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The report, entitled “Rising Tide: The Rapid Growth of E-Commerce Logistics, 3PL Solutions, Last-Mile Delivery, and the Dominance of Amazon,” addresses United States e-commerce logistics growth, including e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery, third-party logistics…
Commerce reported that total August retail sales—at $537.5 billion—eked out a 0.6% increase over July and were up 2.6% annually. And it added that total retail sales, from June through August rose 2.4% compared to the same period in 2019. The NRF reported that August…
DHL Supply Chain, is preparing for an anticipated surge in demand in the fourth quarter of 2020 by hiring additional workers and leveraging its investments in technology and infrastructure to support shippers.
Monday, July 27, 2020 · Alicemarie Geoffrion, Vice President, Packaging Operations, DHL Supply Chain, North America
Packaging has become one of the highest priorities for many e-commerce providers. But how can you optimize your packaging for sustainability while managing costs and meeting customer expectations?
Monday, July 13, 2020 · Jim Monkmeyer, President, Transportation, DHL Supply Chain, North America
Transportation is a critical component of the supply chain, and digitalization is emerging as a valuable means to improve visibility and cost. But how do you know where to invest to see the maximum return?
Today's marketplace is not for the faint at heart. Leading industry analysts maintain that in the current volatile business environment, an increasing number of logistics service providers are being forced to take dramatic action to generate positive impact rapidly—or…
Here, Evan Armstrong, president of the consultancy, Armstrong & Associates, shares his views on the current state of the Third-Party Logistics as part of Supply Chain Management's feature in our July/August edition on “Top 50 Global & Domestics 3PLs.”
Cathy Morrow Roberson, Founder & Head Analyst for Logistics Trends & Insights LLC – a boutique market research firm that specializes in global supply chains – recently shared her observations on the current state of the global and domestic Third-Party Logistics…
The ongoing impact of COVID-19, or coronavirus, was on full display in the declining number of United States-bound waterborne shipments, for the month of March, according to data recently issued by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva. March shipments—at 829,501—were off…
The report's key metric—the PMI—at 49.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth)—fell 1% from February's 50.1, halting a two-month run of PMI growth. The March reading was off 0.9% from the 12-month average of 50.0, while the over all economy grew in March…
Commerce reported that December retail sales, at $529.6 billion, were up 0.3% over November and up 5.8% annually. NRF reported that December retail sales were up 0.5% from November to December on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 2.1% on an unadjusted basis rose 6.7 annually%.
As noted in our three-part feature on outsourcing, E-commerce has become a growth driver in all 3PL segments and working with or against Amazon remains a hot topic, notes Evan Armstrong, president of A&A.
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