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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company reported that it delivered more than 2 billion items in a one-day window in the first three months of 2024. But the recovery is not lifting all regions equally and can be partly attributed to a weak 2023 that makes the comparison look better. That’s all for this week.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. My 2024 predictions for these modes is that ocean shipping transformation will continue.

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply Chain Insights Training, 2024 The Opportunity Based on my research, I believe there is an opportunity to reduce the number of planning roles by 80-85%. Can we build collaborative platforms for role-based discussions across commercial (sales and marketing) and operations (manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing) teams?

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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

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trillion in 2024. Digitalization and development of logistics technology are the driving force behind the scenes, which are even more obvious at the peak time. In comparison, the total sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US was around $19.8 trillion in 2021 to $3.0 Double 11 witnesses record-breaking online sales.

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NRF Report of 2023 Holiday Sales- On Target to Forecast

Supply Chain Matters

For comparison, online sales in 2022 were $255.8 For logistics and customer fulfillment, indications for on-time performance levels among major parcel and logistics services providers appears to average in the high-nineties. Online and non-store sales during the 2023 holiday period reportedly rose 8.2 percent to $276.8

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. A series of new ships will hit the water over the next two years with net fleet growth expected to exceed 9 percent next year and in 2024. And what a glorious season it is. warehouses. That’s all for this week.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

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Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. Reports indicate that returns are higher when products are sold online, with an average return rate of 30% for ecommerce purchases, in comparison with 10% for brick-and-mortar sales. According to the U.S.

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