Ship Monk

JANUARY 11, 2023

The ecommerce industry specifically continues to grow in terms of demand, competition, and customer expectations, calling for increasingly efficient fulfillment solutions and infrastructure to better deliver on your brand promises. ShipMonk presents you with a thorough A-Z glossary of ecommerce terms merchants in the know should know.

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Ship Monk

MAY 26, 2021

We’ve picked up ten eCommerce web design tips and tricks to get your online store running with the big dogs in no time. It’s always helpful to start with the basics, and what’s the most basic function of an eCommerce website? Did you know that, as of 2021, mobile eCommerce has jumped to a 72.9% No-Brainer Checkout.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 1, 2022

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Ergo, ecommerce brands that don’t offer fast shipping options could be missing out on a lot of business. Sound simple?

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Ship Monk

JULY 19, 2022

Running an eCommerce business forces you to become an expert at a lot of things, but estimating shipping costs isn’t the best way to spend your time. To learn more about the differences between USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL and regional carriers, check out our Comparing eCommerce Shipping Carriers blog. Value of Contents.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 1, 2021

We’re all familiar with companies who’ve struck eCommerce gold, and it’s quite likely that we model our own business decisions after their sweeping success. After keenly observing the eCommerce game, we’ve compiled nine moves that will have you passing go and collecting $200 (and more!) The tech titans. The digital juggernauts.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

With the retail e-commerce market projected to reach CAD$29 Billion by 2021, businesses are urged to partner with third party logistics (3PL) providers to satisfy end-to-end customer experiences. This article identifies current trends within the ecommerce market and the top three benefits 3PLs bring to the shipment lifecycle.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Better Inventory Management for eCommerce. The growth of eCommerce in 2020 was phenomenal as more customers, B2B and B2C alike, shopped online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Forrester projects that B2B eCommerce transactions will reach $1.8 A critical area of focus should be your eCommerce inventory management processes.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 13, 2020

A vaccine won’t magically eradicate the coronavirus; instead, it will take the vaccine coupled with additional widespread safety measures to usher in a ‘new normal’ – optimistically, by Q3 of 2021. The prevailing effects of COVID-19 are uncertainty and disruption; the key to planning ahead for 2021 will be to analyze the effects of 2020.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

US holiday retail sales in 2021 will rise 2.7% to $1.093 trillion, while the season’s ecommerce sales will rise 11.3% Ecommerce will account for a record 18.9% – US Holiday 2020 review and Holiday 2021 Preview, Emarketer Insider Intelligence, Feb 2021. in 2021 to $933.30 billion U.S.

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Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While we can’t predict what 2021 will have in store, we can keep you informed about one of the biggest holidays worldwide… the Chinese New Year! It’s also one of the most significant disruptors of the eCommerce supply chain. In 2021, the Chinese New Year will take place on Friday, February 12. P.S. Liked this article?

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s a rundown of what your business can focus on heading into 2021. Key small business trends in 2021. So, anticipating future trends in the face of so much uncertainty is more vital than ever. Local cooperation. One important issue that business owners and retailers have faced is a disruption in the delivery of supplies.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2021

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the logistics industry are still being felt as we enter 2021. In this article, we’ll look at some of the ways 3PL warehouse companies can help take the warehousing burden off of you and support your company’s growth in 2021 and beyond. Tightening of warehouse space availability.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 31, 2022

While top priorities varied heavily by industry in terms of actual ranking, US finance executives surveyed consistently identified the following 5 key areas of focus for 2022 : 1. Investing in eCommerce and digital transformation technologies. The post Top 5 manufacturing CFO priorities for 2022 appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 26, 2023

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Ergo, ecommerce brands that don’t offer fast shipping options could be missing out on a lot of business. Sound simple?

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It gives us immense pleasure to announce that Locus has been identified as one of the 20 Representative Vendors in the 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling and Last-Mile Technologies. 13 December 2021. . appeared first on Locus Blog. Gartner Disclaimer. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

share of chain retail sales by 2023, up from 30% in 2021. Fuelled by e-commerce, leading carriers are expecting a massive crunch in capacity to meet the overwhelming demand expected in 2021. The post With Great Volumes Comes Great Uncertainty: A Guide to Navigating Peak Season 2021 appeared first on Locus Blog.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 16, 2022

We could post a blog a day for weeks and not even scratch the surface of these movers and shakers. privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies as of December 31, 2021. The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. . As noted by Inc.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 7, 2022

