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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. Here are a few of the trends we think are going to be big in 2024.

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Modernizing Distribution with Daniel Sokolovsky

The Logistics of Logistics

Sokolovsky also operated an on-demand food delivery startup based in Berkeley, before entering eCommerce logistics. Data-Driven Insights: WARP optimizes routes and makes informed decisions based on data analytics. Cost-Effective & Transparent: Their approach reduces shipping costs and provides real-time shipment tracking.

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Top eCommerce Trends in 2021

Ship Monk

While the end of COVID-19 is (hopefully) near, its effects will have an enduring presence on the retail landscape and, subsequently, this year’s eCommerce trends. YoY growth from 2019, it’s safe to say that eCommerce sales have absolutely skyrocketed, essentially jumpstarting the industry by nearly two years. Stiff Competition.

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Peak Season 2022 Guide for eCommerce Brands PART 2

Ship Monk

In PART 1 of our “Peak Season 2022 Guide for eCommerce Brands” we discussed the major problems that affect eCommerce brands for peak season 2022, and the solutions entrepreneurs can seek to resolve them. It can be difficult for eCommerce brands, (DTC brands in particular) to prep for the onslaught of Black Friday sales.

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A New Model for Grocery Delivery with Sean Coakley

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to the pandemic, grocery retailers were slowly dipping their toes into ecommerce and grocery delivery. Many grocery retailers didn’t have their own ecommerce sites, fulfillment, and delivery services. Additionally, the logistics providers will optimize the fulfillment and delivery service under a white label service.

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Understanding the Profitability of Omnichannel Retail is a Problem

Logistics Viewpoints

As ecommerce grew at double digit rates, while in store sales grew at less than the rate of inflation, retailers were looking for a way to turn their stores into a competitive weapon. One example of the detailed costing this is used in warehouse fulfillment, but not in store fulfillment, involves engineered labor studies.

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What is Reverse Logistics? How to Optimize Reverse Logistics to Improve your Revenue?

Loginext

How to optimize reverse logistics to improve your revenue? LogiNext’s study reveals that the average manufacturer spends between 5 and 20 percent of revenues on returns. What is Reverse Logistics? Return rates were noted to be between 8% to 88%, with maximum returns observed in the clothing segment.