The secret to faster delivery is clear: overhauling the street address as we know it

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A FedEx delivery man talks to a doorman in a fancy New York City Apartment building with a gold door.
Tech companies aim to end delivery driver confusion by creating new addresses that show drivers exactly where to go within massive apartment complexes and beyond.

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A day in the life of a delivery driver in NYC working 10-hour shifts and covering 100+ miles

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Bikers at MetroSpeedy make $15 per hour plus tips, while drivers who provide their own vehicles make $20-25.

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FedEx warns drivers not to throw packages or make 'obscene or offensive markings' on them

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A uniformed FedEx worker pushes a trolly of cardboard boxes away from a white FedEx Ground truck in Manhattan.
A FedEx worker delivers packages in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022.

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Postal workers are being attacked by dogs so much that they must avoid delivery in certain areas forcing people to pick up their own mail

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Beware of dog sign on fence as postal worker approches a house
Postal workers suffer more than 5,400 dog attacks every year.

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See packages delivered by boat, plane, drone, and donkey as e-commerce reaches every corner of the world

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A uniformed DHL emplyee in a yellow polo short take a package from a boat captain standing on a yellow DHL delivery barge.
A DHL manager hands a package to a courier from a boat carrying express packages in one of the canals of Amsterdam.

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Some FedEx employees say layoffs are wrecking morale and chipping away at the famous loyalty that Fred Smith built

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An older white man in a dark suit and red tie points at the camera in front of an American flag.
“Mr. Smith was a visionary,” said another former FedExer, who left in the last year out of frustration with the direction the company is headed in now.

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UPS plans to lay off some of its controversial weekend drivers, union reps say, as delivery companies downsize for post-pandemic life

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UPS's higher-paid, unionized workforce gave it an advantage during the pandemic. Now that package volume has slowed from pandemic highs, many logistics companies are re-evaluating the size of their workforce.

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Americans are completely addicted to free shipping. It just makes us spend more.

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Amazon packages
Smart retailers are using shoppers' obsession with free shipping to their advantage, driving more and bigger orders.

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There's a good chance that brand-new item you returned went to a landfill

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According to an estimate by the returns tech platform Optoro, as many as 9.5 billion pounds of returns ended up in landfills in 2022 — equivalent to 10,500 fully loaded Boeing 747s.

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Shopify is trying to lure sellers away from Amazon by promising seamless shipping and VIP access on container ships

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Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify
Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, has said Shopify's logistics services will "level the playing field" for independent e-commerce businesses.

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