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Survey: consumers set price cap on paying sustainability premium
Shoppers are willing to go green by paying higher prices or scheduling slower shipping, but most will pay just 5% extra, Blue Yonder says.
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Survey: parcel delivery drivers are frustrated by using their own smartphones for work
48% of U.S. delivery drivers are required to use their own device but only 44% are compensated for it, Scandit finds.
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U.S. parcel volume dipped 2% in 2022 after a 6% rise in 2021
Package carriers still cashed in record revenues, with UPS leading the pack of FedEx, USPS, Amazon Logistics, and the “smaller carriers” category, Pitney Bowes finds.
Trends for taking control of your last-mile logistics strategy
Companies now operate in an omnichannel world with more shipping and delivery options than ever before. Here are several trend areas that online sellers should keep top of mind.
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Yusen Logistics acquires fellow 3PL Taylor Services
Move adds fulfillment automation, e-commerce muscle, DCs at east and west coast ports.
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HyperTrack adds to last mile logistics software tools
Platform helps companies maintain real time data on gig drivers and parcel delivery.
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RILA show: Old-school retailer jumps into automation with both feet
Hudson’s Bay upgraded its manual fulfillment process to goods-to-person flow and weathered pandemic store closures.
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RILA show: Covid and consumer pressures force update of KPIs
Retailers rethink measures of logistics success in new era of “co-opetition,” FourKites and American Eagle say.
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