Bringg platform democratizes third-party seller data

In 2020, e-commerce transactions skyrocketed to new heights as consumers opted for online shopping to protect their health. According to ACI Worldwide, a global leader in real-time digital payments, there was a 24% increase in year-over-year e-commerce transactions in December 2020 compared to 2019. With this increase — driven largely by the pandemic — retailers are beginning to experience issues with scaling their delivery services.

According to the Reuters Supply Chain Last Mile Report, only...

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Consumer demands are changing — retailers and delivery partners need to listen

Consumers are creatures of habit, but once they are exposed to innovation, it can quickly take hold. That is one of the takeaways from a Wednesday webinar hosted by delivery and fulfillment company Bringg.

“When it’s same-day delivery, they want it faster and faster. Amazon Prime showed us that when we could get something in two days, we wanted it. And now that we have same day, [consumers] want that. Once they are exposed to something, they want it [more],” said Erik Logerquist, strategy lead...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/consumer-demands-are-changing-retailers-and-delivery-partners-need-to-listen

3PL Summit: The Suez Canal crisis — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude are live from the FreightWaves 3PL summit with a round of industry expert “speed dating,” and they welcome guests from every corner of the freight world on this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? The guys also discuss the big problem in the Suez Canal and what it means for freight delays globally.

First up is Larry Klein, vice president of logistics at Bringg, who talks about overcoming the challenges of resource shortages from drivers to trucks and trailers and overall capacity....

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The case against same-day delivery

This is an excerpt from Thursday’s (1/28) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter.

According to recent survey data from Bringg, same-day delivery will become a status quo offering from retailers in 2021. One-in-three retailers plan to add same-day delivery services in the next six to 12 months. Including the 38% of retailers that already offer same-day delivery, this means that two-thirds of retailers plan to offer same-day delivery by the end of 2021. 

While I’ve written ad nauseam about...

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The Daily Dash: TFI, the Teamsters and their new relationship

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, TFI International CEO Alain Bedard praised the Teamsters long before the company announced the acquisition of the unionized UPS Freight. Plus, Marten and Knight-Swift both posted strong earnings results in Q4, and the Biden administration has revoked a Department of Labor opinion letter on employee classification.

Laying the groundwork

TFI International (NYSE:TFII) CEO Alain Bedard may have been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-tfi-the-teamsters-and-their-new-relationship

Bringg’s collaboration with Uber opens new doors for e-commerce

Bringg teams with Uber to fulfill e-commerce orders

As e-commerce exploded in 2020, many merchants were unable to take full advantage. Those with in-house fulfillment and delivery operations thrived — those without faced uncertainty and an inability to scale their online operations.

Enter Bringg.

The global fulfillment cloud technology company has announced a partnership with Uber Direct (NYSE: UBER) to help online retailers ensure those orders are delivered safely and in a timely manner.

“Some customers have an in-house fleet to serve their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bringgs-collaboration-with-uber-opens-new-doors-for-e-commerce