Last Mile
52 posts tagged with “Last Mile”
FedEx 2026 Peak Fees Make Residential Delivery Density a Contract Metric
FedEx's 2026 peak fees put residential delivery density at the center of parcel costs. Learn how to model exposure and negotiate a smarter peak plan.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 27, 2026 · 6 min read
USPS Smart Lockers Turn Local Marketplace Exchanges Into a Last-Meter Logistics Network
USPS Local XChange gives marketplace handoffs a trackable logistics workflow built around smart lockers, custody events, pickup windows, and exceptions.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Last-Mile Costs Are Forcing Delivery Promises Back Into Network Math
Last-mile delivery promises only protect margin when they account for order value, zone density, appointment constraints, address confidence, carrier fit, and failure cost.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Wayfair's Home Delivery Network Lessons Point to the Hard Part of Big-and-Bulky Logistics
Wayfair's home delivery network lessons show why big-and-bulky logistics needs disciplined execution across appointments, damage, returns, density, and cost-to-serve.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 3, 2026 · 6 min read
JD.com's 700,000-Robot Claim Makes Delivery Labor a Network Design Variable
JD.com's automation claim shows why delivery robotics is becoming a network design question, not just a labor-cost question.
CXTMS InsightsJune 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Free Delivery in 2.7 Days Is the New Retail Baseline - and the Network Math Is Getting Ugly
Consumers now expect free delivery in 2.7 days, forcing retailers to rethink parcel networks, carrier diversification, promise logic, and AI-powered ETA accuracy.
CXTMS InsightsJune 25, 2026 · 7 min read
Delivery Reliability Is Beating Speed. Retail Logistics Teams Should Rebuild Promises Around That.
Retail leaders are putting delivery reliability ahead of raw speed. Here is how logistics teams can turn delivery promises into operational commitments.
CXTMS InsightsJune 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Multi-Carrier Parcel Networks Are Becoming the New E-Commerce Default
E-commerce shippers are moving from single-carrier parcel strategies to blended networks as accessorials, regional carriers, and last-mile complexity reshape delivery economics.
CXTMS InsightsJune 6, 2026 · 7 min read
India’s Last-Mile Delivery Market Is Growing Fast Enough to Redraw Urban Fulfillment
India’s last-mile delivery market is scaling quickly, forcing global shippers to rethink urban fulfillment density, carrier strategy, COD handling, returns, and delivery data governance.
CXTMS InsightsJune 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Canada Post Labor Peace Moves Parcel Planning From Strike Risk to Service Design
Canada Post contract ratification removes an immediate labor risk, but parcel shippers still need carrier-tier rules, cutoff reviews, and contingency workflows.
CXTMS InsightsJune 2, 2026 · 6 min read