Lalamove secures $30m funding and plans major expansion
Hong Kong based on-demand delivery company Lalamove has announced that it plans to use the US$30m raised by its Series B Financing to expand its network to 100 cities.
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Zenkraft launches shipping app to integrate more carriers with Salesforce
Zenkraft has launched its new shipping app which supports more than 30 new carriers.
Read MorePosti buys home care services provider
Finland’s postal operator Posti has bought HR Hoiva Oy, which provides home care and personal assistance services for municipalities, joint municipal authorities and private customers.
Read MoreCollective deliveries
News has emerged about yet another delivery drone patent from Amazon. This time, the Seattle retail giant has come up with an idea of getting drones to swarm together, so they can combine their strength and collectively deliver much larger items.
Read MorePost Office confirms plans to find more retail partners for directly managed branches
Post Office has today (10 January) confirmed that it would be seeking partners for 37 of its directly managed branches – and this is in addition to the 93 branches previously announced over the past year.
Read MoreThailand Post investing in digital transformation
Thailand Post is set on a “digital transformation” programme that will see the postal operator investing heavily in upgrading its core automation systems, distribution centres and delivery infrastructure.
Read MoreUPS buys Freightex
UPS has bought Freightex, the UK-based “asset-light” provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialised and refrigerated over-the-road services.
Read MoreTesco proposes to close two distribution centres and simplify network
Tesco has announced proposed changes to its UK distribution network, which include reducing the number of distribution centres from 25 to 23 and bringing in house all the warehouse operations that are currently carried out by DHL and Wincanton.
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