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Amazon Completes First Commercial Drone Delivery in England

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, announced on Twitter Wednesday that the online retail giant made its first commercial drone delivery, on Dec. 7, to an Amazon shopper in Cambridgeshire, England.

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Amazon’s Plan to Sell Alcohol from Scottish Base Approved

Amazon has been granted a provisional premises license, allowing the online retail giant to sell alcohol from its Scottish fulfillment center.

Swisslog Awarded AutoStore Automated Warehouse Contract by Yusen Logistics

Swisslog Americas

Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions recently was selected to deliver its innovative AutoStore Automated System to Yusen Logistics, a leading provider of contract logistics and air/ocean freight forwarding.

The Swisslog Autostore picks and stores single items and small cases to make better use of available space and increases efficiency at integrated goods-to-person workstations.

Venture Capitalists Fear Failure of On-Demand Delivery

Venture investors have poured more than $9 billion into 125 on-demand delivery companies over the past decade, including $2.5 billion this year, according to a Reuters’ analysis of publicly available data.

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Software & Technology

Technavio Announces Top Five ESL Vendors

Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global electronic shelf labels (ESL) market report.

Future of Self-Driving Trucks Remains Uncertain

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

A panel of U.S. lawmakers was briefed on the future of autonomous vehicles Tuesday by the House of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

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Delivery Service Foodstantly Is Making Shopping Safer Across Africa

Delivery service Foodstantly is hoping to make the process of shopping for food more transparent and safer for all Nigerians—and ultimately across Africa.

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Emerging Technologies

Logistics Industry to Benefit from Next Generation of Technology

The inherent chaos in nature and learnings from particle physics are helping shape new technology for the all-important logistics industry.

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Lineage Logistics Uses IOT to Protect the U.S. Food Supply

Lineage Logistics faces the challenge of shipping billions of pounds of food both safely and efficiently every day.

Burger Chain Wendy’s Moves Toward Sustainable Beef

Burger chain Wendy's is doubling down on its beef, announcing a partnership with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.

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Delivery Innovator DoorDash Rolls Out New 'Drive' Service

DoorDash unveils service that lets merchants set up delivery of anything from a large catering order to supplies.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Arviem AG‘s Real-time Cargo Monitoring Service to Support Nestlé Ecuador’s Cargo Shipments

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