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Amazon Suspending Non-Essential Deliveries Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Multichannel Merchant

Major DTC brands including Glossier, Allbirds, Cuyana, Patagonia and Warby Parker were among the first to close their stores late last week amid worsening fears and shutdowns in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak, according to reports. The survey highlights the danger that consumers will end up purchasing inauthentic products.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. According to the report, Europe is the region that will feel the strongest impact due to the blockage of the canal.

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Amazon Go and the Future of Sentient Buildings: An Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

As stated earlier, whoever has the phone (if the person can access and run the Amazon Go App) can shop at an Amazon Go store and all purchases they make will be charged to the Amazon account associated with the phone. In contrast, using video analytics, sensors, and machine learning adds $0.00 of variable cost to each item.

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Choosing a Fulfillment Partner

ModusLink Corporation

Make sure to review the performance metrics of the Fulfillment service provider on Reverse Logistics in detail to avoid surprises. Providing the customer with a strong personal brand experience can have high positive impacts on customer retention and continuous purchases. An example could be personal packaging.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Gretchen McCarthy, Target’s chief global supply chain & logistics officer, said Target has to keep up with customer expectations — namely getting online purchases conveniently and quickly. What’s a bit novel is that they’ve also developed an analytics engagement lead role to serve as an organizational coach.