FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

Many retailers and wholesalers are recognizing the need to expand their warehouse networks, so they can locate products closer to customers, compete with Amazon and establish more competitive omni-channel strategies. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

<p>Many retailers and wholesalers are recognizing the need to expand their warehouse networks, so they can locate products closer to customers, compete with Amazon and establish more competitive omni-channel strategies. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

UPS can make as much as 1,200 pounds of dry ice an hour near its Worldport air hub in Louisville, KY, and can ship it the next day to US and Canadian hospitals and clinics. The delays in loading these toys onto trucks is spurring doubts that they’ll make it to retailers in time for Christmas.

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Tompkins Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Retailers’ behavior: Although not as well substantiated, there is a clear sense among consumers that delaying online shopping is a good thing because the availability of great promotions and free shipping became more and more prevalent in 2011 and 2012. They were playing a waiting game with the big retailers.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Pop-up fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Louisville, Kentucky. Retailers have been popping-up distribution space to add capacity for years, but it has been a clunky and expensive process. Edison, New Jersey.

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The Network Effect

JULY 2, 2014

Eventually Pitino became head coach at a number of programs over the years, most notably at Louisville where the Cardinals won the national championship in 2013. In CPFR, a retailer and manufacturer develop individual plans and then spend considerable time, effort and cost in attempting to reconcile these plans. Two forecasts?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Amazon continues to set the bar on delivery, while other retailers try to keep up. Here’s a question: Does it make sense for retailers to chase Amazon in offering same-day delivery if they don’t have a Prime-like service of their own? Based on the quote above from the Stifel report, it seems like my advice has been ignored.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

Public awareness and mass retailer initiatives have driven major sustainability efforts over the last two decades among CPG manufacturers. Driven by aggressive targets and retailers’ “supplier scorecards”, their progress has been enabled by advances in materials engineering and manufacturing technology. . Among the challenges: .

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution. I was particularly interested in this deal because the grocery industry is near and dear to my heart.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

On-demand fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Louisville, Kentucky. Retailers have been adding capacity to their distribution networks for years, but nothing about the process has been modernized or streamlined.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

.</p> <p>Pop-up fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. </p> <blockquote><h3>Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. .</p> You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it.

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