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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. In a blog post, Amazon said a combination of planes, trucks, ships, and delivery vans, along with staffed-up warehouses, has put it in a good position to “get customers what they want, when they want it, wherever they are this holiday season.”

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All Eyes Remain Focused on the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The last mile of most traditional logistics’ journeys ended at a retail store. Andrew Chung, CEO of Innovo Property Group, explains, “[The] explosive growth of online purchasing and competition among online retailers has resulted in a race to reach consumers. The exceptions were goods purchased from mail-order catalogs.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week, I bought a shirt at Bloomingdales on Walnut Street in Philadelphia for 1$. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. In my 68 years on this planet, I have never seen such deep discounts.

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ThankX Delivery Services!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In March 2020, Real Estate Investor/Tax Analyst Carlos Colon (a Philadelphia native, raised in Puerto Rico) decided to bring an idea of his to life; one which was building in his heart for a long period of time. Soon thereafter, the genesis of #ThankX was born: Concierge Community Couriers (based in our very own Philadelphia)!

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The New Hubs in Stord’s Nationwide Network: Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago

Stord

These facilities will primarily focus on pallet in/pallet out, retail distribution, kitting, labeling, consolidation, fulfillment, and other value added services. Learn more about our warehousing and distribution network by speaking with our team or reading more about us. Let’s connect.

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Small Parcel Shipping: Best Practices for eCommerce Merchants

Ware2Go

Further, with freight shipping, logistics managers must consider whether to utilize full truckload (FTL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to reach warehouses or retailers. Unlike small parcel delivery, the sizes and quantities of cargo in freight are far too large to stack in the back of a UPS truck to reach the end destination.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

CLX Logistics: Annual Customer Conference, TBA (usually in September in Philadelphia). Link 2019 Retail Supply Chain Conference , February 24-27, Orlando, FL. Home Delivery World 2019 , April 3-5, Philadelphia, PA. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , April 28 – May 1, Columbus, OH.