The tumultuous trading climates of 2020 and 2021 have necessitated agility, and a need to spearhead strategic, innovative, and risk-based financial focus. eCommerce. The post Growth opportunities for the manufacturing CFO appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. On-premises to cloud data migration. SMART technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Consumers’ appetite for ecommerce and home delivery continued to grow in 2022 but has been tempered by high inflation in the latter half of the year.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Here’s a rundown of what your business can focus on heading into 2021. Key small business trends in 2021. So, anticipating future trends in the face of so much uncertainty is more vital than ever. Local cooperation. One important issue that business owners and retailers have faced is a disruption in the delivery of supplies.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Will the huge growth in ecommerce sales continue, or will the numbers fall back to “normal” pre-pandemic levels? year over year, but that is a steep slowdown from Black Friday 2022 when YoY sales showed 12% growth over Black Friday 2021. What does this mean for your ecommerce business? Opinions on this vary.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started The Logistics of Logistics as a blog. I moved to the US in December 2021 right in Chicago. What was clear is that eCommerce is coming a big thing. The first customer that we signed up with was a large eCommerce company in India. I know eCommerce is a big thing here. The eCommerce is extremely big.

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Ship Monk

MAY 12, 2023

To say that ecommerce shipping costs have skyrocketed over the past few years would be an understatement. What are these surcharges, and what can your ecommerce business do about them? That’s the topic of today’s blog post. In the case of ecommerce shipping, it’s an extra cost, added by the carrier, to ship a package.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. With eCommerce order volumes and consumer demands high and continuing to rise, shippers have turned to LTL in lieu of truckload freight to meet these needs. Although LTL rates have been rising over the last couple of years, 81% of surveyed companies saw their LTL contract rates increase between 2021 and 2022.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

According to studies, year-on-year CEP revenue growth is expected to reach $394 billion in 2021, up from $333.9 The onset of the pandemic clearly enabled this growth as there was a 110% increase in revenue in 2021, when revenue reached $53.8 billion in 2021. billion in 2021. billion in 2020.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Seasonal factors that cause the transportation market to tighten, plus new considerations for 2021. ACT Research estimates that roughly 3% of the truckload demand forecasts for 2021 can be attributed just to replenishing the inventory gap, and it will take much or all of 2021 to accomplish this. As of February 2021, the U.S.

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Morai Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2018

Total US ecommerce sales is estimated to be $353.7 billion by 2021. Ecommerce and shipping companies are doing their part to fix the problem as well. If you liked this blog post, why not subscribe to our blog ? The growing number of package deliveries correlates to the continued rise of online shopping.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. The nature of ecommerce, too, means companies make greater use of available warehouse capacity.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 14, 2021

While there are many fine crowdfunding platforms to choose from, product-based businesses will likely want to focus on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, two companies that, aside from accommodating an impressive assortment of eCommerce ventures, have been dominating the crowdfunding game for over a decade. Why not sign up for our blog newsletter ?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. Ecommerce order volumes surged for household staples and quarantine-related items. Supply Chain Disruption Will Continue in 2021. What do we mean by that? Changing consumer behavior.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 3, 2021

A 3PL, or third-party logistics provider, is an indispensable asset in the eCommerce journey, but, to many, the concept of outsourcing is still shrouded in mystery. Outdated technology is simply not feasible in 2021. Subscribe to our blog newsletter for more! Make no mistake — third-party logistics (and logistics in general!)

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

In 2021, a wide range of major product categories saw online purchase returns, with rates varying from 8% to 88%. Balancing customer satisfaction and cost-effectiveness is crucial in the evolving landscape of ecommerce, and these tactics can aid businesses in achieving this equilibrium.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

One point you should keep in mind is that the Kenyan economy includes a large Food & Beverage sector which grew by 43% in 2021 and accounted for 46% of exports. The post Digital transformation for Africa’s manufacturing and distribution CIO and CFO appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. Recovery in and from covid affected business.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Needless to say, Singles Day 2021 will have shoppers flocking in huge numbers as well. The Logistics of Singles’ Day 2021: Powered by Locus. According to a survey conducted by Bain & Company, 95% of respondents said they intended to take part in the event again in 2021. appeared first on Locus Blog. Share and Enjoy

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The supply chain of reverse logistics poses some serious challenges, especially with the recent explosion of ecommerce. With ecommerce sales expanding into more non-traditional, oversized items (like refrigerators and other appliances), shippers need to be prepared for the incoming boom of returns.

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Locus

MARCH 30, 2022

India’s eHealth Market Opportunity Report, 2021. – India’s eHealth Market Opportunity Report, 2021. – Future of supply chain technology, Feb 2021. The post Why Indian E-Pharma Companies Need Automation and Digitalization in the Last Mile appeared first on Locus Blog. billion by 2025 with a CAGR of 43.1%.

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