‘Global Social Commerce Industry’ report, published by Report Linker, the C2C market is expected to reach $280bn by 2026.
E-commerce and, by extension, B2C deliveries have been accelerated during the pandemic. Changes in consumer behaviour have driven growth in delivery networks across the Consumer Markets industry.
In October, Mark Zuckerberg (co-founder and CEO of Facebook) announced that the company would begin investing in creating the metaverse.
As consumer attitudes shift, are fashion supply chains ready to adapt and deliver style and sustainability?