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Amazon.com is reportedly expanding ultrafast delivery options and devoting more resources to facilities and services structured to deliver packages to customers in less than a day, according to a Feb. 26 report in The Wall Street Journal. The expansions are happening at a crucial point for Amazon, which faces competition for fast delivery options while CEO Andyโฆ
Target announced this week that it will spend $100 million to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to speed up and lower the cost of delivering online orders. The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. It already has opened nineโฆ
Throughout much of the past few years, the shipping and logistics industry has been focused on a cascade of supply chain crises, most notably long lines of ships waiting to dock at major ports and a dearth of trucks and railroad cars to move their cargo. In 2022, the logjams started easing and a railroadโฆ
It seems like every week this winter there's an announcement about a closed freeway due to a blizzard and South Florida is still cleaning up the devastation caused by hurricane Ian, especially when it comes to the supply chain. With todayโs climate changes and challenges, itโs very likely that other weather emergencies like hurricanes, tornadoes,โฆ
Despite record levels of inflation and rising interest rates, thereโs good news for retailers: holiday spending was forecasted to be healthy. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), holiday retail sales in the U.S. during November and December were expected to increase 6 percent to 8 percent from 2021 levels to between $942.6 billion andโฆ
The e-commerce industry is heading into a year of rapid change and potential uncertainty, as labor and capacity issues could intensify or ease, carrier and rail strike concerns could reemerge, and fuel prices and shipping surcharges might be a crapshoot. Plus, ever-evolving technologies, strategies and innovations make keeping up with customersโ expectations increasingly difficult. However,โฆ
Delivery expectations have surged since the beginning of the pandemic, requiring innovative solutions to make shopping easier for the customer, regardless of what theyโre buying. Delivery also plays a major role in customer purchasing decisions, especially during the holiday season. According to Oracle, 47 percent of global shoppers say the time it takes to getโฆ
In peak season 2022, the top priority for many small to midsized businesses (SMBs) isnโt keeping up with dwindling inventories or navigating pandemic-impacted supply chains, itโs saving money. ShipStation data found that most merchants will cut costs this season by increasing delivery fees and decreasing delivery speeds for the end consumer. However, SMBs that takeโฆ
E-commerce sales rose steadily the first half of 2022, with sales increasing 2.7 percent between Q1 and Q2. But even with the coming holiday sales surge, that trend might not continue. In fact, some reports predict that the number of online orders this holiday season will be down 5 percent compared to 2021. Why? Andโฆ
In episode 378 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Nathan Sanders, CEO of Brook Furniture Rental, an industry leader in home and office furniture rentals. Sanders discusses Brook Furniture Rental's recent expansion from its core B-to-B business into direct-to-consumer selling (0:52), how both consumer and business customers can order from the company (4:13), andโฆ