Ship Monk
JANUARY 27, 2021
Although it might be easy to pin these closures solely on the eCommerce piñata, there are other factors that contribute to a store’s decision to shut down, namely: Events outside of our control , such as the economic effects of a global pandemic The shift from a service to an experience-based economy A shrinking middle class Poor management.
Ship Monk
OCTOBER 6, 2021
An invention of particular note was and continues to be eCommerce, or the selling and buying of goods and services online. We’re not laundry experts, but we do know a thing or two about eCommerce. Also in 1969, CompuServe, an online service provider often cited as the first eCommerce company, was founded by Dr. John R.
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Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 1, 2018
At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later. 2018 Update: Warehouse Robotics.
3PL Insights
AUGUST 22, 2018
Read on for more details of what you should do with your eCommerce business in preparation for the holidays. For example, maybe you are interested in creating a trickle campaign for Black Friday (of course, many companies do this). The on-time arrival rate for ground-delivery services in 2017 at UPS was 99.1%.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 8, 2017
The article goes on to say, “The backlog reflects the degree to which Wal-Mart, United Parcel Service and other companies struggled to handle peak ecommerce volumes despite months of preparation and major investments to expand and upgrade distribution facilities.”. And with that, have a happy weekend!
247 Customs Broker
MARCH 6, 2018
billion in the 2017 financial year. As forecast, the Post – eCommerce – Parcel (PeP) division contributed EUR 1.5 The DHL Express division and the German and international Parcel and eCommerce businesses continued to see particularly dynamic growth. The Group’s operating profit climbed by 7.2% to EUR 1.15
Logistics Bureau
MAY 3, 2021
Few retailers can hope to grow, or even survive today, without the ability to sell through ecommerce channels. In an article about online retail that I published at the end of 2019, I highlighted Target’s click-and-mortar retail model, which, even then, was positioning the company as an ecommerce trend-setter. The Dark Store Trend.
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