Max Garland

5 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Canada Post's struggles with ongoing labor disruptions and protracted contract negotiations are prompting shippers to lean more on private carriers, despite added fees and coverage limitations. The government-owned carrier reported Wednesday that delivered parcel volumes are down 65% from the same time last year as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' overtime ban that started in May stokes concerns over reliability.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. DHL is now a pre-integrated partner in Shopify’s shipping platform, giving Shopify sellers easier access to the logistics giant's network and delivery services, according to a May 26 announcement. The integration with Shopify Shipping, which offers merchants discounted shipping rates and other services, is live in the U.S. and Germany.

1 week ago | smartcitiesdive.com | Max Garland

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:Data sharing among retailers, delivery providers and law enforcement could help efforts to curb package theft, the U.S. Postal Service's Office of Inspector General said in a May 15 report.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers isn't happy with what Canada Post called its "final offers" for new labor contracts, casting further uncertainty over a drawn-out negotiations process. The two parties have been in contract discussions amid a union-imposed overtime ban that began upon the May 23 expiration of agreements covering rural and suburban mail carriers and urban postal operations employees.

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Data sharing among retailers, delivery providers and law enforcement could help efforts to curb package theft, the U.S. Postal Service's Office of Inspector General said in a May 15 report. Currently, broad crime classifications, consumer uncertainty in reporting and retailers' attempts to protect proprietary data are complicating efforts to understand the issue's scale, the report said.