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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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Breaking- Dave Clark Announces Departure From Flexport

Supply Chain Matters

A further question is what strategy adjustments Flexport will take as Peterson resumes the CEO role. The acquisition included the online shipping platform technology of Deliverr , which Shopify acquired in May of 2022 for $2.1

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

Supply Chain Matters

In a communication published to Flexport employees today , CEO Dave Clark indicated that the San Francisco based global transportation and logistics Cloud platform provider will be acquiring the logistics operations assets of online retail platform provider Shopify. In the U.S., This is a massive number of companies on the sidelines. ”

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Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. They’re shipping companies. The e-commerce shipping landscape looks quite a bit different from what it did just two years ago. And they’ll make buying decisions based on their shipping experience.

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

At the same time, carriers have turned to leaner operations to keep costs down, and the transportation industry is ready to implode with a capacity crunch that lasts well into 2018 and may only get worse from there. Now, the driver shortage is more than just a slight hiccup in the industry. percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017.

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Denied Party Screening: Why It Matters

QAD

Under these regulations, shipping technology, goods or even information to a foreign national based in the US is known as a “deemed export” even though the goods have not left US soil. That’s why denied party screening is a critical part of your brand protection and risk mitigation strategy. trillion in 2026.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

The budget, or annual operating plan, is normally the first year of the strategy. Integrated Business Planning serves to align enterprise wide plans with the organization’s strategy. Decisions from an IBP meeting need to be made in the light of the company’s vision and strategy.