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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. to get online orders to doors quicker and at a lower cost. But now there is an oversupply of containers and prices have been falling since September.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Many shippers have effectively elected to toss to the wayside any talk of partnerships, relationships, cooperation, collaboration, etc. ,” the report read [emphasis mine]. Based on the quote above from the Stifel report, it seems like my advice has been ignored.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 28-November 1, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Reports 2013 Third-Quarter Results. Con-Way this week reported 2013 third-quarter net income of $30.6 The company’s Menlo Worldwide Logistics group reported revenue of $380.5 However, net revenue, which excludes purchased transportation, increased 8.2 In other news this week… Con-way Inc. million, down 11.0

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

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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How Product Videos Are Driving More Revenue for Online Retailers

RFgen

Maximizing the customer experience online can bring greater returns for retailers, according to a University of Miami study. More than 40 percent of customers say they try to avoid retailers whose services are slow, according to Quantum Metric. Shoppers Spend More When Product Videos Are Used.

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How Product Videos Are Driving More Revenue for Online Retailers

RFgen

Maximizing the customer experience online can bring greater returns for retailers, according to a University of Miami study. More than 40 percent of customers say they try to avoid retailers whose services are slow, according to Quantum Metric. Shoppers Spend More When Product Videos Are Used.

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Marketing during Crisis and Recession, Part 1

Enterra Insights

With millions of people furloughed as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, brands understand consumer purchasing power has diminished dramatically. This drop in purchasing power begs the question: Why market? It’s a tougher question to answer than you might think. Marketing during a crisis. Short answer: Don’t.”[1]