Subscription boxes — wow them or they’ll bounce

Subscription boxes are down but not out

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On Monday, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Paul Jarrett, co-founder and CEO of Bulu, a 3PL and fulfillment provider for subscription box services and other direct-to-consumer offerings. The company’s customers include Disney and GNC, and it has helped clients launch over 50 subscription boxes.

Virtually every consumer-facing company should make every attempt to offer a valued subscription box. Subscription boxes allow brands to engage with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/subscription-boxes-wow-them-or-theyll-bounce

Do we really need another retail subscription service?

Target joins the subscription club

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On Monday’s episode of The Stockout, Grace Sharkey and I discussed last week’s announcement that Target is launching a subscription-based fast delivery service. For an introductory price of $49 a year (rising to $99 a year starting in May), customers receive free two-day shipping and free same-day delivery on orders over $35. The company’s ability to offer such speedy deliveries is made possible by its recent investments in local sortation and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/do-we-really-need-another-retail-subscription-service

Recent shows highlight CPG companies’ concerns

More suppliers, more supply chain complexity

Monday on The Stockout show, Grace Sharkey and I interviewed Christine Barnhart, chief marketing and industry officer of Nulogy. 

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Nulogy is a company that helps consumer packaged goods companies manage data that is coming from suppliers, especially third-party contract manufacturers and co-packaging companies. While contract manufacturing and outsourced packaging were areas of great focus during the pandemic in the context of CPG demand...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/recent-shows-highlight-cpg-companies-concerns

Up to 10 feet of snow headed for Donner Pass

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter brought to you by Dynamic Logistix. In this issue, monster storm headed for I-80; WTT headed to SiriusXM; shipping container castles; and more.

A monster storm

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/up-to-10-feet-of-snow-headed-for-donner-pass

Family Dollar’s $41M warehouse mouse infestation

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter brought to you by Dynamic Logistix. In this issue, Family Dollar’s mouse-infested warehouse; Walmart’s moves; layoffs continue.

The house of mouse


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1,270 dead mice — Move over Disney, we have a new house of mouse.Family Dollar Stores are out $41.6 million after being ordered to fork over the largest fine of its kind for using a rodent-infested warehouse in Arkansas.

Yahoo News reports, “The company pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of causing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/family-dollars-41m-warehouse-mouse-infestation

SOS: Cellular outage strikes freight

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter brought to you by Dynamic Logistix. In this issue, cell outage downs freight; Convoy returns; State of Freight recap; and more.

Cell outage reverberates through freight


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Solar flare, hack, EMP, botched network update? What happened? — Woke up at 6 this morning to a tweet from Chadad alerting us that his entire fleet’s communication was down.

“Woke up to all the phones in my house having no cell service here in Central Arkansas. Then I get on my laptop...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sos-cellular-outage-strikes-freight

Amazon and the FTC don’t agree on much

FTC, Amazon far apart on lawsuit issues

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It’s clear from the latest on the Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Amazon that (1) it’s likely to be ongoing for a long time, and (2) the parties don’t agree on much. The FTC asked the court to set a deadline to start the trial in May 2026, while Amazon asked for a December 2026 start date. What takes so long is the massive scale of the information involved — upwards of 100 terabytes’ worth, or the equivalent of 50 million...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-and-the-ftc-dont-agree-on-much

Is Amazon a distributor?

Another government agency zeros in on Amazon Marketplace

Most everyone who shops online buys from Amazon, but, presumably, few shoppers give much thought as to whether the products are being purchased from the retailer itself or one of the sellers on the Amazon Marketplace (AM). AM, which represents 60% of Amazon’s sales, is the portion of the e-commerce giant where Amazon facilitates sales of products owned by third parties without taking ownership of inventory. Unless shoppers receive the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-a-distributor

XPO and Saia stock go to the moon

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter brought to you by Dynamic Logistix. In this issue, XPO and Saia stock skyrocket; Super Bowl logistics; train vs. truck; and more.

We are so back

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Forget bitcoin; how about XPO’s performance? — Some transportation stocks are surging and XPO is leading the charge. The LTL juggernaut’s stock price has skyrocketed 63% in the past six months. By comparison, bitcoin is up only 52% in that time frame.

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What’s propelling the stock to such great heights?...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xpo-and-saia-stock-go-to-the-moon

Do truckers need valets?

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter brought to you by Dynamic Logistix. In this issue, do truckers need valets?; FreightTech Crocs; rise of Zyn shipments; and more.

Driver, do you need a valet service to back in?

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School of hard docks — Redditor unftp-0 recently posted about the dock he came across that offers a valet backing service. Seems unlikely in the macho realm of trucking that one would elect to use such a service. After all, the cut to your pride could go deep. 

Veteran...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/do-truckers-need-valets

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