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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Ship with Walmart (SWW) was previously available only for cross-border orders. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers a further installment in our global supply chain assessment series in providing highlights on reported March 2024, and Q1-2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. This index closed Q1-2024 at 1.8 Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended March on an optimistic footing.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Watching the commercial definitely made me feel nostalgic for the good old days of 80’s cartoon mascots. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Part of this plan is to speed up its supply chain, primarily with a $100 million distribution center in Hendricks County, creating up to 500 jobs by the end of 2024.

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Another Blowout Quarterly Financial Performance for Amazon

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q1-2024 financial performance. Q1-2024 Quarterly Financial Performance Once again, Amazon exceeded Wall Street and investor expectations in delivering stellar financial performance for the recent Q1 reporting period. billion in Q2-2023.

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Wall Street Enamored with Business Upside of Amazon Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

Background For some time now, Supply Chain Matters has published viewpoints on the disruptive threat that online platform provider Amazon will and has had on both online and physical retail, but also package logistics, transport and last mile product fulfillment strategies surrounding many industry sectors.

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Initial Estimates of U.S. Holiday Spending- A Mixed Bag

Supply Chain Matters

An initial estimate of this year’s retail holiday spending indicates a mixed bag, depending on either retail industry, consumer goods producer or logistics and transportation industry perspectives. Granted, anticipated delivery windows provided to consumers were somewhat padded, in case you were paying attention, as we were.

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Amazon’s Fulfillment Network Realignment Implications

Supply Chain Matters

As the commentary indicates, during the 2023 holiday fulfillment quarter, 600 million more items were shipped from these revised regional fulfillment centers. Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric.