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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

Supermarkets and grocers across the region now sell their products on digital platforms. Food delivery platforms like Deliveroo and Otlob in Egypt and Careem NOW in Saudi Arabia have also started offering groceries on their platforms alongside their roster of meals from restaurants. Locus’ Guide To Omnichannel Fulfillment.

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Two Modes, Split Roads

Freightos

Instant eBookings on the Freightos platform have enjoyed a staggering compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 272% in the last 3 years, with growth dominated by airline bookings. Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018.

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Can Retailers Reinvent the Last Mile? The Trillion-Dollar Question

Locus

That’s an enormous chunk of change, and it underscores the importance of optimizing logistics operations, particularly last-mile deliveries , to tap into this market. Traditional systems aren’t designed to plan capacity proactively, leaving retailers unable to meet with demand, thereby impacting revenue.

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Go Green or Go Home: Why Sustainability in the Last Mile is Crucial for Your Business

Locus

It will require a herculean effort to re-invent and redefine climate technologies to carry out decarbonization and a global net zero emission is only possible in 2050 if the production of clean hydrogen and low-carbon energy carriers increase seven-fold. Download the Ebook: Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics.

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Last-mile Dialogues: Make Your D2c Strategy a Winner With an Intelligent SCM Solution

Locus

Some retailers are equipped with technology that can cater to these demands, hence most brands outsource or use retailers to sell their products. D2C trends for brands to leverage Download the Ebook Time sensitive deliveries: Customers want their orders delivered at a time of their choice, not the brand or retailer’s convenience.

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10 Hilarious Logistics Memes That Resonate with the Supply Chain Industry

Locus

By investing in route optimization software, dispatchers can set up efficient delivery routes for drivers. Want to know why businesses need route optimization software? If there are some delivery exceptions, the fleet tracking software should clearly update the customers about the reason for those exceptions.

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Transportation Visibility: What You Need to Know

CLX Logistics

Rising customer expectations for shorter transportation times and increased transparency lead increasing businesses to seek systems that can better collect and share all types of tracking information and data across the supply chain. Either way, you’ll never know without the right tools in place to get started. Global pandemic?