3PL providers, shipping carriers, fulfillment strategy, and e-commerce delivery options.
Kroger’s mid-June quarter shows store-based fulfillment beating the automated central warehouse in the US. Three signals point to a likely Ocado strategic reset by spring 2027.
Kroger’s profitable e-commerce quarter and Ocado’s pivot signal the standalone automated grocery warehouse is fading. Expect more grocers to retreat to store-based fulfillment through H2 2026.
Three fulfillment moves in six weeks signal that sub-30-minute grocery delivery is about to become table stakes across major US grocery before holiday 2026. The likely winner is store-and-proximity fulfillment, not dedicated mega-automation.
TikTok Shop is likely to extend Fulfilled by TikTok and push managed logistics across its new European markets before the 2026 holiday peak. Three signals, anchored by the June 15 four-market launch, point to an Amazon-style fulfillment buildout.
A practical 2026 playbook on shipping insurance and lost-package policy: when to self-insure, how to write claim rules customers accept, and where carrier liability ends.
Single-node shipping taxes every order through high zones and slow transit. Here is how to place warehouses, split inventory, and route orders to cut shipping fulfillment cost and days in transit.
Logistics deep dive: Tools and vendors for shipping & fulfillment in 2026.
Logistics deep dive: The 2026 shipping carrier comparison for US retailers.
Logistics deep dive: How to actually calculate landed cost for retail orders.
Logistics deep dive: Fulfillment center locations: the math behind a good network.