Prime Day’s peaks bring supply chain dilemma for delivery networks

As today is Amazon Prime Day, when consumers in their millions are expected to flock online for deals, what does this short, sharp peak in demand mean for the thousands of logistics businesses, big and small, which make up the Amazon delivery network? Mohit Paul, senior vice president EMEA a BluJay Solutions, a leading provider […]

Amazon’s Prime Day set to be biggest yet as its aircraft fly

Amazon’s Prime Day is set to be biggest in its history for sales, the e-commerce giant announced yesterday as its fleet of Prime Air aircraft took to the skies. The annual event took place for 30 hours from Monday, 10 July and is one of the biggest online retail days in the US shopping calendar. […]

Amazon chief targets cargo service to the Moon by 2020

Amazon reportedly plans to start a cargo service shipping packages to the Moon by 2020 to help set up a human settlement, according to a reports in the Washington Post. The online retail giant is reportedly targeting operating a cargo spacecraft Earth-to-Moon delivery service, which would carry as much as 10,000 pounds of goods to […]