by Walther Ploos van Amstel
In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure in Delft in the Netherlands. They had packed up their family in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Delft to experience the city as residents rather than as visitors. A year earlier they had become unofficial ambassadors for Dutch cities with the publication of …
Cultivate has won a tender from the City of Paris to deploy one of Europe’s largest urban farms, an unmatched urban food ecosystem of 7.000 square meters ranging from seed to table to local supermarket shelves. The project is sitting on a new generation logistics building in Paris.
Picnic makes grocery delivery effortless for the customer and even makes the whole process seem effortless. However, behind the scenes, Picnic has built up a system of both hardware and software solutions to make this possible. The hardware layer includes distribution and fulfillment centers, hubs, trucks, and vans. The software layer includes apps for both …
Goodyear announced its first tire intelligence solution for cargo van fleets, Goodyear SightLine, which uses sensors with cloud-based algorithms to communicate with fleet operators in real-time. “Much like smartwatches that monitor vitals like heart rates and oxygen levels, Goodyear SightLine’s tire intelligence monitors the health of a tire,” said Chris Helsel, senior vice president, global operations …
Reaching profitability in online grocery continues to be a challenge for retailers. Compared to store-based business models, even leading e-grocery players have been struggling to be profitable, particularly while trying to expand. The ongoing need for investments in operational infrastructure, technology, and so on that are required to keep increasing capacity and staying competitive makes …
We see more and more platforms offering food home delivery services through courier services in big cities. Due to this boom in last-mile delivery or logistics, UOC experts have studied the operation of food home delivery platforms, such as Just Eat, Glovo, and Deliveroo, which work in the city of Barcelona, to analyze the profitability of …
E-commerce is fundamentally changing approaches to supply chain sustainability in the US, according to research published by DHL. A new white paper “ECO-mmerce: How online retail can build the sustainable supply chain of tomorrow” argues that the rapid growth of e-commerce is bringing immediate opportunities to reduce emissions within the supply chain while also challenging …
Online shopping at large retailers in the United States is 17% more carbon-efficient than visiting traditional stores, according to Generation Investments Management. Their study finds that the integration of efficient logistics and warehousing gives e-commerce the advantage.
Based on a global survey of logistics and transportation leaders, the 2021 Bringg Survey Report State of Last Mile Logistics report examines logistics provider’s current pains and presents gaps between provider capabilities and current shipper demands. It also provides tips to overcome the challenges and facilitate long-term growth.
The WEF’s Future of the last-mile ecosystem report forecasts trends in global e-commerce–related indicators. Mckinsey leveraged the model in Japan to present specific insights, factoring in local conditions such as demography and purchasing behaviors.