Crowdsourced delivery explained: making same day shipping cheaper through local couriers

Get the Full StoryRetailers and their logistics partners have been pushed to meet growing customer demands for increasingly speedy shipping. And the steady rise of e-commerce has caused the daily volume of parcel shipments to skyrocket — two trends that, for the foreseeable future, are only going to continue.

With fulfillment giants like Amazon constantly nipping at their heels, e-tailers have to fight to figure out a way to offer same-day shipping at low prices. To do so, they’re experimenting with nontraditional logistics strategies and startup partners to see what sticks.

Enter crowdsourced delivery — the Uber model for package fulfillment. In this article, we’ll take a look at what it is, why it’s growing, and the future of same-day shipping.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderSee Also:Crowdsourced delivery explained: making same day shipping cheaper through local couriersUPS is turning to predictive analyticsHow Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft are shaking up healthcare and what it means for the future of the industry

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