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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

Howland reports, “[UBS] analysts’ best case estimate is for 75,000 stores to collectively shutter by 2026, if e-commerce penetration rises from today’s 16% to 25%.” UBS store closure estimates for various sectors are: Apparel (21,000 closures), consumer electronics (10,000), and home furnishings (8,000).

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Top 13 Asian eCommerce Marketplaces

Vinculum

Apart from the fact that the revenue generated is in the region of $1 trillion, by 2020, China’s e-commerce marketplace will be churning out as much as the United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and France put together. billion in 2017 to $200 billion by 2026.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

That signals Amazon is specifically looking to entice merchants offering low-cost clothes — an area where Shein has excelled with its $9 hoodies and other bargain-basement apparel. beer industry as more than 74 percent of all beer produced in the United States is packaged in aluminum cans and bottles.