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What is a 3PL? How Third-Party Logistics Providers Benefit eCommerce Brands

Ship Monk

3PL —a simple abbreviation for one of the most complex, integrated, helpful entities operating in the eCommerce landscape. 3PL stands for third-party logistics, and at a glance a 3PL partner provides eCommerce brands with solutions to their fulfillment needs. 3PL vs. 1PL, 2PL, 4PL, and 5PL. Don’t worry; you can change later on.

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Why Large Companies Increasingly Opt for 4PL Services

Logistics Bureau

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. The Differences between 4PL and 3PL. What is 4PL? What is 3PL?

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

US direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce sales will reach $151.20 D2C provides brands greater control over their sales, branding, distribution strategies, customer service and logistics. Elastic logistics is a sustainable strategy that enables businesses to deliver products on-time keeping costs at minimum, despite a rise in demand.

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Six supply chain predictions for 2022

Logistics Business Magazine

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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Supply Chain risks to retail profitability

Logistics Business Magazine

There has been an undoubted change in consumer behaviour, including the acceleration of ecommerce uptake. Hope is not a strategy. Consumers remain fickle, increasingly conscious of their environmental footprint. They are evaluating purchasing needs and ethical choices. Retailers should ask how risky their operating model is.

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UK’s Whistl Snaps Up Mail Workshop and Parcelhub

Logistics Business Magazine

Mail Workshop was launched in 2003 and provides eCommerce shipping and fulfilment, printed matter fulfilment, picking and packing. It acquired Prism DM in July 2017 as part of its growth strategy into the fulfilment market. It acquired Prism DM in July 2017 as part of its growth strategy into the fulfilment market.

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Distributed Inventory: Is Splitting Ecommerce Inventory Right for You?

Ship Monk

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?