Amazon Supply Chain Services Launches Less-Than-Truckload Freight Offering for All Businesses

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the U.S. expansion of its less-than-truckload (LTL) freight beyond its current inbound-to-Amazon offering, to any type of destination, including third-party warehouses, distribution centers, and retail partners, as part of the suite of offerings from Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS). Businesses now have the flexibility to ship by pallet, choosing LTL to share trailer space for partial loads instead of reserving and paying for a full truckload. Since 2019, Amazon LTL has served tens of thousands of Amazon...

Amazon Expands 30-Minute Delivery Service to More US Cities

Amazon is expanding its ultra-fast delivery service, Amazon Now, to dozens of US cities as the company pushes further into rapid grocery and essentials delivery.

The service, which offers delivery in about 30 minutes or less, is now widely available in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, with expansion underway in cities including Austin, Houston, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Denver, and Oklahoma City. Amazon said it plans to reach tens of millions of customers by the end of the year.

Amazon Now offers thousands...

NRF Announces 2026 Top 50 Global Retailers

The National Retail Federation today [April 10, 2026] announced the 2026 Top 50 Global Retailers. Conducted by Kantar, the list ranks the leading international retailers based on their retail revenues throughout 2025. As the largest global retailers continue to expand outside of retail revenues, this list focuses only on retail-specific revenues and not overall organizational revenue.

“The retail industry continues to show its strength, delivering a solid year despite a range of ongoing challenges,” NRF Chief Economist and Executive Director of Research Mark Mathews said. “The retailers on this year’s list have...

Amazon Launches Same-Day Perishable Grocery Delivery in Over 1,000 Cities

Amazon is set to make one of its largest-ever grocery expansions, bringing same-day delivery of fresh and perishable food items to customers in more than 1,000 cities and towns, starting August 13.

Shoppers can now order produce, dairy, meat, seafood and other essentials for rapid delivery, with plans to reach over 2,300 communities by the end of 2025.

“Customers are looking to make their budgets stretch further, and that’s why Amazon is focused on offering a wide selection of national and local brands, including organic and natural options...