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eCommerce

Keep Your Goods Moving on Time

During the pandemic, big box retailers like Target and Walmart relaxed some of their usual policies in regards to time and the tardiness of vendors’ and suppliers’ shipments. It has long been common practice to censure late shipments with fines and loss of shelf space, but with the world, on fire as it was, they… Read more »

eCommerce

e-Commerce Trends Changing 3PL

Analysts say that e-commerce sales are expected to exceed $5.5 trillion worldwide by the end of 2022. This means that $.22 of every dollar spent is in e-commerce. Research analyst Nia Hudson with Transport Intelligence Ltd. (TI) says, “Customers continue to shop online more, and for a greater number of categories than ever before. As… Read more »

Peak Season Preview

Before the pandemic, the logistics industry had a finite definition of peak season – late July through early December was the busiest period for shipping worldwide. In the post-pandemic logistical landscape, peak season became a theoretical concept to define an ephemeral spike in supply chain activity during two years of abject chaos.  In fact, the… Read more »

eCommerce, Dream of, don't Dread Q4
eCommerce

4th Quarter Incoming: the Escalation of eCommerce

After a year of fitful recovery from the pandemic in most areas, one industry has seen astronomical growth and expansion – eCommerce. Global eCommerce statistics in 2021 show a meteoric rise that advanced the industry by a decade, speeding up the infiltration of online shopping faster than ever before. As we face a difficult peak… Read more »