Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. and raided the Beijing offices of Mintz Group, a due-diligence firm based in New York. Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Billion Acquisition of e2open Australia based logistics software provider WiseTech, developer of logistics execution software CargoWise , announced an agreement to acquire U.S. listed B2B logistics platform provider e2open Parent Holdings for a reported $2.1 WiseTech Announces $2.1

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This week’s news will all center on this war. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Oil, gas, steel and metal products account for other everyday items purchased from the two countries.” Russia Attacks Ukraine. Oil Prices Jump.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2014

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics to Acquire New Breed Logistics. Reports 2014 Second-quarter Results. Amazon to open five new warehouses in India (Reuters). XPO Logistics continues its roll-up strategy with its announced acquisition of New Breed Logistics this week for $615 million.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

I grew up in New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology. While putting myself through school, I got a part-time job at JFK airport which opened my eyes to logistics. Right out of college, I worked at a logistics company in Atlanta. The expected metrics were part of the contract.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

But before I bring out the lawn mower and tool box, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Mondelez Says Cyberattack Cost it Business (WSJ – sub. Caterpillar Faces New Questions in [Export and Tax Violations] Probe (WSJ – sub. ACT Research: N.A.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2018

As explained by Clint Raiser of Logistics Viewpoints , e-commerce retail sales have grown at 15% annually, doubling in size since 2012. To meet rising demand, supply chain executives must begin considering new ways to increase the capacity of their existing facilities. Engage with experts to guide you through the process.

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ModusLink Corporation

JUNE 11, 2025

” According to the latest Global Port Tracker report , a collaborative effort by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates, we’re about to see a significant surge in U.S.-bound ports, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, among others.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. We don’t care if they are solved with new technologies or old technologies.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Prior to Covid-19, 45% of consumers never considered the supply chain when making purchases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. Once the data becomes available, “new types of analytics and algorithms could be possible.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As a result of mediated collective bargaining, port operators agreed to raise their offer of wage hikes to a 62 percent increase over six years of a new contract ending the three day walkout. Some industry reports point out reluctance to route January 2025 import volume via east coast ports because of ongoing uncertainty.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Logistics is the prime example of a changing industry – colossal, ripe for disruption and utterly opaque. Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

The Supply Chain and Logistics Hall of Fame. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: MercuryGate Launches ezVision. Ryder Launches NaviShare, a New Software Platform Providing Real-time Visibility, Tracking, Matching, and Sharing of Truck Capacity. Finding Happiness.

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E2open

MAY 25, 2025

(NYSE: ETWO) (“E2open” or the “Company”), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with a leading multi-enterprise network, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by WiseTech Global Limited (ASX: WTC) (“WiseTech”), a leading provider of logistics execution software solutions.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The staff at Wired magazine notes, “Everyone returns a gift or an impulse purchase now and then. Today’s consumers take a lot of factors into consideration when they make a purchase — including product availability, price, delivery dates, and return policies. of all merchandise purchased in the U.S. ”[2].

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Anyway, I’m on borrowed time again this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Kewill and LeanLogistics Rebrand as BluJay Solutions, Unveil World’s First Global Trade Network. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

According to a recent New York Times article , 181 CEOs jointly released a statement on “the purpose of a corporation.” Procurement is at the core of many companies’ efforts to increase green practices. With such strong influence over company operations, purchasing teams have the opportunity to maximize impact.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

The International Labor Organization reports that 27.6 ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

According to the July 2022 Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures reportedly declined once again in July. This index was reported as 1.84 reported for June, and 2.59 reported for May. Logistics Managers Index.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Actionable analytics and meaningful logistics intelligence are essential elements in freight. Actionable analytics gather large volumes of data and interpret it in a meaningful way, translating it into effective business strategies. Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases. Diversify Your Transportation Network With 3PLs.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2020

Online orders would be fulfilled through distribution centers, while in-store purchases would be fulfilled with whatever inventory was on the shelves. Now, most large brick-and-mortar retailers include their in-store inventory when you are making purchases online. In New York City alone, 90,000 packages a day go missing.[4]

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This dispute has left a damaging effect on our industry—causing extreme delays and millions in lost sales,” the American Apparel & Footwear Association said, as reported in the WSJ. “If appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. If our ports aren’t open, we can’t trade. The bottom line for all U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2024

G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers began its journey in 1925 when two women in Cincinnati, along with their partners, purchased the New York Mineral Water company. These metrics are crucial in understanding, analyzing, and improving the efficiency and reliability of manufacturing equipment.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). This index compiles 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. reported for February.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. The report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of ORC in the past year and that 71% said ORC incidents were increasing. The number was down from 40% last year and 44% the year before.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.”[2] As a result of this upward retail trend, CPG “predicts a strong 5.8% ” Not all predictions are so rosy. Ben Unglesbee ( @Ben_Unglesbee ) reports that Deloitte analysts aren’t quite so sanguine about holiday sales. year-over-year increase in retail sales for the November-December holiday season.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8% Amazon has started increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 for non-Prime members in some markets, according to notices on its website, as the company looks for more ways to cut costs.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. Lerer Hippeau Ventures is a New York-based early stage venture capital firm, meaning it invests in companies that are just starting up but have a large chance of success (often Series A rounds). Lerer Hippeau Ventures.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The world of shipping management and logistics continues to evolve as market conditions change. Maersk , a global leader in transportation, supply chain and logistics management, and general freight, announced February 9, 2022, “The intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a leading U.S.-based

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RFgen

APRIL 1, 2013

In an effort to be more competitive against ecommerce retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart is considering adopting a new inventory management system in which customers ship goods to other customers. Reuters reported last month that the company is turning to a crowdsourcing model for fulfilling ecommerce orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. trade deficit narrowed sharply in June as businesses cut back on purchases of foreign-made capital goods, resulting in imports falling to the lowest level in more than 1-1/2 years. percent to $65.5

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 6, 2017

IBM published a report stating post-purchase experience, or the delivery promise, has the power to make or break a consumer’s relationship with a brand. For eCommerce, retailers’ delivery promises need to evolve into faster, more affordable options and the logistics behind them have to match. The New Last Mile.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Procurement sourcing and tail spend solutions provider Fairmarkit announced the completion of a $35.6 Other investment participants included GGV Capital , Insight Partners, HighlandX along with a new strategic investment from ServiceNow. Expands C-Suite Amid Increased Technology Demand. Fairmarkit Announces $35.6

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In interviews with Business Insider and across social media, shoppers are claiming the quality of Whole Foods’ produce has gone down since Amazon purchased the grocery chain. Dozens have complained about finding bruised, discolored, tasteless or rotten produce in Whole Foods stores from California to New York in recent months.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. UPS to Continue Service Despite Threat of Strike. FedEx Launches Consolidated Returns Service. 12 statement from FedEx. “

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