@emmacos

Editorial Director of AI Innovation @businessinsider @Bagehots alum

 New York, New York
Joined June 2009
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Startups are a big part of the #gigeconomy boom and @akad has some words of wisdom for all varieties of logistics #startups from her days at Uber Freight. Her tips here: businessinsider.com/former-u…
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If you want to meet even more women leading in logistics, here’s a list of 17 starting with big bosses like @carolBTome, @mariechrlombard & @shelley_simpson but also including emerging leaders like @elsieqian, @lidiayan2012 & @lilyshen. Full list here: businessinsider.com/powerful…

Power Players: These 16 women are leading top logistics firms out of the pandemic

Just 20% of C-suite positions at the top 20 for-hire logistics firms are held by women — but logistics has more women leaders than business at large.

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And if you want an overview of the USPS 10-year plan, @Grace_Panetta has you covered here: businessinsider.com/usps-ann…
Even before the ocean shipping disaster this thread is NOT about, US West Coast ports were a mess. It’s a terrible situation for most businesses, but a lucky few are booming as a result. Check them out here: businessinsider.com/port-con…
Back to retail … Walmart has lost a lot of top-flight talent in the last year and change. @ainecain and I broke it down here. And if you’ve got thoughts on the exodus, my DMS are open! businessinsider.com/walmarts…
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From one big box to another … Target is expanding sortation centers in an effort to make shipping e-commerce packages from stores more efficient. As with most logistics plays, Amazon got there first. What’s sortation and why does it matter? It’s all here: businessinsider.com/target-f…
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And if somehow you missed the photos of the new mail trucks coming to a curb near you in 2023, @T_Levin has you covered. businessinsider.com/post-off…
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But alas, for ever winner of a lucrative gov. contract there is a loser and a market ready to punish them. @matousekmark looks at what happens now for runner-up Workhorse since "almost" is no consolation when nearly $500M is on the line businessinsider.com/how-work…
I’ve got startup news for from the founder of Amazon Air, who thinks he can build a competitor for UPS and FedEx by aggregating and sorting #ecommerce packages then harnessing regional carriers … details here: businessinsider.com/amazon-a…

The founder of Amazon Air is launching a startup to liberate retailers from UPS and FedEx

Pandion plans to solve the parcel carrier crunch by building a network of warehouses that aggregate packages and pass them onto smaller carriers.

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In more startup news, @MadelineLStone has the story of Jet.com founder Nate Faust making some mischief in the #lastmile — consolidating apparel shipments and shaking up packaging. More here: businessinsider.com/jetcom-c…
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XPO reported Q4 earnings and they were BIG but that wasn't the surprising part. The co. doubled net revenue in brokerage and execs said it came down to building up when freight was low to be ready when it came roaring back. Get the whole story here: businessinsider.com/xpo-logi…
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