Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Retailers with store-front will push this option and curbside pickups to offset high shipping costs. A Digital 360 2021 survey found that 45% of consumers opt for BOPIS because they do not want to pay for shipping. Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) will likely be the winner in this year’s parcel peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. The Rhine River has been a reliable shipping lane for centuries, helping spawn industrial giants along its banks.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Tompkins Robotics – Expanded its reverse logistics capabilities in 2018.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

We are working closely with partners to move through product and, in some cases turning to drop shipping and direct the store shipments to help alleviate this current pressure. Meanwhile, Wolverine Worldwide noted in its second-quarter earnings that it began receiving order postponements from retailers that were faced with excess inventory.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Part of the statement reads: “The timing coincides directly with peak shipping season for the winter holidays, and a strike would have devastating consequences for retailers’ supply chains and could cripple the U.S. This figure also includes the shipment of e-commerce purchases and other small parcel shipments.

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

The new fulfillment center already services leading customers and ships over 5 million packages annually. Today’s announcement builds on the recent acquisition of ProPack Logistics and Stord’s expansion into Europe. said Sean Henry.

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TMC

DECEMBER 3, 2015

To help logistics professionals understand the case for automation, I’ve put together a hypothetical case example. The baseline cost for the Nashville order is only $79. At last we have the final answer: Multi-stop all of the non-Tennessee orders, and ship the Tennessee orders separately—one LTL, and one FTL.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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