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Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Understanding the differences between small parcel and freight shipping allows fast growing eCommerce sellers to reduce shipping costs and maximize profitability. One way to minimize shipping costs is understanding the differences between small parcel and freight delivery. What Is Small Parcel Shipping?

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Touchless Black Friday

Enterra Insights

But the truth is that Black Friday owes its name to the Philadelphia Police Department, which did not have profitability in mind.”[1] In the middle years of the twentieth century, the scene was often particularly bad in Philadelphia, where the annual Army-Navy football game was regularly played on the weekend after Thanksgiving.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane.

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All Eyes Remain Focused on the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

”[3] He continues, “Simply not delivering a package on time will dramatically increase the rate of returns, and poor last mile in e-commerce delivery can contribute to increasing logistics costs. miles, respectively. miles in Phoenix.”[4]. ”[4].

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

It’s also important to note that shipping and aviation, two industries with significant greenhouse gas emissions, are not included in the COP21 agreement. Drones will have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in the Yard and Warehouse. Abercrombie & Fitch Inc. and L Brands Inc.’s

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. DoorDash delivery can now include products from multiple stores. USPS proposes holiday surcharges.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

The city of Philadelphia is eerily quiet this morning. I live in city-center Philadelphia. Instead, it take active sensing, tracking and pattern recognition of shipping, chain of custody and quality information. On the door of my favorite coffee shop is a closed sign. There is no traffic on the streets.