Amazon is improving package-tracking capabilities, according to Cnet. Buyers have always been able to get detailed tracking through the numbers provided by shipping carriers. But Amazon had provided less transparency for orders shipped through its own delivery system – “Shipped Read more
Amazon will build another fulfillment center in Ohio, its sixth in the state. In addition to the centers currently operating in Etna and Obetz, Amazon will launch operations at previously announced fulfillment centers in North Randall and Monroe by the Read more
Amazon opened a state of the art logistics center in Germany, calling it its first “Inbound Cross Dock” distribution center (IXD) in Europe (redistribution centers in Amazon logistics parlance). Items come to the facility in Dortmund directly from suppliers and Read more
It’s no secret that Amazon is building out its logistics capabilities with fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and a network of vehicles and planes to move inventory from point A to point B. But Amazon also learns a lot over time Read more
Amazon is working on a way to increase its warehouse capacity with zero capital expenditure. How is that possible? Turn its sellers’ warehouses into FBA fulfillment centers. It has already invited a small percentage of sellers into the program, called Read more
Amazon launched a new program for FBA merchants called Supply Chain Connect designed to increase efficiency and boost its control of inbound shipping to its warehouses. Sellers currently have two ways to get inventory from suppliers to Amazon fulfillment centers. Read more
Amazon has considered putting delivery lockers on wheels to bring them closer to customers. Amazon lockers are an option for customers who wish to avoid the risk of front-porch theft and are located at convenience stores, Whole Foods supermarkets, and Read more
It may come as a surprise to learn that postal services from around the world are openly wondering if Amazon is friend or foe. It’s normal for online merchants to have mixed feelings about Amazon – it can be a Read more
Keeping track of inventory inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers isn’t always easy for third-party merchants who use Fulfillment By Amazon. Now it may get even more challenging with the addition of a fleet of planes the company will add to its Read more
Amazon.com will lease planes to decrease its reliance on shipping carriers, according to the Seattle Times newspaper, citing cargo-industry executives. “The online retail giant wants to build out its own cargo operations to avoid delays from carriers such as United Parcel Read more
