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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

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The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Source: Descartes Datamyne. Consumers’ appetite for ecommerce and home delivery continued to grow in 2022 but has been tempered by high inflation in the latter half of the year. Figure 1: U.S. Somewhat nailed it.

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

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A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions ; Clint Reiser. The BG innovation center is an operating warehouse where the development team creates, tests, and enhances its solutions. Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game ; Kushal Nahata ( FarEye ).

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Lionel Racing: An Omni-Channel Case Study

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That’s how Rick Gemereth, CIO at Lionel Racing , set the stage for describing his company’s omni-channel strategy and journey in a video interview I conducted with him a few weeks ago at the Descartes’ Evolution 2016 conference (Descartes is a Talking Logistics sponsor).

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The Agility of Integration: eCommerce, Warehouse Management and Shipping for SMBs

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Mobile technology has transformed how customers order, and how goods are fulfilled from the store or warehouse. So what’s been the effect on order management and fulfillment processes? Omnichannel Shakes up the Warehouse. Poor Integration Leaves Gaps in Automation. Another issue was ensuring the integrity of addresses.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

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Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Descartes Route Planner(TM) On-Demand SuiteApp Achieves ‘Built for NetSuite’ Verification. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub.

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The Growing Importance of Last Mile Logistics

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2] Underscoring this dramatic change in ecommerce, Skylar Ross reports, “According to Digital Commerce 360, consumers spent $861.02 To this extent, logistics and shipping represent the final and essential factor in the equation for e-commerce success.” As ecommerce grows, capacity will remain an issue.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

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Descartes Acquires Datamyne. Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. It could also have tracking and payment options to speed up the entire shipping process. The answer is at the end.