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E-Commerce Acceleration Leaves Retailers Catching Up

The dramatic shift to e-commerce put pressure on operations that were already facing a declining labor pool, and systems and equipment that favored store replenishment and large deliveries.

Reducing the Friction in Omnichannel Fulfillment

Accelerated omnichannel adoption and the expectation of free next-day delivery will force all retailers, virtual and physical, to reduce supply-chain costs, while creating new competitive options for brick-and-mortar retail.

Achieving Ability, Adaptability and Customer Focus Across Channels

Regardless of where your organization is on the e-commerce maturity curve, in response to the rapid growth of online retail sparked by COVID-19, it’s a good time to reflect on whether you have the right capabilities on your team.

Last-Mile Logistics: 7 Trends to Watch in the Next 12 Months

As e-commerce booms like we’ve never seen before, so will growth in the final-mile sector. Here’s what we can expect.

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Driving Value and Fulfillment Flexibility: The Business Case for Collaborative Mobile Robotics

Here's how to transform your fulfillment operations, based on insights from 25 global supply-chain experts.

6 Rs The Business Case For Collaborative Mobile Robotics

Amazon Keeps Buying Pricey Jets to Meet Customer Demand

Despite creating algorithms to anticipate shoppers’ needs and opening all those warehouses, Amazon can’t meet its one- and two-day shipping pledge to customers without an ever-expanding fleet of pricey jets.

An Amazon Air cargo jet sits on a tarmac. Photo: Bloomberg.

Online Sales Ignite in Corners of World Late to the Revolution

Years from now when the pandemic’s impact on global business is analyzed, it’s likely that the most lucrative change will be how it pushed — or actually shoved — massive markets into the modern e-commerce era.

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Watch: How Parcel Shipping Is Faring During the Pandemic

John Haber, founder and chief executive officer of Spend Management Experts, describes how parcel shipping weathered high demand and tight carrier capacity during the 2020 peak holiday season, and into 2021.

How Parcel Shipping Is Faring During the Pandemic

Three Metrics to Guide Last-Mile Labor Performance

Last-mile delivery has become the core of a successful holiday retail season — but only if processes run smoothly.

Source: Bloomberg

Three Must-Haves for Managing These Common Hazardous-Materials Returns

What must a returns-management system provide to retailers to help ensure they’re effectively equipped to be compliant?

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Watch: How Much Warehouse Space Will We Need in the Coming Years?

Melinda McLaughlin, vice president and global head of research with Prologis, paints a picture of warehouse demand in the U.S., now and over the next five years.

How Much Warehouse Space Will We Need in the Coming Years?

Three Ways Manufacturers Will Expand Servitization This Year

The concept of servitization — that product manufacturers compete on service offerings instead of commoditized products — requires a fundamental shift in the way businesses think, sell, perform and deliver.

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