Logistics
Editorial coverage, analysis and commerce intelligence on logistics across global markets.
The Invisible Hand of Last-Mile Logistics: Delivering Profit in a Shifting Retail Landscape
As consumer expectations for immediacy reshape purchasing habits, retailers are confronting the complex, costly realities of last-mile delivery, where efficiency dictates competitive advantage and sustained profitability.
The Silent Sprawl: How Hyper-Local Warehousing is Reshaping Urban Commerce
The relentless pursuit of same-day and sub-hour delivery is driving a profound shift in logistics infrastructure, transforming American urban cores into a dense network of micro-fulfillment centers and dark stores.
The Last Mile's Unstable Equilibrium: UK Retailers Grapple with Delivery Economics
Growing consumer expectations for speed and convenience are placing unprecedented strain on British retailers' logistics networks, forcing a re-evaluation of established last-mile strategies amid rising operational costs.
The Last Mile's Unsolvable Sum: UK Logistics Confronts a New Reality
British retailers are grappling with a fundamental shift in delivery economics, as consumer expectations for speed and affordability collide with soaring operational costs and environmental mandates. The traditional last-mile model faces an unprecedented reckoning.
Europe's E-commerce Logistics Wrestle with Fragmentation and Scale
The continental European e-commerce landscape, characterised by diverse national markets and complex consumer preferences, presents a formidable challenge for logistics providers aiming for unified efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Last-Mile Logistical Fractures Emerge in Europe's Consolidated E-commerce
While major European e-commerce platforms expand their dominion, the underlying logistics infrastructure reveals persistent fragmentation, challenging profit margins and delivery expectations across the continent.
FedEx, UPS and Amazon Logistics Are No Longer Competing — They Are Restructuring American Last-Mile Together
The U.S. parcel landscape is undergoing its most significant restructuring in a generation, and the implications run far beyond shipping.
Europe's Cross-Border Logistics Has Quietly Gotten Genuinely Good
DPD, DHL, Evri and a quietly improving generation of European national operators have closed the cross-border gap that frustrated brands for years.
Warehouse Automation Is Crossing From Pilot to Default
Symbotic, AutoStore, Locus and a generation of automation vendors are seeing their systems become the default specification for new warehousing in the U.S. and Europe.
The Quiet Revolution in Ecommerce Packaging
Amazon, ASOS and a long tail of consumer brands are restructuring around lighter, smaller, more recyclable packaging — and the cost savings are meaningful.