Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

UK-based ecommerce fulfilment specialist 3PL today announced the opening of a new flagship fulfilment & logistics centre in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It says the new facility will further enhance its range of fulfilment and logistics solutions to the eCommerce and wholesale sectors.

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ShipLilly

JULY 16, 2020

Under this arrangement, a third-party logistics company acts as an eCommerce fulfillment company. There are various levels of logistics services including 1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL, 5PL, etc. Currently, the most common categories include 3PL, 4PL, and 5PL. Fifth-party logistics (5PL) : This is an upgrade to the consulting level of 4PL.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 22, 2021

Of course, if you’re an eCommerce business owner, your paths are almost guaranteed to cross, even if you never actually step foot inside a fulfillment center. For the average eCommerce business owner, outsourcing to a 3PL is a permanent and reliable solution. 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics). Luckily, we have the scoop.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2018

Germany’s B+S Logistik has expanded its contract logistics business with new business-to-consumer (B2C) ecommerce operations using the Descartes pixi* warehouse management solution (WMS) to support order fulfilment in fashion, food distribution and other segments. A video with more B+S Logistik details is available at [link].

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

That’s according to a recent survey led by Deposco of 200 supply chain leaders working for European retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, or 3PL/4PL firms. The relative impact of peak season is growing too, with Amazon Prime Day now considered a peak event by 62% of respondents.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The eCommerce sector is particularly buoyant at this time and fulfilmentcrowd continues to be the thought-leader in logistics and delivery, particularly in the SME space. The post Ecommerce Fulfilment Specialist on Target for Record-Breaking Year appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

US direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce sales will reach $151.20 Rise in demand for 3PL and 4PL services. The 4PL market is expected to grow to around 86.26 – Statista, 4PL market size from 2018-2027, Jun 2020. With a steep rise in e-commerce demand, the demand for 3PL and 4PL services has increased drastically.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The launch of the mail processing facilities or ETOE (extraterritorial office of exchange) operations with New Zealand Post will enable OCS’s ecommerce clients to reach international markets by accessing New Zealand Post’s extensive global distribution network, directly from the UK.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Successful organizations in the eCommerce world can streamline their supply chain through the correct selection of distribution and fulfillment centers depending on their operational needs. Recently, there have been attempts to add new levels of services for suppliers including 2PL, 4PL, and 5PL. What is a distribution center?

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Ship Monk

MAY 25, 2023

As a result, small ecommerce businesses paid dearly to tap into those resources. Now, thanks to 3PLs like ShipMonk, smaller ecommerce merchants can take advantage of this inventory distribution strategy to decrease order shipping times and reduce shipping costs. Why Would an Ecommerce Business Split Inventory? Faster Shipping.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Two significant UK ecommerce players have agreed a major partnership deal aimed at streamlining customer experience for online shops throughout the UK. Preston-based ecommerce website provider EKM and Chorley-based fulfilmentcrowd struck the deal following integration of the companies’ respective platforms.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2017

As a furniture provider looking to expand your offerings, you may add tables, chairs and pillows to your ecommerce platform. Capacity of your 3PL & 4PL partners to understand how dynamic they can be to satisfy today’s orders. That means taking action on these exceptions quickly in real-time for each order.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

Rise of B2C ecommerce shipments of 17%. • Logistics software specialist Consignor has released shipping data confirming the very clear switch to online solutions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Details include: • 13% increase in the number of parcels shipped overall. 9% increase in parcels shipped domestically. •

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

There has been an undoubted change in consumer behaviour, including the acceleration of ecommerce uptake. Consumers remain fickle, increasingly conscious of their environmental footprint. They are evaluating purchasing needs and ethical choices.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 5, 2018

Mail Workshop was launched in 2003 and provides eCommerce shipping and fulfilment, printed matter fulfilment, picking and packing. Delivery specialist Whistl has acquired privately held Nottingham based Parcelhub and its sister company Mail Workshop. This is the second acquisition by Whistl following a management buyout in 2015.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2020

The product also allows retailers, through a simple IT setup, to quickly move their operations from brick and mortar stores to ecommerce solutions and meet increasing customer demand.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

With the Government placing the UK on police-enforced lockdown, not only has panic-buying ensued, but with the public unable to purchase items from stores – ecommerce demand has seen huge growth, with a resultant exponential increase in the number of home deliveries for all types of goods. Growth of ecommerce.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 27, 2019

27th March 2019 The Delivery Group has taken over ONEPOST (Postal Choices Ltd), for an undisclosed sum, bringing together two players in the UK mail and ecommerce sectors. The enlarged group says it will have a combined annual turnover of £250m, employ 500 staff across seven locations, and manage almost a billion […].

