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This Week in Logistics News (October 9 – 15)

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I just read an interesting article about Chris Johnson, former top sales executive at Apple and CEO of JC Penney. Mr. Johnson sees the company as a combination of white-glove delivery service and an army of door-to-door salespeople. Alphabet’s Wing tests drone deliveries from shopping center rooftops.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

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Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. I’ll be following up with an article dedicated to package theft, or porch piracy. UPS has launched DeliveryDefense , an AI-powered approach to reducing the risk of delivery theft.

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FedEx: Customer information exposed, not compromised

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Related Articles. Amazon rumored to be to launching parcel delivery unit. Parcel and express delivery carrier FedEx Corp. The data was part of a service that was discontinued after our acquisition of Bongo. ” .

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Driven by international shipment and e-commerce gains, DHL opens up new Inland Empire facility

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Express delivery and logistics services provider DHL recently announced it has moved its Southern California-based service center in Ontario to a larger location in order to meet increase growth it is seeing in international trade and e-commerce. according to data from the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce. All Topics.

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The European Cross-Border E-Commerce Challenge: How You Can Turn Logistics into a Competitive Advantage

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With consumer behavior increasingly shifting towards purchasing online outside of domestic markets, proficient cross-border delivery performance becomes a necessity – as well as a huge competitive advantage for those players in European markets that manage it well. What IT and data analytics capabilities will I need to acquire?

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 1, 2018)

Talking Logistics

billion in Chinese express delivery company ZTO (MarketWatch). The following paragraph from the NYT article sums up the situation: By keeping trading partners guessing, the president has sought to create leverage in trade negotiations, including in talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.