At Your Doorstep

Ware2Go this holiday season — At Your Doorstep

Kaylee Nix welcomes Steve Denton, CEO of Ware2Go, back to At Your Doorstep for a check-in on retailers’ experience this holiday season. 

Denton and Nix talk about whether retailers overshot consumer desires for holiday purchases and how flexible warehouse alternatives could be a relief valve for unintended extra holiday inventory. Many companies were worried they wouldn’t have enough product to sustain buying behavior, but what if they actually ordered too much? 

The two talk about the challenges...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ware2go-this-holiday-season-at-your-doorstep

Finding parcel strategy to fit your business — At Your Doorstep

Shipping strategy is not one-size-fits-all and parcel carriers should offer multiple solutions to fit shippers of all sizes. However, deciding what strategy works best for you can be difficult, but that is where companies like Sendle come in. 

Kaylee Nix sits down with Sendle Chief Logistics Officer Dennis Oates to talk about how the company’s platform connects shippers with a parcel strategy that works but is flexible enough to grow as a business does. 

Hear about strategy implementation as peak...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/finding-parcel-strategy-to-fit-your-business-at-your-doorstep

Robotics provider highlights market opportunity — At Your Doorstep

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix sits down with Mike Futch, CEO of Tompkins Robotics. Tompkins started out in the small-parcel sortation space and now manufactures sorting robots for items of all sizes. The next goal is to get robots to work with large-item sorting and packing. 

Futch talks about how sortation robots have a huge market opportunity and can drastically reduce warehouse employees’ workload each day. He explains Tompkins’ strategy for deployment, including partnering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/robotics-provider-highlights-market-opportunity-at-your-doorstep

Robotics strategy is not one size fits all — At Your Doorstep

Kaylee Nix digs into the way different types of companies utilize different types of robots. She welcomes John Seidl, partner at GreyOrange, to At Your Doorstep to talk about the differences in robotics strategy and how companies can leverage this technology, no matter their size. 

The two look at a recent report by Gartner that shows robots are becoming increasingly popular in retail strategy, both on the warehouse floor and in the consumer shopping experience itself. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/robotics-strategy-is-not-one-size-fits-all-at-your-doorstep

Electric vehicle revolution requires stronger infrastructure — At Your Doorstep

Electric vehicles are becoming more commonplace as they become more affordable and manufacturers create more vehicle options. However, infrastructure developments aren’t growing at a quick enough pace to support the electric revolution. 

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix talks to Jeff Hutchins from EOS Linx about how his company is recognizing the disparities between EV adoption and EV support structure. 

The two touch on building up the U.S. electric grid, bringing charging...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-vehicle-revolution-requires-stronger-infrastructure-at-your-doorstep

Putting robotics to work in the warehouse and the storefront — At Your Doorstep

Robotics companies are exploding onto the market with offerings suited for companies of all sizes. On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix looks at the way ForwardX Robotics is operating with is robotics-as-a-service model 

She welcomes ForwardX Director of Global Expansion Jonathan Chang to the show and the two discuss the ways robots have evolved to serve a purpose working beside people instead of replacing them. 

You can find more At Your Doorstep episodes and recaps for all our live...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/putting-robotics-to-work-in-the-warehouse-and-the-storefront-at-your-doorstep

The power of social media — At Your Doorstep

Influencing is truly making itself a viable career option for the younger generation, with TikTok and instagram stars making millions of dollars from simply posting. How does this power change the way businesses lay out their product and marketing strategies?

Kaylee Nix tackles the rise of influencer marketing with Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Influence Central, on this episode of At Your Doorstep. 

They talk about how social media has changed since the days of MySpace and where the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-power-of-social-media-at-your-doorstep

Making the gig economy a viable option — At Your Doorstep

Gig work is defined as anything that falls outside the traditional space of a standard shift workplace, but how has it changed in the past year due to the pandemic?

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix looks at the way workers have shifted expectations and how employees are accommodating those expectations. She talks to Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, about how trends in employment ebb and flow. 

They break down what makes gig work so attractive to the younger generation of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/making-the-gig-economy-a-viable-option-at-your-doorstep

Flexing your warehouse space before it’s too late — At Your Doorstep

Warehouse space is at a premium right now with low vacancy rates and high price tags for new builds. How are shippers handling finding places to keep their inventory as we get ready for peak parcel season?

Kaylee Nix hosts Flexe CEO Karl Seibrecht to talk about how Flexe is using its network to flex out warehouse space that may not be accessible normally. 

Flexe offers options to clients to place smaller amounts of inventory across more warehouse locations, making for shorter delivery times while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexing-your-warehouse-space-before-its-too-late-at-your-doorstep

Prep for peak season before it’s too late — At Your Doorstep

It’s going to be tough to match the stress the 2020 holiday shopping season put on the parcel delivery network, but continued COVID-19 spread and lack of capacity in freight networks could lead to shippers being out of luck again this year around peak season deliveries. 

There are some steps shippers can take now to prepare for what’s to come, and Kaylee Nix breaks down those steps on this episode of At Your Doorstep. Nix welcomes Nate Skiver, founder of LPF Spend Management, to talk about how a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/prep-for-peak-season-before-its-too-late-at-your-doorstep

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