BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Nearly 40,000 of the 50,000 packing, sorting and shipping jobs at Amazon will be full time.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Rates out of Minneapolis are also on the upswing. Miami rates also dropped 4¢ per mile, but rates and volume there may increase in the coming weeks, as ships full of South American produce are diverted from Houston to the Port of Miami. Green Bay to Minneapolis surged, up 75¢ to $2.88 RISING LANES.

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Multichannel Merchant

APRIL 16, 2021

Meanwhile in Minneapolis, Target said a sortation center that opened in 2020, powered by technology acquired from Grand Junction and Deliv , is allowing it to test out a more efficient system for shipping from store. Mulligan said the hub will be able to service all customers in the metro Minneapolis-St.

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Megan also worked on the retailer side of supply chain at Target’s headquarters in Minneapolis.</p> Richard is Shippo's resident e-commerce and shipping expert, having worked in parcel shipping industry since 2011, including prior roles at Temando and Endicia.</p> </p>

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 10, 2018

Nogales, AZ , was the only produce-shipping market to post any big rate increases last week, as many others were down significantly. Green Bay to Minneapolis also jumped up 48¢ to $3.49/mile Green Bay to Minneapolis also jumped up 48¢ to $3.49/mile Nogales to Los Angeles surged to $3.36/mile.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile. Demand is still extra-high out of potato-shipping regions ahead of Thanksgiving, but rates from Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix dropped 27¢ to an average of $2.74/mile. Chicago to Denver soared 27¢ to $3.17/mile.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

GMS is a team of nine people based in Rotterdam, Shanghai and Minneapolis. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2017

Columbus, OH, had spikes on a pair of lanes shipping into the Northeast, which is unusual for this time of year: Columbus to Buffalo was up 17¢ to $2.79/mile. The highest outbound average last week was Green Bay , but the lane to Minneapolis dropped 49¢ to $2.27/mile RISING LANES. Sacramento to Denver was up 26¢ to $2.55/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo. Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 25, 2017

Apple harvests are getting underway, and the early varieties have been shipping. Green Bay to Minneapolis spiked 57¢ to $3.12 Things are looking up out of Grand Rapids, MI. Cucumbers and blueberries were the top crops for July, until now. RISING LANES. The lanes with the biggest increases were mostly in the Midwest. per mile.

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BlueYonder

JULY 1, 2022

including Phoenix and Minneapolis, are cancelling their fireworks displays this year because of staffing shortages and supply issues. The majority of fireworks are manufactured in China, and between the COVID-19 shutdowns and sky-high shipping costs, most importing American cities either can’t get the fireworks supply or can’t afford it.

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Freightera

MAY 28, 2019

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Dan, new to the job, failed to remove the shipping bolts from the back of the washer. With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

Then temperatures suddenly plunged into the single digits and below in much of the Midwest, including sub-zero temps in Chicago and Minneapolis. Most LTL operations won’t pick up freezables, and shippers may be forced to ship products on temperature-controlled trailers that can provide heat. Reefers protect freezable cargo.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

After a weak holiday performance last year, the Minneapolis-based company embarked on a multibillion-dollar spending plan to improve its stores and digital capabilities. Adopt a Ship-to-Store Policy. “One increasingly popular option is the ability for online shoppers to ship a purchase to a nearby brick-and-mortar location.

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 24, 2021

The big-box store first opened in the early 1900s in Minneapolis, MN, and has grown into a perennial top-10 revenue capturing retailer. When shipping LTL, it is even more critical to make best carrier selections as the hub-and-spoke model the mode operates with can leave your product at a terminal for an extended period.

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

Ecommerce businesses are on a constant quest to cut shipping costs without sacrificing speed and customer experience. Yet, it’s tempting to do so by finding the cheapest carrier to ship customer orders. One strategy that ecommerce businesses are taking advantage of is a shipping concept known as “zone skipping.”

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

For example, a certain product is ready to be shipped from the manufacturing facility. Some companies are having to retract and tighten up production and inventory levels to ride out the storm, while others are finding innovative work-arounds to get their goods shipped and imported with respect to packaging, labeling and logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2021

West coast ports race to clear ship backlog by August. The retailer began testing home package delivery from a new sorting center in its hometown of Minneapolis earlier this year. Over the last few months, the number of ships that have been anchored outside of ports has slowly decreased. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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