Benjamin Franklin once said: “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” It’s safe to say that Ben didn’t ship small parcels. If he did, surely he would have added FedEx... View More
December 19, 2012 (CLEVELAND, OH) – For the fourth consecutive year, several Greater Cleveland Area agencies will find their stockings a bit fuller thanks to a local company. They are the beneficiaries... View More
Louisville Biz Blog--The shipping war between United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. is heating up this holiday season, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the newspaper, each company is... View More
Retail Online Integration--It's long been argued by retailers operating brick-and-mortar stores in states where Amazon.com doesn't collect sales taxes that the e-tailing giant has an unfair advantage because... View More
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
