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The Quietly Growing Conundrum of Online Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

As online shopping continues to grow – retail e-commerce sales are expected to make up nearly a quarter of total retail sales worldwide by 2026 – returns will become more prevalent. Even consumers find making online returns a pain, having to repack, print shipping labels for and drop off unwanted online purchases.

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3 ways retail warehousing impacts profitability

6 River Systems

With more brick-and-mortar stores shutting their doors than ever before and demand for warehouse space on the rise, retail warehousing creates a profitable opportunity for many companies. In this post, we’ll discuss the trends contributing to the retail warehousing trend and three ways retail warehousing impacts profitability.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore has also embraced solar energy, having multiplied its solar capacity by more than seven times since 2015. The country also plans to boost its solar capacity to at least 2GWp by 2030, which is enough energy to power some 350,000 households. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore.

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Breaking Tech News- Flexport to Acquire Shopify’s Logistics Fulfillment Operations

Supply Chain Matters

The acquisition includes the online shipping platform technology of Deliverr, which Shopify acquired in May of 2022 for $2.1 in a world where the e-commerce market size is poised to surpass $8 trillion in 2026, one-in-four small businesses in America still do not have an online store. In the U.S.,

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Air Cargo is Gaining Momentum in 2023

American Global Logistics

billion in 2026. With practices like "just-in-time," you can reduce extensive warehousing and associated costs. When You Should Use Air Freight The type of goods being shipped: Some goods are not suitable for air freight. Currently, rates are declining, and capacity is increasing. billion in 2023 to $81.15

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

trillion dollars by 2026. Final-mile delivery contributes to 53% of the total cost of shipping. As these time slots are connected to fleet’s capacity usage and availability, it becomes easier for dispatch managers to deliver orders to customers at their preferred time while fully utilizing fleet capacity.

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The Cost of Backhauls

Operations and Supply Chain Management

By its nature, the road freight industry is complex: manufacturers or retailers that need to transport goods are in myriad locations, shipping varying amounts of cargo to many destinations, sometimes relying on multiple carriers to do so. This means the retailer can share spare capacity in its trucks with others. points year-over-year.