Amazon, Shopify, eBay and even Craigslist have revolutionized the shopping experience for consumers, allowing them to order and receive items without leaving the couch.
For businesses, though, commerce has largely remained stuck in the past, riddled with archaic manual processes that make it tough for companies to buy from and sell to one another.
But companies like Inxeption are looking to bring B2B commerce into the present. The Cupertino, California-based firm on Wednesday announced a...
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One of supply chain’s newest publicly traded companies just launched a major expansion.
GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ: GCT) on Friday announced that it has partnered with an unnamed last-mile and white-glove delivery company to provide services to the entire contiguous U.S. GigaCloud listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange last month.
The firm styles itself as a global B2B marketplace platform that specializes in connecting big and bulky product suppliers to retailers. Its logistics network includes...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gigacloud-now-offers-48-state-last-mile-and-white-glove-delivery
After focusing on developing its technology and building use cases, middle-mile autonomous vehicle provider Gatik is ready to develop the ancillary items needed to accelerate adoption of its technology.
Gatik announced on Monday a partnership with electric vehicle charging provider ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT) to develop a charging ecosystem for Gatik customers throughout North America. ChargePoint will provide infrastructure and consultant services, including site design and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chargepoint-to-power-gatik-autonomous-electric-trucks
Not long ago, if a salesperson were to complain to the boss about making the tedious rounds to clients’ branches, the likely response was that it’s “just the cost of doing business.” After all, nothing comes for free. However, the cost of doing business has risen from a few hours of boredom to contracting a potentially deadly virus, and it’s a price that not many are willing to pay. The solution many have discovered is to change the definition of “doing business.”
Pretty much everyone is aware...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/first-retail-now-b2b-in-person-deals-are-plummeting
Heading into 2020, the U.S. fitness club industry was on a roll, with projections that it would reach $39 billion in the U.S., growing more than 2.6% over 2019. Then COVID-19 hit, shutting down the majority of the fitness industry. That included gyms but also fitness facilities in hotels and other businesses.
According to a TD Ameritrade survey published in July 2020, 59% of Americans said they didn’t plan on renewing their gym membership and 56% said they found more affordable ways to stay fit...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/case-study-how-aviron-navigated-a-covid-induced-home-gym-boom
As more manufacturing businesses realize the importance of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, many are still lacking when it comes to digital marketing and sales programs.
According to a PwC survey, 66% said implementing digital marketing and sales over the next two years is a business priority; 40% said it is a top business challenge. Few manufacturers, though, have robust e-commerce platforms.
Robert Bono, industrial manufacturing practice leader for PwC, said the challenges are nearly...
Global transportation and logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has expanded its last-mile delivery capabilities with the acquisition of DSI Logistics (DSI), a non-asset-based provider of last-mile home delivery and installation for heavy and hard-to-handle goods.
Terms were not disclosed. The transaction closed March 31, Pilot said in a release. DSI was owned by Headhaul Capital Partners and Argosy Private Equity.
Pilot, which is owned by ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Corp.,...
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Millennials have grown up. COVID-19 ravaged the globe. And business-to-business (B2B) transactions will never be the same.
A new white paper from DHL Express said that by 2025, 80% of all B2B interactions between suppliers and buyers will take place in digital channels. The company cited the introduction of tech-savvy millennials into the workforce and the rapid acceleration of digital trends because of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced large segments of the global workforce to shift to remote...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/millennials-powering-b2b-e-commerce-landscape
On the Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) earnings call Feb. 9, co-founder and CEO Logan Green spoke a bit about the future of transportation, a future he sees Lyft being perfectly situated to thrive in. He was talking about autonomous vehicles (AV) and business-to-business (B2B) deliveries.
“We believe the future of transportation is as-a-service, and we are the only company in North America that has a seamless multimodal transportation platform that can replace car ownership,” he said. “We expect autonomous...
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