The U.S.-China pact has taken tensions in the 20-month trade conflict down a notch, but its effects are still rippling through the economies of the main protagonists.
As Amazon.com works to speed orders to customer doorsteps before Christmas, the e-commerce giant is touting an accomplishment that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago: Amazon is now its own biggest carrier.
Challenge: Unable to resolve carrier choice issues with a shipping technology company, a frustrated university issued a second request for proposals (RFP) for its multi-carrier shipping needs. The solution would have to integrate with its advanced financial software.
Challenge: A national LTL carrier experienced an increase in customer requests to deliver single pallets to multiple small stores throughout Los Angeles. Schedules were tight, and deliveries had to be fulfilled at specific times.
Alibaba is already the world’s largest e-commerce and retailing company. But it’s looking to make an even bigger splash in North America, with a new initiative aimed at small business-to-business sellers.
TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity, integration and unified commerce solutions, announced that it has acquired Netalogue Technologies, the United Kingdom’s leading provider of B2B eCommerce solutions. This addition complements the TrueCommerce portfolio by providing a strategic technology service that strengthens its commerce network throughout Europe.
TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity, integration and unified commerce solutions, recently announced new upgrades for its integration with Adobe (Magento), an ecommerce platform for brands that support B2B, B2C and B2E use cases.
Farewell to the age of economical bulk and pallet distribution. Now it's a question of managing "eaches." Thomas Goldsby, Haslam Chair of Logistics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, explains the new economics behind this trend.
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