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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. In addition, Totaltech members who spend $500 in October will receive a $50 reward certificate to use on Best Buy purchases in December. With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. It’s kind of silly.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

Ware2Go

The return rate on ecommerce orders can be up to 35% higher than in-store purchases, and the method of return varies — from scheduled carrier pickups, to in-store returns, to dropoff centers. Packaging- especially plastics- are creating an environmental emergency of their own. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

Ware2Go

The return rate on ecommerce orders can be up to 35% higher than in-store purchases, and the method of return varies — from scheduled carrier pickups, to in-store returns, to dropoff centers. Small parcel deliveries also significantly increase packaging waste. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste.

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain and Freight. UPS is well known for it’s small package delivery business. Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. The new segment was rebranded as UPS Supply Chain Solutions.

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Everything You Need to Know About USPS Ground Advantage

ShipBob

To form USPS Ground Advantage, the Postal Service consolidated two of its previous shipping services, First Class Package and Retail Ground (named Parcel Select Ground when purchasing postage through online shipping software services ), to create an affordable “catch-all” option for packages less than 15.99