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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The FedEx program will accept unboxed, unlabeled returns, then consolidate returned items and ship them back to merchants. Under the program, FedEx Consolidated Returns, consumers can bring returned items with a QR code to any of the 2,000 locations operated by FedEx Office, the company’s storefront retail operation. FedEx Corp.

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Francisco Ricaurte, UPS’s country manager for the Andean Countries, reports, “The National Retail Federation (NRF) anticipates that Americans will spend $2 billion on flowers this Valentine’s Day, which would account for 35 percent of the holiday’s spending. .”[2] The Flower Supply Chain.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Glen Munholland, President at Circular Supply Chains !

Supply Chain Game Changer

From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! Glen was excited to talk about his new system at Circular Supply Chains and tell me that all of the principles I wrote about in “ From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! I started one company called Liquidators Clearinghouse that retailed secondary market merchandise in a 54,000 square foot layout.

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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

The majority of banana export comes from 3 countries, which top the list for 2016: Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Most farms work directly, under contract, with a specific label that will later distribute the bananas in bulk to retailers around the globe. shipping, trucking and refrigeration?—?contributes

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Costa Rica. Manufacturers and retailers had a generally positive outlook on the prospect of consolidation. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cook Islands.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Costa Rica. Manufacturers and retailers had a generally positive outlook on the prospect of consolidation. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cook Islands.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

According to eMarketer , global e-commerce retail sales will rise to $5.542 trillion this year and surpass $7.391 trillion by 2025. It’s impossible to paint the new international shipping surcharges with the broad strokes of the past, and shippers need to know exactly what to expect and what countries are affected. EUR to 0.60