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Freight-related firms across US hit with 218 layoffs

Bath & Body Works Logistics Services announced June 18 that it laid off 85 employees from a distribution center in Columbus, Ohio.

The layoffs are tied to clothing retailer Express filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, officials said.

“The [distribution] facility provides logistics and shipping services to the Express clothing brand. On April 22, Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced its plan to close 100 stores. Since that time Express’s volume has remained low and unpredictable....

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The evolution of e-commerce, outsourced fulfillment

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This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

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ShipBob announces integration with customer platform Klaviyo

Driver in back of Postal Service vehicle unloading packages

Omnichannel fulfillment platform ShipBob has announced an integration with customer platform Klaviyo. The direct integration will give joint customers of the companies a unified post-purchase and shipping experience, ShipBob said.

Klaviyo’s platform collect all of a company’s customer data as it is updated in real time and makes that information accessible in the same platform used for sending email and SMS messages. Integrated with ShipBob’s platform, the new offering will lead to new...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipbob-announces-integration-with-customer-platform-klaviyo

ShipBob reaches $1B valuation with new funding round

The money keeps flowing into the last-mile logistics space and the latest company to reap the benefits is cloud-based platform ShipBob, which announced a $200 million Series E round Tuesday morning.

The new funding, which brings total funding in the company to $330.5 million according to Crunchbase, doubles ShipBob’s valuation from its Series D funding round in September 2020 to more than $1 billion today, it said in a release.

The Series E financing was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which led...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipbob-reaches-1b-valuation-with-new-funding-round

ShipBob adds free 2-day shipping for Walmart Marketplace sellers

ShipBob is now an official shipping and fulfillment partner on the Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Marketplace, giving small and medium-sized businesses new options for fulfilling their e-commerce orders within two days.

The cloud-based logistics platform is now able to fulfill orders for Marketplace sellers with free two-day shipping. ShipBob will continue as a third-party logistics provider capable of fulfilling orders outside of Walmart’s two-day delivery program.

“We are excited about the strides Walmart...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipbob-adds-free-2-day-shipping-for-walmart-marketplace-sellers

Ware2Go offers free carbon offset program to merchants

UPS unit Ware2Go offers carbon neutral shipping

Ware2Go, the UPS (NYSE: UPS) company that focuses on enabling merchants of all sizes to achieve one- to two-day shipping, announced a carbon emissions offset program for all customers shipping small parcel, less-than-truckload, truckload and air shipments within its network. All Ware2Go merchants are automatically enrolled in the program, which is retroactive to offset all shipments made since January, and is free to participate in.

“At Ware2Go, our goal is to build merchant relationships based...

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ShipBob offers carbon offsets for e-commerce brands through Pachama

E-commerce fulfillment company ShipBob is the latest to jump into the carbon offset business. The company, with 16 global facilities, will utilize Pachama to provide 100% carbon-neutral options for brands using the ShipBob platform.

“With e-commerce experiencing incredible growth, it’s important to consider sustainability,” said Dhruv Saxena, CEO and co-founder of ShipBob. “That’s why we appreciate the strides and innovation Pachama has brought to the industry and why we are a customer of...

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