Based on Statista’s prediction, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to grow 9.5% from 2023, a slight decrease from last year’s increase (10%). A line that we’ve all been hearing since the end of the pandemic and...
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Ian
FedEx & UPS Rate Increase for 2024
Introduction To The Rate Increase By Fedex And Ups In 2024 Counterparts, rivals, competitors — call them what you want. Shipping behemoths FedEx and UPS follow almost identical practices when it comes to services or...
Rohan Rinaldo Felix
Sashank Ravindranath
5 Supply Chain Tips For Smooth E-commerce Delivery in 2023
Customer centricity has quickly become the name of the game for e-commerce companies as they look for ways to find competitive advantages in a crowded marketplace. From AI customer service bots to interactive product...
The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on E-commerce Shipping
The global supply chain has had a really wild time for the past couple of years. First came the pandemic, then came port logjams, and now we’re in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine war — adding more troubles to the...
Supply Chain Crisis in the US: Causes, Effects, and Corrective Measures
If you have happened to follow the news in the recent past, you might be aware of the global supply chain crisis that is happening: The number of container ships around ports has doubled since AprilDwelling times of...
50+ Shipping Carrier Service Failures That are Totally Eligible for Refunds
Have you spent time taking a good, hard look at your shipping invoices? If not, try it once. You’ll likely end up quite shocked! Why? You ask. You’ll discover that you’ve been charged wrongly more than once...
[COVID-19] How to Boost eCommerce Sales and Overcome Operational Challenges
As lockdown restrictions are lifted in various parts of the world, people are showing increased enthusiasm toward coming out and spending their money, which is good for the global economy. This is particularly true in...
Naveen Selvaraj
8 Ways Dropshipping is Empowering eCommerce Business
Dropshipping is a profitable and effective way of doing business. The strategy ensures that there are no consumer goods in stock. The dropshipping model mostly involves retailers working with other retailers, or working...
3 Ways Data Science Will Benefit Logistics in 2019
Introduction Few technologies have generated as many advances in logistics as data science. The inception of the so-called “Industry 4.0,” which is driving growth in the supply chain management industry, is hinged on...
Report: Driving Ecommerce Last Mile Delivery Success in 2019
If you were to list the top cost centers for your business, shipping would be number two. Unless of course, you have your own delivery fleet to do your bidding. On the off chance that you don’t, this article is for you...
Joelah James
Logistics Best Practices for Small Businesses
Hey there! Do you feel you need to up your logistics game? Does your business need to be more competitive to woo elusive customers? Are you keen to provide the best possible service in order to get the best possible...
Green Packaging: The What, Why, & How
The Making of a Hellhole As I emptied my trash last week, I realized it was filled with the plastic packaging from all the products i had ordered online. Each of them had arrived in neatly wrapped layers of plastic...
Modern Supply Chain: Leveraging Blockchain in Logistics
The world is a global village now and while it has expanded horizons for businesses, it has also added to supply chain complexities. Supply chain management professionals are constantly on the lookout for technology...
Deepa Shankar
Parcel Audit & Shipment Tracking: A LateShipment.com Guide To Win Your Last Mile
An Overview: Introduction Chapter 1: Taking Our First Step To Make Shipping Count Chapter 2: Importance Of Carrier Accountability In The Last Mile Chapter 3: Technology To Put You In Command of Shipping...
Top 10 Shipping and Inventory Management Tools for SMBs
Retail has shifted significantly to online platforms today and there is no denying that. Amazon, Walmart and Alibaba have transformed retail in giant strides with some major help from technological aids. It is near...
Digitization of Supply Chain: The Rise of Digital Supply Networks
The supply chain has come a long way from traditional linear networks to what it is today: dynamic, digitized and interconnected with information flowing in from every part of the network. These new age supply chains...
5 reasons why automating shipping carrier management is beneficial
Decrease the incidence of costly errors Automation in any segment, in any industry can bring down the number of errors caused by manual intervention. Shipping carrier management can be automated to make sure there are...
Bianca Barath