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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration. Walmart to buy Alert Innovation.

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S. On one hand, new orders for U.S. percent, marking the largest drop in this metric since last July. Be Sociable, Share!

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ? Media Type.

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NRF 2024: Supply Chain Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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5 Best Mobile Apps for Fleet Managers

The Logistics of Logistics

Toodledo integrates into your browser, e-mail account, or calendar to help you keep track of tasks and also features various collaboration tools that allow you to use it in tandem with co-workers. Car Care has received accolades from the New York Times and Edmunds, and it has received consistently high ratings from users.

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Average Order Value: 5 Tips to Increase it [+ AOV Formula]

ShipBob

Your brand’s average order value (AOV) isn’t a vanity metric. Take Rainbow OPTX, an online sunglasses seller: By working with their third-party logistics ( 3PL ) provider, ShipBob, to expand their 2-day shipping window to all customers, the brand experienced a drastic increase in how much their customers were willing to spend.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. They also lack process controls and metrics.