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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

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Of course, along with that comes a lot of products that need delivering. Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018. .” Amazon could have its hands on $70B worth of the package delivery market.

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Most Important E-Commerce Logistics Trends To Watch

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This proposes the question of what will be a trend in this industry in the future. Of course, this will become something that everyone has to deal with at some point while for now, it’s just for the large sites. Delivery options It’s getting easier and easier for brands to send their products to various places on earth.

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Important E-Commerce Logistics Trends to Watch in 2019

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This proposes the question of what will be a trend in this industry in the very near future. Of course, this will become something that everyone has to deal with at some point while for now, it’s just for the large sites. Delivery Options. Look Out For These Trends In 2019. Mobile-Friendly Technology. Easy Check-Out.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

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The company announced that it is expanding its associate-to-driver program so that any Walmart worker at 439 store locations nationwide can become a truck driver after completing a 12-week course. The trend is truest for ocean freight rates from North Europe to the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25-29, 2017)

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Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and siroop start pilot project for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. Loblaw says it’s exploring grocery home delivery partnership with Instacart (CTVnews). Package delivery startup Doorman is shutting down (TechCrunch). Ford and Lyft Sign Driverless-Car Agreement (WSJ – sub.