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Delivery businesses could hardly keep up with demand when the COVID-19 pandemic started, and this trend is set to continue as more people become comfortable with ordering online. In 2021, Statista estimates over 2.14 billion people worldwide are expected to buy goods and services online.

If you’re looking for an independent business opportunity, consider a bread route. Usually, a bread route requires the delivery of brand-name bakery products to accounts in a specific region or location. Many national brands offer bread routes for sale to independent contractors.

Amazon is becoming more and more notorious for holding a large amount of pressure over their drivers’ heads. With grandiose promises like next-day shipping and even same-day shipping, their corporation has no choice but to accept nothing less than top efficiency from their drivers.

For small businesses and companies delivering small orders, route planners can optimize single-day, single-vehicle routes. It’s an affordable way to ensure that a delivery vehicle makes all the necessary stops at the right times, while also preventing the unnecessary backtracking that adds hours to driving time and wastes fuel.

Anyone who makes deliveries knows the challenges involved in mapping out a variety of addresses on any given day.

Using a program that calculates routes based on time and fuel savings is ideal for any furniture store. MyRouteOnline software takes your addresses and creates efficient routes that will save you time and money.

Mother’s Day 2021 will be the third busiest retail holiday of the year, and it’s a prime time for many retail stores. From flowers to jewelry to home décor to gourmet food to stationary, retailers are stocking shelves and prepping their sales staff for the influx of Mother’s Day shoppers.

Spring is already here for much of the northern hemisphere, which means an influx of work for related businesses. From yard care to pool cleaning, spring usually means an uptick in new customers for many small service companies as the weather warms up.

Mother's Day is coming, and whether they are 3 or 33, kids of all ages take the time to send the woman they call "Mom" something to let her know she is loved and appreciated.

Each small business owner works under a contract with FedEx and must meet certain legal guidelines. This contract outlines the details of a particular route and includes an established book of business. FedEx route owners must purchase their own equipment and hire their own employees.