Talking Logistics

APRIL 3, 2015

Wal-Mart Scaling Back Free Shipping to Shoppers in Canada ( BloombergBusiness ). Walmart is also ending free home shipping in Canada for orders of less than C$50 ($39.41) before taxes. Deliveries to a “Grab & Go” locker at a store or to a post office will remain free, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer said.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

production), North Carolina (14%), Arkansas and Missouri. these turkeys, fresh or frozen, need to be transported to domestic, and international, markets in time for Thanksgiving. Turkeys may be shipped directly to Retailers or to 3PLs who hold the turkeys in storage until they get demand signals from local retailers. In the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Unfortunately, this does not always act as a deterrent, as Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee rank in the top 12 states for larceny per 100,000 resident.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back Arkansas ? . Arkansas was one of seven states with no formal lockdown orders. There are few restrictions for businesses so shippers moving freight in or out of Arkansas should not expect to see any disruption from closures.?? . back to pre-pandemic difficulty.? .

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, called big data management “the next frontier in retail” in a recent video on Supply Chain Brain. Big data can also be used to make estimations about the time a certain carrier will ship a product.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

This has had special significance as overall online shopping volumes decline from prior pandemic driven volumes, and where the thresholds for the ability to sustain “ Free Shipping ” offerings are growing larger because of rising and unsustainable costs. Additional Thoughts Walmart is not alone in these warehouse automation efforts.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Home Depot has signed on as the first retail customer of Walmart’s new service, GoLocal, with Walmart providing same-day and next-day delivery in select stores in Texas, New Mexico and Northwest Arkansas in the coming weeks, expanding thereafter.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

This both reduces the risk of error and improves speed to create a smoother shipping process. Sara White @SupplyPike Sara White is the Marketing Coordinator for SupplyPike , a supply chain software solutions startup in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She is in charge of providing content to their supplier wiki, help center, and blog.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OTIF) 95 percent of the time within a one-day delivery window. Those expectations just went up.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The Bentonville, Arkansas, based retailer now requires consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that ship to its distribution centers (DCs) in full truckloads to deliver on-time, in-full (OTIF) 95 percent of the time within a one-day delivery window. Those expectations just went up.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The implementation of these laws is predicted to increase the cost of transporting goods as well as decrease the overall volume or quantity of goods shipped. we are seeing some states— including Wisconsin, Ohio, and Arkansas—propose rolling back child labor laws to deal with the labor shortage. To deal with this trend in the U.S.,

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Similar to sales tax and economic nexus, inventory tax requirements vary by state and can vary based on how long the inventory is stored there, whether it is being shipped out of state or being stored in a 3PL or other third party warehouse , and in some cases may even include work in process (WIP) inventory. Is There a Federal Inventory Tax?

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

For UPS , the end-of-year peak season shipping boom gave them a chance to strut their stuff, while for FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, 2022 held challenge after challenge. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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Lucas

JULY 9, 2019

Key Takeaways: Next day shipping creates a need for speed in warehouse operations. The rising demand of faster shipping puts pressure on warehouses so incorporating innovative technology is extremely important. years, Amazon now ships 48% of their packages. Amazon Now- Quick ship Amazon branded vans. FedEx- Under 2%.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Christoph Seitz is the Co-Owner of CFR Rinkens , a global leader in the shipping of commercial cargo, specializing in the containerized shipping of motor vehicles. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country. Christoph Seitz. TastyCrickets.

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Stord

JULY 30, 2019

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 eBay Announces New Fulfillment Service eBay is launching Managed Delivery in 2020, a fulfillment service that will allow high-volume sellers to store, pack and ship inventory from warehouses across the country using a network of third-party logistics providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

ExxonMobil also became a huge lithium producer in 2023 with the acquisition of 120,000 gross acres of the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas, one of the most prolific resources of its kind in North America. to turn to more distant buyers like China, increasing shipping costs. EU relationship. Although U.S.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Multichannel Merchant

APRIL 14, 2022

.” Mark Petrosoniak, Senior Manager of Strategy and Business Operations for autonomous technology company Gatik, said his company powered a driverless short haul pilot with Walmart in Arkansas last August, an industry first. “It was incredibly well received in the community,” Petrosoniak said.

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Freight Center

MAY 31, 2019

We’ll break it down and give you an idea of what’s involved in calculating freight cost wherever you’re shipping. The cost of shipping is called the freight rate. There is no base rate because so many factors needed to calculate the cost to ship freight are constantly fluctuating. Popular Shipping Destinations.

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Saleswarp

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Cool Pet Stuff stocks the majority of the products they sell, in their 10,000-foot warehouse located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Any drop ship items they sell are generally high quality, hand-made, one at a time items. Packers then pick from the cart bins to boxes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 17, 2024

S&P Global also points to a “mixture of physical, political and labor reasons,” with the looming threat of an East Coast port strike paired with ongoing disruptions in Red Sea shipping lanes. It initially launched drone-based deliveries from three stores in Northwest Arkansas as far back as late 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Customers’ favorite items delivered by drone include Great Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, rotisserie chicken and Bounty Paper Towels.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be back to pre-pandemic difficulty. Arkansas was one of seven states with no formal lockdown orders. Status: Open. Status: Open. California.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2019

As of October 1, 2019, there are 23 member states that fully comply with the provisions of the SSUTA: Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . As the state reopens retail facilities on May 4, shipping in and out of Arizona should not be substantially impacted. . Arkansas . Arkansas was one of seven states with no formal lockdown orders from their respective governor. Status: Partially Open .

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Ty Findley, managing partner of Ironspring Ventures, conducted a roundtable discussion titled The Next Chapter on Last Mile, with Penny Register-Shaw, chief strategy officer of The FRONTDoor Collective, and Bill Catania, founder and CEO of OneRail, on Tuesday during day two of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Rogers, Arkansas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2021

West coast ports race to clear ship backlog by August. The service has made package deliveries in the Bentonville and Rogers areas near Walmart’s Arkansas headquarters. Over the last few months, the number of ships that have been anchored outside of ports has slowly decreased. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Walmart will begin the deliveries at select stores in New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas in the next few weeks, and then expand to other markets across the country before the end of the year. Companies like Home Depot and Costco have turned to renting their own container ships to prevent delays. Coca-Cola has taken a different approach.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels French shipping group CMA CGM will reorganise its global fleet to avoid U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N) Cattle futures surge over US halt to Mexican cattle imports U.S.

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