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Retailers turn toward private fleets

Cathy Roberson

While there has been some easement, retailers are taking control of parts of their supply chains to control costs and strengthen networks. We launched this into the Phoenix market in Q1 2022, and we'll look to scale this in 2022. said CEO John Morikis On the other hand, Dollar General is using its private fleet to mitigate costs.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. This increases sales.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. Despite High-Profile Retail Cancellations, U.S. imports totaled 2.53

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news. China-US container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record. Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. Amazon plans to cut waste.

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All Eyes Remain Focused on the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The last mile of most traditional logistics’ journeys ended at a retail store. Kraus, Chairman and CEO of EXPAK Logistics, explains, “One of the businesses that technology has been slowly pushing itself into is the last mile delivery business. The exceptions were goods purchased from mail-order catalogs. ”[2].

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Amazon Prime Offers Same-Day Delivery from Retailers

Multichannel Merchant

Digging out a few more shovelfuls to deepen the Prime moat, Amazon is now offering same-day delivery for subscribers in 10 metro areas, who can shop retailers including PacSun, GNC, SuperDry and Diesel and either have the order delivered or picked up in store. with more to follow. The service is free for orders of $25 or more, and $2.99

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair.