MEMPHIS, Tenn.--The online holiday shopping season is breaking records this year, as more and more buyers use a mouse—not the mall—to find the perfect gift for loved ones near and far. For... View More
AMHERST, N.Y., December 13, 2012 – Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has made its popular Yale Global King... View More
UPS Freightâ® (NYSE: UPS) today announced an addition to its guaranteed service portfolio that will help less-than-truckload (LTL) shippers meet the growing demands of their businesses while... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Free Shipping Day is Dec. 17, and more than $1 billion in ecommerce sales will be generated that day. To score sales wins on Free Shipping Day, merchants need to promote what discount... View More
Two global union federations and their thousands of member trade unions will keep the heat on Deutsche Post DHL tomorrow over the logistics giant’s mistreatment of its workers in Turkey. They have... View More
Forbes--It’s not out of the question, and here’s why. Global e-commerce sales may reach $1 trillion next year, growing at a rate of 19.4% annually. To handle that demand, a Global B2D (Business-To-Doorstep)... View More
Bloomberg--FedEx Corp. (FDX) has been "systematically overcharging" customers by billing businesses and government offices at higher residential rates, a company sales executive said in an internal e-mail... View More
NASDAQ--United Parcel Service Inc. ( UPS ) is planning to sell TNT Express' assets to the European Union to meet the antitrust requirements for the completion of the impending acquisition of the latter.... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx team members are preparing for a record-breaking day at FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) on Monday, December 10, when 19 million packages are expected to move through the FedEx networks on... View More
Let’s assume you were able to offer customers a reduction of their cost if they invited other customers to join them on the same high-speed point to point service they were enjoying. How would you... View More
By now, most of you may have read about the agreement in late June 2012 between Sealed Air Corporation and Ecovative Design. Ecovative is the brainchild of Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre, and they make... View More
While being able to mitigate the General Rate Increase is the hope of every shipper, organizations must take the opportunity to evaluate all aspects of their carrier agreement and structure it so that... View More
Historically, the majority of the world’s consumer products have been distributed to retail stores in bulk, and the most efficient method for handling this merchandise has predominantly been pallet... View More
There’s no question that shipping has become more complex in recent years, and with new rates taking effect in January 2013, businesses will need even more creative ways to streamline processes and... View More
In this edition of Parcel Perspectives I thought I’d share some knowledge from the this year’s PARCEL Forum, which was a great success. My congratulations to everyone who helped organize the... View More
For the past 20 years, major international IT surveys have shown that more than 50% of all large scale system projects - such as selecting and converting your business to a new Order Management System... View More
US export rules and the small package shipper By Tom Stanton Small package shippers exporting non-controlled or non-licensable commodities from the United States that are nevertheless classified... View More
Plantation, FL, December 3, 2012: DHL today unveiled a new, modernized hub and airline facility at the Miami International Airport service center to meet customers’ growing shipping needs to and... View More
STAMFORD, Conn., December 4, 2012 – Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced that Dooney & Bourke, the high-end leathergoods retailer, will use technology and shipping services... View More
