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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

According to Steve Banker via Forbes , Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods positioned the company to corner the omnichannel area , and Amazon went a step further. Meanwhile, inventory levels rose 3.6 The cardboard boxes packages arrive in serve as a valuable marketing tool.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

It was the uncertainty of whether the product would be available that drove my purchase decision. Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. I chose predictable availability. Recently, in a conversation with a leading U.S.-based

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. After a volatile 2020, the US Covid-driven 3PL market created growth opportunities, in particular for 3PLs with strong carrier management, e-commerce, and air freight forwarding capabilities.