e-commerce

The e-commerce boom has driven third-party logistics providers to heavily invest in automated fulfillment. Shippers have embraced the change, making e-commerce a leading growth driver across all segments of 3PL services.

This white paper highlights the importance of optimizing packaging processes in fulfillment centers to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience amid growing retail sales.

FitFlop’s global expansion strategy required a different logistics approach to maximize its growing popularity in the United States. Through its new 3PL partnership, it created an innovative footwear force to be reckoned with.

The new fees, starting in October, will apply to various shipping and fulfillment services during the peak season.

With this announcement, FedEx said that FICP will now be made available for e-tailers to send shipments to United States and European destinations, and it is already currently available within Asia-Pacific markets. And the company added that it will be made available to e-tailers in China, Hong Kong SAR, and Japan, with other Asia Pacific markets set to be added later in 2024.

Over the first half of 2024, CBRE observed that the number of leases signed by industrial occupiers, at 31, rose 35% annually, compared to the 21 leases signed over the first half of 2023. And it added that new supply in the 1 MSF-plus category was a key cog in the 2.2% annual decrease in first-year taking rents, whereas leases for warehouses of all sizes headed up 7.7%, for the same period.

The growth was primarily driven by delivery sales, which rose by 18% due to aggressive promotions from major retailers like Instacart and Walmart

Retail sales continue to grow, albeit at slower rates, and as a result, brands are taking advantage of excess cargo capacity in bringing in merchandise earlier than normal

The white paper discusses how a leading sportswear brand tackled inventory challenges during supply chain disruptions by using TradeEdge to implement an omnichannel fulfillment solution, creating an endless inventory aisle to improve sales and efficiency.

Join our webcast to discover how Packsize & Paccurate can help your operations and outbound logistics teams cut costs and boost efficiency through innovative order fulfillment strategies.

Berkshire Grey and S&H Systems present a webinar showcasing how their Robotic Put Wall systems offer a cost-effective solution to aging pick-to-light systems, delivering significant labor savings, space efficiency, minimal IT impact, and up to 30-40% batch pick efficiency gain, with seamless integration into existing infrastructure and scalable automation.

A new study issued today by Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, showed some disparities in the intersection of online buying and home delivery processes. The study, entitled “Online Buying Grows But Too Many Customers Still Experiencing Delivery Woes,” was based on feedback from 8,000 consumers surveyed by Descartes and SAPIO Research, across Europe and North America over the first quarter. This is the third annual edition of Descartes’ e-commerce home delivery report.

In our latest Special Digital Issue, Logistics Management has curated several feature stories that neatly encapsulate the rise of the automated systems and related technologies that are revolutionizing how warehouse and DC operations work.

How this simple, sustainable solution could ease the problem of double-parked delivery vehicles.

When Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and global e-commerce giant Amazon ended their business relationship in 2019, one could have likely assumed, at the time, that the breakup was permanent.