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Shipping & Fulfillment

DHL announces Southern California expansion into new Redondo Beach facility

February 16, 2023

Via: Logistics Management

Global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL said this week it has moved its Carson, Calif.-based pickup and delivery operation to a new Redondo Beach, Calif.-based state-of-the art service center. Company officials said that this new facility, which represents […]


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Putting the retail supply chain in reverse gear

February 2, 2023

Via: Logistics Management

Managing product returns has always been a headache for retailers. The e-commerce boom only increased that pain and pressure. Call it buyer’s remorse, but when customers can’t see, touch and try on merchandise before they buy, they’re more apt to […]


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eBay International Standard Delivery Doesn’t Always Use the Shipping Hub

January 16, 2023

Via: EcommerceBytes

During last week’s eBay for Business podcast, a seller asked why most of the time, packages sent via eBay International Standard Delivery went to eBay’s processing center before being forwarded to the customer, but sometimes eBay directed the seller to […]


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LM Podcast Series: Bloomberg’s Klaskow examines state of freight transportation and logistics

January 3, 2023

Via: Logistics Management

During this podcast, Bloombewrg’s Klaskow provided an overview on various aspects of the freight transportation and logistics markets. Topics addressed over the course of this podcast included: the current state of the freight economy; a Peak Season update; the impact […]


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FTR Trucking Conditions Index drops to lowest level in more than two years

December 27, 2022

Via: Logistics Management

The new edition of the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI), which was published late last week by freight transportation consultancy FTR, remained negative, for the sixth consecutive month. According to FTR, a TCI reading above zero represents an adequate trucking environment, […]


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Will Amazon Deliver Third-Party Seller Packages by Drone?

December 26, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

Six months after Amazon said it would begin drone deliveries in two American towns by the end of the year, it’s a reality. Local news media are reporting that delivery by drone began just days before Christmas. Amazon spokesperson Paul […]


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FedEx Express expands New York City pilot of electric delivery carts

December 20, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

FedEx is expanding its e-cart pilot after seeing promising results at an initial test site in the Diamond District last year. During the four-month pilot, the e-carts allowed couriers to increase package deliveries by 15% per hour on routes in […]


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Bermuda Triangle at Amazon Fulfillment Centers?

November 29, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

Amazon is obsessed with inventory turnover, which is how fast products ship out after they’re stocked on fulfillment center shelves. So it’s baffling when sellers report inventory they ship to FBA warehouses go missing. Compounding matters, many say they’re unable […]


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Lowe’s expands use of market delivery model for large products

November 28, 2022

Via: HR Dive

Lowe’s has transformed its supply chain to better insulate itself from upstream logistics challenges and more effectively fulfill increased e-commerce demand. The transition to a market delivery model “is a centerpiece” in that plan, positioning it for profitable growth in […]


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Has Etsy Gotten Better at Estimating Delivery Dates?

November 28, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

Etsy said it’s been working behind the scenes to provide more accurate estimates for when buyers should expect their orders to arrive. In a post last week, Etsy described how it calculates estimated delivery dates that it displays to buyers: […]


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Caveat as eBay Announces Lower FedEx Home Delivery Rates

November 8, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

The cost of shipping FedEx packages to residential addresses through eBay’s shipping program actually dropped, the marketplace announced on Tuesday. But there is a caveat for sellers. eBay said sellers can now enjoy deeper discounts on FedEx Home Delivery, though […]


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TikTok may be on the path to in-house logistics, notes Axios report

October 14, 2022

Via: Logistics Management

As the father of two teenage daughters, I can tell you first-hand that when I think of the (very) ubiquitous social media app, TikTok, logistics is far from top of mind. But that may now be changing, it seems. The […]


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FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates in January 2023

September 23, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

FedEx will raise shipping rates in January and provided details on Thursday. FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 6.9%. However, online sellers should look into details about fees, as rates for […]


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eBay Shipping Label System Crashed Tuesday Evening

September 20, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

eBay sellers were unable to print shipping labels on Tuesday evening. The Technical Issues board was inundated with reports of problems beginning around 3:30 pm. eBay displayed the following message when sellers tried to print labels: “Something went wrong. Sorry, […]


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Amazon Announces Faster Payouts, Discounted Shipping, and More

September 15, 2022

Via: EcommerceBytes

If yesterday’s news from Amazon’s seller conference seemed all about brands, regular sellers got some good news on day-two of Amazon Accelerate – including faster payouts and free access to multichannel shipping software from a service that previously cost $450/month. […]


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Major FedEx Ground contractor to stop delivering if agreement isn’t reached by Black Friday

August 24, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

One of FedEx Ground’s largest contractors is warning the company he may no longer make deliveries on his routes starting Black Friday as he pushes for improved compensation to account for inflation and other operational changes. Spencer Patton, founder and […]


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Amazon announces first peak season fee for its fulfillment services

August 17, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

For businesses selling on Amazon, using the company’s fulfillment services instead of other carriers will no longer shield them from added peak season shipping costs. As Amazon noted in its announcement, the fee is similar to the surcharges or price […]


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Amazon cancels, delays wave of warehouse plans as e-commerce demand cools

July 1, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

After nearly doubling its operations capacity over the past two years to keep up with a pandemic-fueled demand surge, Amazon is pumping the brakes on its expansion plans. CFO Brian Olsavsky said in April that the company built more fulfillment […]


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Walmart plots 4 new ‘next generation’ fulfillment centers

June 3, 2022

Via: Retail Dive

Walmart plans to build four new high-tech fulfillment centers over the next three years that would include automation, machine learning and robotics while also collectively employing more than 4,000 new workers. The first “next-generation” facility is scheduled to open this […]


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New Bringg report addresses key factors needed for last-mile logistics success

May 10, 2022

Via: Logistics Management

A new report issued today by Chicago-based Bringg, a data-led delivery and fulfillment cloud platform provider highlighted how logistics services providers are approaching their last-mile operations, with a focus on things like: growth strategy, bridging the gap between growing delivery […]