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests. 2021 saw many major challenges for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Aimed at providing a flexible and cost effective fulfilment service, Yantra says it has invested heavily in the latest warehouse management technology to cater for the sharp rise in ecommerce, as well as traditional large volume palletised orders.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2020

With turnover growth of 42% for the FY 2019-2020, fulfilmentcrowd are proud to make the list; their platform underpins a fast-growing portfolio of ecommerce clients and an international network of fulfilment centres.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In the ecommerce industry it’s a feeding frenzy out there—DTC and B2B retailers doing everything they can to get shoppers’ attention. Colossal companies like Amazon created this “new normal” in the ecommerce industry, and all merchants have been forced to follow or get left out in the cold. That’s a problem for ecommerce brands.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Shipa.com’s service lines: Shipa Ecommerce gives online merchants access to some of the world’s fastest growing and most complex e-commerce markets. Shipa Ecommerce offers integrated freight, fulfilment, delivery and returns solutions across the Arabian Gulf with additional reach into the EU and Africa planned for the near future.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 20, 2020

Leading eCommerce and specialist mail services firm The Delivery Group has outlined its current position in light of the Coronavirus situation. Paul Carvell, Chairman, the Delivery Group comments: “Obviously things are changing on a daily basis and we are continuously monitoring the situation and preparing our response accordingly. “As

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 27, 2019

The Delivery Group has taken over ONEPOST (Postal Choices Ltd), for an undisclosed sum, bringing together two players in the UK mail and ecommerce sectors.

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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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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Crick-based transport and logistics firm The NX Group has been providing warehousing, ecommerce and retail distribution services for KINN Living, a producer of organic and eco-friendly beauty, laundry and cleaning products, for just over a year.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In particular, with consumer behaviour shifting significantly during the pandemic, it is this inexperience that will mean many smaller businesses that rely on ecommerce trading with the EU are likely to get caught out. Compliance complexity. With or without a deal or no-deal Brexit arrangement, customs declarations will still be required.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 16, 2021

3PL vs. 4PL. 3PL vs. 4PL | Transportfolio. Third party logistics and fourth party logistics (4PL) are both purchased professional services that help businesses plan and execute logistics initiatives. What is 4PL? So, what is the difference between third party and fourth party logistics? Information technology.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Order fulfilment and ecommerce logistics specialist, fulfilmentcrowd, has announced the opening of its sixth service centre with Sheffield-based Drop Dead Clothing, further strengthening its growing national fulfilment network.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2018

Paul Durkin, Director for Home and eCommerce at Wincanton, said: “Rapid growth in online sales, coupled with new players in the technology market, is fundamentally changing the end customer experience for the better.

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2017

3PL vs. 4PL. 3PL vs. 4PL | Transportfolio. Third party logistics and fourth party logistics (4PL) are both purchased professional services that help businesses plan and execute logistics services. A quick definition of fourth party logistics is below: What is 4PL? Information technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Some chose to carry on with their digital journeys as they must find better ways as the physical and operational logistics footprint were changing rapidly to adapt to the new customer-first, eCommerce expectations. Now, logistics providers are accelerating the pace to adopt new technologies to serve customer-first and eCommerce expectations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 10, 2020

This means that internet retailers will come to see their logistics strategy as an increasingly crucial driver of sales and profitability and many will seek to enlist the help of an ecommerce third party logistics specialist.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

The post European Ecommerce Expansion appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. We believe that our knowledge of e-fulfillment and innovative warehouse solutions will contribute significantly to Allbirds’s success in the European market.”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Released today, the UPS E-commerce Report 2021, which has been developed in partnership with YouGov has revealed some interesting and insightful findings that give a glimpse into what consumers expect from delivery providers as we move to life beyond the pandemic.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The iconic British fashion brand, Superdry, has launched on ZigZag Global’s award-winning returns solution to handle all its eCommerce returns ahead of the expected surge in sales around Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas.

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