e-commerce logistics

BoxC co-founder shares insight on shifting e-commerce import regulations

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As global marketplaces become increasingly interconnected, the dynamics of cross-border trade have...

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Nimble Robotics raises $65M in pursuit of fully autonomous fulfillment network

Plenty of logistics experts have spoken of the benefits of warehouse automation, things like more efficient workers, faster fulfillment speeds and lower operating costs, to name a few.

So why is the adoption rate for warehouse automation still so low? In short, the problem for most brands is getting started: For many of them, adding automation means high upfront costs and the scrapping of existing infrastructure.

Nimble Robotics, a San Francisco Bay Area-based autonomous logistics firm, wants to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nimble-robotics-raises-65m-in-pursuit-of-fully-autonomous-fulfillment-network

Target announces massive supply chain investment

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Last March, Target announced its plan for a logistics overhaul in 2022, following through with new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/target-announces-massive-supply-chain-investment

Supply Chain Integration Via The East Midlands Gateway Campus

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  • Supply chains across the United Kingdom have historically encountered a number of issues trading with their European neighbours.
  • Back in the 1980s, stringent regulations and controls at the border created barriers for UK importers and exporters – adding a great deal of friction to just about every transaction.
  • It heralded the need for businesses to have several alternative suppliers in place, as well as hold a lot more stock at any given time.

A recent news...

Shipium bolsters carrier partnerships with Better Trucks deal

For the past few years, the conventional wisdom around retail shipping has been to rely either on in-house assets or on a single large carrier, like FedEx or UPS, to complete deliveries. 

But no longer. Retailers now are beginning to shift toward a multicarrier strategy. Using networks of carriers and 3PLs, sellers are able to skirt general rate increases by major providers while reserving the ability to add and remove capacity at will. 

The model has spawned an array of shipping orchestration...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipium-bolsters-carrier-partnerships-with-better-trucks-deal

5 biggest fulfillment challenges for e-commerce brands

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The global e-commerce market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 14.7% over the next five years — while not quite matching the explosive growth we saw at the start of the pandemic, that’s still a healthy level.

But with all of that growth, e-commerce brands are struggling to keep up. As many brands discovered, setting up websites to take online orders is only half the battle. Actually delivering those orders to customers is an entirely separate endeavor.

Fulfillment has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-biggest-fulfillment-challenges-for-e-commerce-brands

What’s next for TikTok after news of US fulfillment bid?

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What does TikTok have up its sleeve?

The massive social media platform is reportedly making an unlikely entrance into the U.S. fulfillment services market. More than a dozen job listings posted by TikTok over the past two weeks signal that the company is building its own fulfillment centers to handle orders from TikTok Shop, as first reported by Axios.

TikTok Shop is the platform’s e-commerce shopping option, first launched in 2021 in the U.K. It operates in select markets and connects users to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whats-next-for-tiktok-after-news-of-us-fulfillment-bid

Chinese e-commerce logistics company Zongteng launches cargo airline

Night view of Central Airlines, YunExpress freighter at an airport.

Zongteng Group, a major provider of cross-border warehousing and logistics services for e-commerce sellers, announced Monday the acquisition of its first freighter to help customers reach global markets faster.

The news follows a growing trend of online sales platforms, such as Amazon and JD.com, and logistics providers creating private-label airlines to better control capacity and service reliability rather than exclusively rely on scheduled, multiparty carriers. 

Shenzhen, China-based Zongteng...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chinese-e-commerce-logistics-company-zongteng-launches-cargo-airline

Target bets on same-day delivery with new sortation hubs in Chicago, Denver

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Target (NYSE: TGT) on Monday announced the expansion of its sortation network by 50% with three new hubs, two in Chicago and one in Denver. The facilities are scheduled to open this year, bringing Target’s sortation center count up to nine.

In the pursuit of same-day shipping, the United States’ largest retailers have been lining up to buy transportation assets at an unprecedented rate. But the same-day delivery machine runs on much more than trucks and vans. While that capacity is needed for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/target-bets-on-same-day-delivery-with-new-sortation-hubs-in-chicago-denver

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