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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Retail returns occur when a customer returns the purchased items to a seller in exchange for a refund, store credit, or a similar product. Yet, in today’s omnichannel world, retail returns are key to driving business growth, thanks to their ability to enhance the customer experience, minimize losses, and preserve long-term revenue.

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Why Mastering E-Commerce Shipping Strategies Will Help Retailers Avoid the “Retail Apocalypse”

GlobalTranz

The retail apocalypse has received plenty of attention over the past three years. Brick-and-mortar stores that understand the invaluable role of e-commerce in relation to omnichannel supply chain success can help retailers avoid the retail apocalypse. GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper.

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Shipping Less-Than-Truckload Freight in E-Commerce: Shipping Online Is More Than Just Parcel Shipments

GlobalTranz

According to Logistics Management, more parcel carriers are moving heavier parcel shipments to less-than-truckload freight in e-commerce because they’re overwhelmed. This creates a wonderful opportunity for shippers to eliminate the middleman costs by considering the use of less-than-truckload freight options for e-commerce.

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Q3 2021 Trucking Trends and Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

The freight market has been on the receiving end of several systemic shocks that continue to affect industry providers and shippers alike. And when you add in the current labor and commodity shortages along with an inflationary environment, it is apparent why freight rates have been steadily climbing.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers are adding new incentives to boost their overall curbside shopper experience for customers. During and after the pandemic, more businesses than ever moved most or all of their sales online or closed altogether, leaving behind a large number of empty retail spaces in shopping malls and elsewhere.

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Using Freight Audit Data to Stay Strategic on Spot Bids

Intelligent Audit

Freight audit and payment protocols have long been an essential service for shippers in competitive markets. Predictive planning and analysis are crucial to avoiding overpayment and freight rates and fees surprises. This is why freight invoice audit services and actionable intelligence are essential, mainly when focusing on spot bids.

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Modern Ways Technology Provides Transportation Management & Freight Spend Visibility

Intelligent Audit

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?