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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. Retailers continue to deal with increasing challenges and complications surrounding organized retail crime,” NRF vice president of loss prevention Bob Moraca said.

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Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Freight is packaged on pallets or in sturdy cargo containers and moved long distances by multiple modes of transportation like rail, ship, airplane, and truck. Further, with freight shipping, logistics managers must consider whether to utilize full truckload (FTL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to reach warehouses or retailers.

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Freight Abounds, but Rates Return to July Levels

DAT Solutions

The decline is a normal seasonal trend, reflecting a change in the mix of cargo and lanes. NOT SO HOT - Volume dropped last week out of Dallas , Philadelphia , Elizabeth NJ, and Lakeland in Central Florida, but outbound rate trends were not consistent. Potatoes au gratin in the school cafeteria!

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Today, anyone can start an online retailing business from any part of the world and ensure their products are delivered to customers efficiently by using a third-party logistics company. It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world.