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The Give and Take of Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Technology

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e-commerce sales increased again in 2021, up 14% year-over-year (YoY), and by more than 50% compared to 2019. Multi-carrier parcel shipping technology empowers fulfillment teams. Multi-carrier parcel shipping technology gives merchants the functionality they need to roll out these offerings and better serve customers.

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What These 7 Warehousing Stories Mean for 2019

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Now is a great time for shippers to take stock of what happened in 2018 so they can prepare for what’s coming in 2019. With that in mind, we summarized seven warehousing stories and trends from last year and indicated here what they mean for the year ahead 1. FedEx’s news release 2. Walmart’s announcement 3.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 18, 2019

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Supply chain problems have hurt Adidas’ sales growth in the first half of 2019, especially in North America. Demand for warehouses with at least 1 million square feet remains strong near major population centers. Shipping volume fell by 2.7% However, port volume for 2019 is still elevated, up by 1.6%

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 4, 2019

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Walmart’s new, high-tech consolidation center will improve inventory flow. However, since shipping spare parts between European countries could be more costly in the future, the company is trying to move as much of this inventory now as it can.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 25, 2019

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The number of ocean imports fell across California ports in February , primarily due to the end of a tariff-driven shipping surge. For months, shippers had been moving inventory from China to the United States earlier than usual, trying to get ahead of a new round of tariffs scheduled to hit in March. from January to February.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 25, 2019

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California warehouses are struggling to handle increased import volume ( as retailers ship inventory early to avoid added costs from looming tariffs ). This rush of shipments has filled the nearby warehouse market, slowed transportation speeds, and driven up other supply chain costs.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 29, 2019

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Demand for warehouse space is spurring new construction projects near the Dayton, Ohio airport. Additionally, inventory that was shipped late last year is now starting to leave warehouses, another factor that could raise freight demand in the second and third quarters. and relatively low labor costs. in February) to 2.68