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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Retailers, Customer Delight is Tied to Exceptional Delivery Experiences

Locus

billion in 2024 and has the potential to reach $191 billion by 2027. Out of all the countries in SEA, Indonesia is shown to be the major driver of e-commerce growth in the region, with user size of 138 million and revenue of $61 billion in 2023 and is said to reach $104 billion by 2027.

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Can Retailers Reinvent the Last Mile? The Trillion-Dollar Question

Locus

trillion by 2027. Capacity Planning Chaos: Holiday and festival seasons trigger an avalanche of orders, overwhelming retailers and e-commerce vendors. Traditional systems aren’t designed to plan capacity proactively, leaving retailers unable to meet with demand, thereby impacting revenue.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

Modeling software demonstrates different transportation setups and their effect on volume capacity and weight distribution, allowing maximum vehicle capacity use and on-time deliveries. The market for logistics robotics is predicted to reach $6 billion by 2027.

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Pet Care Brands: Choosing the Right 3PL for Retail Deliveries

Zipline Logistics

billion by 2027. . We help even multibillion-dollar companies lock in the right capacity partners to achieve the best possible freight outcomes and uncover new savings potential. . Did you know…? . The pet care industry is expected to reach $358.62 There are over 630 different pet food brands. .

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Last-mile Dialogues: Make Your D2c Strategy a Winner With an Intelligent SCM Solution

Locus

during the 2022-2027 period, the total addressable D2C market in India is forecast to hit $100 billion by 2025. They don’t care about capacity or fleet issues that brands are having; they just want their orders to be delivered on time and in a predictability way. With an expected CAGR of 34.5%

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Named and Unnamed Storms and Watching the Horizon

QAD

In the US, the employee summer vacation schedules can seriously exacerbate the growing labor shortage and reduce manufacturers’ capacity and ability to meet customer demand. So there will be another Elsa in 2027, but Katrina is a name that is forever retired and no storm will ever bear her name again.