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Shopify adds e-comm fulfillment capabilities with Shippo solution

Shopify adds new e-commerce fulfillment capabilities through new Shippo service

Selling products online is easy. But shipping those products is not, as e-commerce merchants contend with continuously increasing customer expectations around speed, price and convenience.

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) customers, though, are about to receive a massive boost to their fulfillment capabilities through the company’s integration with Shippo for Platforms, a new offering launched by Bay Area-based Shippo on Wednesday. Shopify will become the first platform to leverage the solution, starting in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shopify-adds-e-comm-fulfillment-capabilities-with-shippo-solution

FourKites acquires European supply chain visibility provider NIC-place

FourKites acquires NIC-place to create the largest multimodal carrier network in Europe with visibility capabilities

If there’s one thing consumer-facing businesses need these days, it’s options. Amid pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions that have extended into 2022, relying on a single shipper, carrier, sourcing partner or mode of transport is a recipe for failure.

What businesses need is flexibility, and FourKites just created a whole lot of it. The Chicago-based supply chain visibility platform announced Tuesday the acquisition of European supply chain visibility provider NIC-place in a move that will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-acquires-european-supply-chain-visibility-provider-nic-place

Convoy unlocks freight network for 3rd-party brokers

Digital freight network Convoy announced on Thursday it has added a program to its suite of tools called Convoy for Brokers, enabling freight brokers to leverage its existing carrier network to cover their loads.

“Convoy’s mission is to transport the world with endless capacity and zero waste. The only way to achieve that mission is by partnering with other freight companies and sharing the benefits of a digital freight network,” said Dan Lewis, Convoy co-founder and CEO.

“With today’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/convoy-unlocks-freight-network-for-3rd-party-brokers

How to balance a shipper’s network to weather any storm

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The logistics industry is built on adaptability and primed for chaos. The market rises and falls alongside economic shifts, natural disasters, trade disruptions and regular seasonality. Nevertheless, every corner of the industry has felt some level of pandemic-fueled whiplash over the last two months.

When the coronavirus pandemic started spreading across the U.S. in March, state governments issued lockdowns. People stayed home to protect themselves and their families. Toilet paper and Tylenol...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-balance-a-shippers-network-to-weather-any-storm