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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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Air Cargo is Gaining Momentum in 2023

American Global Logistics

Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial. This mode of transportation is vital for the fast delivery of goods worldwide. It transports everything from fresh produce to high-value electronics. billion in 2026. billion in 2023 to $81.15

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Addressing Labor Shortages in Warehouse and DC Operations

NC State SCRC

It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. Many other jobs such as Material Handler, pickers, and other general warehouse position are bretween $12,00-$14,000, with fork life operators making up to $16 range.

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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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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. Wiggins, co-founder of transportation management software firm 3GTMS, told CNBC via email. “Is

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Last mile costs rising fast

Cathy Roberson

Last-mile costs are outpacing overall transportation and warehousing costs, a trend likely to continue through 2022. In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted.