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Peak Season Is Dead: How 3PLs Must Prepare for Permanent Volatility in 2026

Today’s demand spikes stem from viral product trends, labor shortages and ongoing supply chain disruptions, creating a landscape of continual volatility.

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Podcast | Alternative Delivery Networks: Can They Compete With the Big Parcel Carriers?

E-commerce is responsible for an explosion in the number of alternative parcel delivery networks.

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Indian Government Nixes ‘Ten-Minute’ Delivery Promise

The model has been criticized for putting pressure on gig workers, and exposing them to serious safety risks.

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IKEA’s Retailer Uses Innovative Approach to Reducing Transport Emissions

Ingka is investing in electric and alternative-fuel vehicles to increase the proportion of home deliveries it fulfills with zero-emissions vehicles from 40% to 90% by 2028.

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Sail Freight Business Handbook Lays Groundwork for Change

The idea is simple: Replace trucks with short-sea shipping where sail freight offers the highest emissions-reduction potential.

Schooner Apollonia sails across New York Harbor. Photo: Center for Post Carbon Logistics

Arctic Freeze Grips Europe, Deepening Travel and Power Strains

French authorities ordered lower speed limits and banned traffic for heavy cargo vehicles in the regions under orange weather alerts.

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From Micro-Fulfillment to Adaptive Ecosystems

Large retailers are placing automated MFCs in stores to pull inventory closer to demand, compressing cycle times.

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End of De Minimis Strains Delivery Companies, But CBP Says It's Coping

Now, every package entering the U.S. comes with a need to submit an exact description of every component, including a 10-digit HTS code. Shippers and carriers are struggling to adjust.

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Amazon Plans New 30K Sq. Ft. DC in Oklahoma

The aim is to improve delivery times for customers throughout the region, and bring faster delivery to more rural communities.

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FedEx CEO’s Broad Network Overhaul Is Starting to Bear Fruit

Investors have grown more bullish in recent months on FedEx’s strategy, which the company estimates will produce $1 billion in permanent cost reductions in 2026.

A worker unloads packages from a FedEx truck in San Francisco. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Podcast | Where Is Logistics Real Estate Headed in 2026?

When it comes to assessing business health, is the logistics real estate market a mirror for the economy at large?

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Holiday Returns to Reach $160B this Year

Return rates have more than doubled since 2019, and will reach 17% this holiday season.

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