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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

In his last role at Bluelinx, Jeff was the General Manager of Metal Products Business Unit which generated $250M in revenue sourcing products from 17 different countries serving 18,000 SKUs to national, regional and local building products retailers. Inventory placement and excess inventory are big problems that omni-channel retailers face.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

Ware2Go

But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year. Those returns often can’t be re-sold, or retailers will lose money on a resale. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste. In 2022 alone, eCommerce returns generated 9.5

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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. Speaking of the holidays, retailers are beginning to prep for the busy season. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

Ware2Go

But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year. Those returns often can’t be re-sold, or retailers will lose money on a resale. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The GS1 Standard barcode was adopted in 1973 by industry leaders to standardize barcodes and unique numbers so they’re accepted by retailers and distributors worldwide. They’re used on virtually everything you see, which is why it’s imperative they’re compliant. Business Address 1 *. Business Address 2. California. Connecticut. Massachusetts.

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Getting Christmas Goods on Time: FedEx and UPS Roll Out Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Intelligent Audit

Furthermore, these dates are for domestic transportation only. USPS holiday deadlines are also further in advance of UPS, more closely aligned to those of FedEx as noted below: December 15 – for Retail Ground December 17 – for First-Class Mail December 18 – for Priority Mail December 23 – for Priority Mail Express.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023. Amazon’s European operations have been at the forefront of the company’s sustainable transportation push.