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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

The recent batch of retailers' earnings offers insights into the success that retailers are achieving in connecting the online and physical store, better known as omnichannel which was first coined around 2010. Costco, for example, acquired Innovel Solutions in 2020. Innovel is now rebranded as Costco Logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4 The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region.

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

In a similar fashion, when Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria last year, the supply chain of two of the island’s most important industries—pharmaceuticals and medical devices—ground to a complete halt. retailer, managing both domestic and international supply chains across multi-channel routes to market.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Before the Covid pandemic hit, brick and mortar retailers were already feeling the pressure of e-commerce. With eligibility requirements easing and vaccine supplies growing, Walmart is now administering vaccines in more than 3,800 stores and clubs across 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. US trade deficit jumps 4.8

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10-14, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart buys a ‘predictive analytics’ firm ( Internet Retailer ). Retailers Remain Cautious On Merchandise Imports. Supreme Court rules in favor of ATA in challenge of Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program ( Cargo Business ). Google finalizing $1.3 billion deal for mapping company Waze ( Reuters ). in April from March.