Today in Data: FedEx, Microsoft Launch Logistics-as-a-Service; Activists Swarm Kohl’s; Salesforce Leverages Data
Today in Data, FedEx and Microsoft are meeting increased shopping and shipping demands with Logistics-as-a-Service. Plus, activists have their eyes on the retail sector and are willing to spend big bucks there, and Salesforce uses data to help merchants gain and keep customers.
Data
110M: Average number of packages FedEx says it can deliver every day
86%: Share of FedEx’s growth that comes through eCommerce
22%: Percentage drop in Kohl’s share price from April 2021 to January 2022
$9B: Reported amount of two proposed buyout offers for Kohl’s
29%: Increase in buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchases in 2021 versus 2020