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E-Commerce Aggregators Are Spurring a New Kind of Gold Rush

Investors are pouring billions into successful global marketplace sellers and businesses, providing back-end resources to expand internationally.

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How E-Tailers Are Greening the Last Mile

Demand for last-mile delivery services is booming around the world — expected to jump nearly 80% globally in the next decade. Here are a few ways e-commerce and logistics companies are aiming to reverse their environmental impact.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

The Year of Disruption: Valuable Lessons for Retailers

As supply chains begin to ramp up again as COVID-19 restrictions ease, retailers should take the Suez Canal fiasco as a wakeup call to do three things: prioritize inventory visibility, optimize product assortment, and rethink and diversify their distribution channels.

An LNG-powered container ship operated by CMA CGM SA is docked at the Port of Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

Cargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This Year

Here are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.

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Luxury Brands Try Virtual Shopping, With Mixed Results

For luxury brands weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, the staunch refusal to allow discounting might turn out to be a luxury they can’t afford.

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Quiet 3PF Unveils New Fulfillment Center in Dallas

Quiet 3PF, an outsourced fulfillment partner to premium and lifestyle brands, announced the opening of?its?first fulfillment center in Texas.?

Fast-Growing Fashion Brand Scales E-Commerce Fulfillment With Whiplash

Challenge: An online fashion retailer required flexibility to manage a growing and ever-changing SKU base with no margin for delay.

Amazon Could Be Forced to Sell Logistics Business Under Bill

A bill with bipartisan support would prevent Amazon from luring sellers to use its logistics services in exchange for preferential treatment on its busy web store.

An Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Shutterstock.

Amazon Prime Day Deals Disappoint as Costs Surge

The deals during Amazon.com’s annual Prime Day sale are stingier this year, according to merchants, thanks to rising shipping costs, higher advertising rates and scarce inventory.

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Labor Shortage, Need for Speed: Why Robots Will Multiply in the Warehouse

Warehouse automation is becoming more mainstream and affordable for smaller and middle-market e-commerce businesses.

China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the biggest test of its stamina yet.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

A Retailer's Guide to Optimizing Post-Covid Labor and Operations

Adapting to the rapidly changing landscape will require many retailers and distributors to look twice at their tools, technologies and fulfillment strategies.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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