USPS Takes On E-Commerce, Despite Criticism
US Postal Service is to go ahead with its planned e-commerce initiatives despite substantial opposition form private sector rivals. http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000901S0013
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Independent Mail & Parcel Centers in the Crosshairs Small Businesses are under Assault from Every Flank
Tosco Marketing, a US operator of convenience stores and petrol stations, is to introduce a service where shoppers can buy on-line in cafes and pick up and return orders at the same place. http://www.postalwatch.org/2000_10_23_press_crosshairs.htm
Read MoreBarnes & Noble to offer in-store access to Web site
Bookseller Barnes & Noble will install on-line order points in its retail stores and give buyers the option to pick up orders or have them delivered to their homes. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-3300686.html?tag=st.ne.1002.bgif.ni
Read MoreThe Parcel Service Industry in the US: its size & role in commerce
overview of parcel industry, why it has become so important in recent years
Read MoreE-commerce and the Supply Chain: empowered or electrocuted & When Push comes to Pull: harnessing the power of the electronic economy
presentations – the challenges and the opportunities/implications that e-commerce imposes on the supply chain
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