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Monday is here again, folks. Here’s a short list of industry
news articles we found over the weekend.
FedEx makes a few upgrades.
“FedEx Express has received delivery of its first 767-300
freighters, supporting the company strategy to modernise its fleet with more
efficient freighters.
‘Today’s delivery of our first Boeing 767 Freighter is
another step forward in our fleet modernisation strategy,” said James Parker,
executive vice president of air operations, FedEx Express. ‘The 767 is
approximately 30 per cent more fuel efficient and has unit operating costs that
are more than 20 per cent lower than the aircraft they will replace. The net
effect is an aircraft that is more affordable to operate and has lower carbon
emissions because of better fuel efficiency.’
The 767 Freighter is an ideal upgrade for the fleet serving
the FedEx Express domestic network, providing improved fuel, maintenance and
cost savings over the MD-10 freighters it will replace.”
The same-day boom marches on.
“Five months after Google unveiled an experiment delivering
everything from Target bed sheets to American Eagle bluejeans to parts of the
San Francisco Bay Area, the company is preparing to expand same-day delivery to
more shoppers across the region. Google Shopping Express will add pressure to
companies like eBay that are expanding their own same-day delivery programs in
what has become a fierce race between tech giants.
Google and eBay are jumping into the hypercompetitive
brick-and-mortar retail industry to fend off Amazon.com, which is forging ahead
with its own same-day delivery tests. By offering their services to struggling
retailers and capturing shoppers who buy everything from cars to toilet paper
online and want it delivered to their front door within hours, Google and eBay
may corner one of the few retail markets Seattle-based Amazon hasn’t already
taken.”
A fresh, fun take of coffee delivery.
“The race for faster, fresher and on-demand continues.
Amazon is entering the food delivery space with Amazon Fresh, subscription
services like Birchbox bring shopping samples to your door, and on-demand
services like Uber and Lyft provide rides with a single click. I had the chance
recently to try a new subscription service named Moustache Coffee Club.
The Moustache Coffee Club selects a different coffee every
week from a variety of top roasters, such as Intelligentsia and Handsome
Coffee. Then the coffee is shipped free immediately after roasting, for optimal
freshness (weekly or bi-weekly subscription depending on how much coffee you
drink).”
