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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the 3PL industry remains hot, with another large deal announced this week: XPO Logistics is acquiring Norbert Dentressangle SA for €3.24 billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. billion ($3.53 billion USD). billion ($5.5 billion ($5.5

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 By now, most companies should have their transportation budgets in place for 2014.

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L’Oréal France Grand Public opens site for mass consumer products

Supply Chain Movement

Following last October’s contract signing, Norbert Dentressangle and L’Oréal France Grand Public (L’Oréal’s French consumer product division) have officially opened the Saint-Vulbas site on 16 July 2014. Up to now, we haven’t had any warehouses in southern France.

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Royal Canin reduces costs with route planning solution

Supply Chain Movement

Royal Canin, a supplier of pet food in Europe, will expand its use of the Descartes WinRoute route planning and optimization solution throughout its operations in France. We will roll-out Descartes WinRoute across the rest of our 15 distribution centres in France to extend the cost savings and operational improvements.”

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Top 5 Subscription Box Companies

3PL Insights

They have their headquarters in New York City, though they also have operations in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. As of the summer of 2014, there were well over 200,000 subscribers each month, though there are reports of growth of 20% per month since then. The cost is $16/month for the basic Loot Crate.

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Checklist: Logistics challenges in China

Supply Chain Movement

trillion economy that was the world’s sixth largest, trailing the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and France. According to an article in Forbes, February 2014, superior customs clearance, warehousing, and transportation capabilities can be huge competitive advantages and drivers of brand strength in China.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. Revenue: €10.2