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Zipline Adds Drone Delivery for GNC, Two Other Clients

Multichannel Merchant

Drone delivery provider Zipline is adding three new clients including health and wellness retailer GNC, pharmaceutical logistics firm Associated Couriers and Seattle-based eatery Pagliacci Pizza, expanding its footprint and building on its success delivering vaccines in Africa during the pandemic and working with retail giant Walmart.

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West Coast Heats Up for Van Freight

DAT Solutions

So far, the national averages for spot market rates in October are the highest they've been since the Snowpocalypse of 2014. For van freight, we’re starting to see hot markets shift westward, with big rate increases out of Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and Stockton, CA. Seattle to Eugene, OR surged 70¢ to an average of $3.14/mile.

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The Tremor Across China’s Online Retail Landscape

Supply Chain Matters

Market Share Slippage The Journal report cites market research data indicating that Alibaba ’s share of the Chinese E-Commerce sector has tumbled to an estimated 40 percent, from an 80 percent level in 2014 when the online retail platform provider had its IPO.

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A New Approach to Small Parcel with Tyler Abderholden

The Logistics of Logistics

The company was founded in Australia in 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia; Seattle, Washington; and Toronto, Canada. Merchants simply purchase a label and their package can be picked up from their front door. Sendle is also 100% carbon-neutral, a Certified B Corporation and Climate Neutral Certified.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. Higher prices out of Memphis and Columbus tell us that retail traffic is moving, and higher rates out of Dallas and Seattle show us that the improvement is far-reaching. Seattle to Spokane was up 20¢ to $2.70/mile.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Starbucks to debut delivery in Manhattan, Seattle this year (Reuters). 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Sears Tries to Calm Supplier Jitters (WSJ – sub. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9 Launches with Business Intelligence Tool, Roadnet Insight.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

in 2015, down from 5% in 2014. A relative newcomer, founded in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, this US forwarder had $2.51 Air freight usage is growing slowly, with less than 1% growth in 2015 among the world’s top freight forwarders, according to Transport Intelligence. Founded in 1936, the Swiss forwarder saw $2.5 Expeditors.