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Top Ecommerce Trends for 2024

Ship Monk

We can’t predict when joggers will go out of style (never, we hope) but we are pretty good at predicting ecommerce trends. Since ShipMonk is a third-party logistics provider (3PL for short), we’re well situated to observe the ecommerce supply chain from end to end.

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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The rise of ecommerce. The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. Natural disasters. Geopolitical events. Tariffs and trade regulations.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

An invention of particular note was and continues to be eCommerce, or the selling and buying of goods and services online. We’re not laundry experts, but we do know a thing or two about eCommerce. Also in 1969, CompuServe, an online service provider often cited as the first eCommerce company, was founded by Dr. John R.

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Ultimate Ecommerce Merchant Guide: Owning Your Ops in 2023 PART 2

Ship Monk

If you’ve read PART 1 of our Ultimate Ecommerce Merchant Guide then you are halfway through absorbing the best lessons any entrepreneur can learn from the previous peak season, and are primed with the right knowledge to restructure for a stronger 2023. Welcome to the ecommerce party! And if you haven’t read PART 1, no worries.

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Prep: A Checklist for Ecommerce Business Owners

Ship Monk

For others, they’re signs of elevated stress levels, which can definitely lead to eating way too many cookies. If that sounds like you, then you’re probably an ecommerce business owner. While ecommerce has experienced boom after boom, 2022 has proven to be an interesting year in its already storied history. Slice of cake.

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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

Remanufacturing and refurbishing activities also may be included in the definition of reverse logistics.”. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. In the case of reverse logistics, the resource goes at least one step back in the supply chain.

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Insights for Developing, Executing, and Monitoring your Parcel Freight to Meet Demand

CH Robinson Logistics

With the continued growth of ecommerce and heightened consumer expectations, fast delivery options, tracking notifications, and shipping costs have become a key driver in customer satisfaction. This trend is expected to continue for the remainder of 2021 and through 2022. Which shipments in transit are lost, damaged, or delayed?