Multichannel Merchant--Due to a need for additional space sparked by double-digit revenue growth last year, specialty toy retailer Fat Brain Toys opened a new 75,000-square-foot distribution center in... View More
In another significant technology upgrade within its package handling operation, UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the deployment of a new type of "wearable" scanning system for employees that accelerates... View More
Post&Parcel--Federal agencies including USPS should increase their efforts to buy transportation services using less petroleum, according to a new report from an environmental NGO. The American Clean Skies... View More
The Motley Fool--With the Postal Service just missing a $5.5 billion payment for employee benefits and reducing hours at 13,000 rural facilities across the United States with more office shutdowns inevitable,... View More
(MIAMI, Fla.; July 31, 2012) - Crowley Maritime Corporation’s logistics group announced today that it has expanded its logistics services to include LCL ocean and air cargo lifts along with customs... View More
READING, Pa., July 31, 2012 – Penske Logistics today announced that Piet Zoutendijk has been named its new Managing Director of Europe. He will begin August 1 at the company’s European headquarters... View More
The UPS (NYSE: UPS) Board of Directors today named as a company director Kevin M. Warsh, a former central banker, presidential advisor and noted economic and financial market expert. The appointment is... View More
The U.S. Postal Service will not make mandated prefunding retiree health benefit payments to the Treasury of $5.5 billion due Aug. 1, 2012 or the $5.6 billion payment due Sept. 30, absent legislation enacted... View More
MONTREAL, QUEBEC and BRADENTON, FLORIDA (July 30, 2012) — Intertape Polymer Group Inc. ("Intertape", “IPG” or the "Company"), a leading North American manufacturer of carton sealing tapes,... View More
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Multichannel Merchant--Allowing vendors to ship merchandise directly to a retailer’s customer, which is called drop shipping, can be an attractive option for expanding the selection of merchandise... View More
Reuters: Google Inc, Amazon.com Inc, eBay Inc, Facebook Inc and other big Internet companies are starting a trade association to handle political and regulatory issues in Washington, a person close to... View More
DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation, DHL’s cross-divisional unit providing a single customer interface and developing innovative industry-tailored solutions for the market, will now undertake a comprehensive... View More
U.S. Domestic Profit Climbs 12%; Economic Uncertainty Dampens Expectations UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced second quarter 2012 diluted earnings per share of $1.15, a 7.5% improvement over the 2011 adjusted... View More
Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: The Courier Express and Postal Observer has calculated that the share of retail sales that are delivered direct to consumers in May hit 21.3% of all deliverable retail... View More
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The best deal in shipping just added a bit more cushion as the U.S. Postal Service has introduced the first Express Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope.... View More
PLANTATION, Fla.: July 23, 2012 — DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, today announced the launch of 100 pickup and delivery vans fueled by clean, safe... View More
UPS (NYSE: UPS) will announce its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at approximately 7:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. At 8:30 a.m. EDT, UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis and Chief Financial... View More
(Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators stepped up their investigation into United Parcel Service's (UPS.N) 5.2 billion euro ($6.4 billion) bid for Dutch peer TNT Express (TNTE.AS) on Friday, saying they were... View More
Business Week--FedEx Corp. (FDX) (FDX) will have to fend off competition from United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) (UPS) to keep a contract valued at more than $1 billion with its largest customer, the money-losing... View More
