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Trade and Compliance

Eric Kulisch Monday, September 23, 2024

Tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce could dampen demand

A new White House effort to reduce the amount of online orders from China that enter the country duty free isn’t likely to interrupt the Shein and Temu business, but could have ramifications for U.S. consumers and retailers.

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Last Mile Delivery

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Contributed Content Tuesday, August 6, 2024

FedEx and UPS must adapt to changing parcel landscape 

The old FedEx and UPS business models aren’t working in a parcel market undergoing radical transformation. The express carriers need to rethink their network strategies as B2C shipping takes precedence and consumers compromise on speed to get lower prices.

Last-Mile Delivery

Caleb Revill Thursday, June 20, 2024

Delivered buys $100K in assets from defunct Point Pickup Technologies

Point Pickup Technologies has agreed to sell $100,000 in assets to Delivered, including customer lists, software, transferable permits, books and records, Point Pickup’s website, and promotional materials.

Technology

Grace Sharkey Friday, May 31, 2024

OneRail solution targets inventory shrinkage in logistics

OneRail has launched a solution to address in-transit problems that lead to lost inventory.

Legal issues

Brinley Hineman Friday, May 3, 2024

DHL to pay $8.7M to settle EEOC race discrimination lawsuit

Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit alleging that the company assigned Black workers to more dangerous routes than white workers.

Technology

Grace Sharkey Friday, May 3, 2024

FreightTech Friday: Loadsure takes insurtech solution to Europe

In this edition of FreighTech Friday, Loadsure explains the risk of moving goods throughout Europe, and Kinaxis shares a report on shippers that are slow to react to supply chain disruptions.

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Contributed Content Monday, April 22, 2024

Unifying middle and last mile can deliver a customer experience revolution

In the constantly changing world of last-mile delivery, it can no longer operate as a siloed operation from middle mile.

eCommerce

E-commerce & Fulfillment

Brielle Jaekel Tuesday, August 13, 2024

ShipHero spins off fulfillment business

ShipHero is separating its warehouse management system from its fulfillment business by launching a subsidiary 3PL, LVK, to better focus on customers. The move is to better position itself in the industry as the freight recession continues and venture capital in the FreightTech community becomes scarcer.

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Workers with signs picket for better treatment outside an Amazon facility.
Monday, August 12, 2024

E-commerce & Fulfillment

Teamsters can protest at Amazon air hub, federal court says

A light-blue Amazon Prime Air cargo jet flies takes off through the clouds.
A dark-and-light blue Amazon Prime Air cargo jet on the runway.

Fulfillment

Technology

Grace Sharkey Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Stord acquires ProPack Logistics, expands North American footprint

Stord’s purchase of ProPack Logistics grows the company’s fulfillment centers to 1.6 million square feet.

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Chinese trade flow into Mexico is helping to build up the latter’s manufacturing capabilities, which is a long-term positive for the U.S.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

American Shipper

How China skirts tariffs into the US

supply chain shortages
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Global Supply Chain

We’re still at risk for another ‘everything shortage’

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Logistics/Supply Chains

Scaling strategically with shared warehousing and fulfillment

Monday, October 16, 2023

Logistics/Supply Chains

Increasing velocity to market with micro-fulfillment

Drones

Gig Workers