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How to Build an Amazon Distribution Network for Third-Party Sellers

Ware2Go

The top three are California, Texas, and Illinois – all highly-populated states that contain major US cities. Grocery was one of the fastest growing ecommerce segments in recent years and is projected to make up 20% of ecommerce by 2026. Amazon knows that most orders will be coming from densely populated urban areas.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

On December 22, the first deliveries from new sites in Texas and California were made, according to David Carbon, Vice President of Prime Air at Amazon. Any earn-out is expected to be paid in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026. Well, the wait is finally over.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

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There’s a mandate in place for full electrification by 2026. West coast container imports rose in September as California ports continue to win back business lost when nervous importers rerouted freight flows to Gulf and East coast ports during a series of worker strikes in June.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

But some Class 1 railroads, CSX in particular, are cutting back on intermodal service to favor more profitable freight. If things don't change, and we continue up this progression, by 2026, we will be at 170,000 drivers short. Rail intermodal, a natural alternative to trucking, is seeing strong increases in traffic.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. To start, Pepsi is using the trucks to deliver Frito-Lay products from its Modesto, California, facility up to 425 miles on a single charge. The expansion will also grow Target’s workforce.