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Breaking- Dave Clark Announces Departure From Flexport

Supply Chain Matters

The acquisition included the online shipping platform technology of Deliverr , which Shopify acquired in May of 2022 for $2.1 As for Clark, today’s reporting by The Wall Street Journal indicates that he has hired political consultants in a potential bid to be a candidate for the governor of Texas in the 2026 election.

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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., All rights reserved.

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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

Resilinc

One day in August 2022, a group of military and defense strategy experts gathered in Washington, DC, to play a game that simulated a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan in 2026. and its allies would win while losing “dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft, and tens of thousands of servicemembers.”

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Google Launches Last-Mile Fleet Solutions – Gamechanger?

Cathy Roberson

A Pitney Bowes study forecasts ecommerce shipments to double by 2026 and that 90% of US consumers expect free two-to-three-day shipping. However, it took a pandemic to 'discover' the last mile as many providers failed to deliver on time, and shipping costs increased. Where's my package? I wear a number of hats these days.

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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

Last mile delivery has become a costly undertaking for multichannel retailers, with home delivery comprising an estimated 41% of overall supply chain costs and 53% of the total cost of shipping. According to Capgemini research , retailers recover only $8.08 of the average $10.10 Consumer sentiment aligns with this projected growth.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. Today, trucking, shipping, air shipping, and other logistics services are all experiencing disruption: As consumer expectations evolve, businesses are constantly pressured to deliver high-quality goods in the shortest amount of time.

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Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 Highlights: A Human-Centric Approach to Unlocking Productivity

Locus

Read The Efficient Shipping Solution to Automate Your Carrier Selection Download the Ebook The speech set the tone for the symposium and influenced the way we reflected on other ideas and concepts.

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