Journal of Commerce--Executives at clothing retailer the Gap say they plan to keep inventories more lean in the coming year and use a “fast pipeline” to respond to demand after seeing net profit... View More
• Nearly 8% increase in 1-5 lb. ground rates • Some accessorial increases hit 10% • Several international rates approach 15% • New international surcharges announced for 2012 UPS has... View More
eCommerce Bytes--Shipping costs go up each January at FedEx and UPS, and in 2 months, USPS will also be raising rates - Priority Mail rates are increasing an average of over 3%, effective January 22.... View More
LogisticsWeek: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world's largest express transportation company, today launched an innovative, interactive campaign that puts insight and intelligence... View More
Multichannel Merchant--As ecommerce grew, e-tailers began charging extra fees to ship products to their customers to protect profit margins, and while these fees were industry standard, they differed among... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Since the Marketplace Fairness Act was unveiled – which would create a constitutional framework for collecting sales tax online – I have received countless emails... View More
Journal of Commerce--DHL's Goldberg says operation costs rise even when shipping rates fall Ocean freight rate volatility is ratcheting up global supply chain costs even when rates head downward,... View More
Post&Parcel--Deutsche Post DHL has created a new chief operating officer position within its DHL Global Forwarding unit to drive development of DHL’s air and ocean freight activities. Thomas George,... View More
CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly--Every company continues to look for ways to increase sales, decrease costs and reduce risks. That's a given. But, in the wake of tough economic times the easy cuts have been... View More
Dematic is seeking qualified and dynamic speakers to deliver presentations at the upcoming 2012 Material Handling and Logistics Conference. This 27th annual Conference is a gathering of material... View More
Multichannel Merchant--EquaShip, billed as America’s fourth parcel carrier, announced a three-way partnership to add discounted U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Express Mail and international... View More
The second DHL/BCC Trade Confidence Index, a new measure of the UK's exporting health, reveals that while growth among UK exporters continues, it has slowed during the last quarter. The index draws upon... View More
Bologna, November 9, 2011 – After record breaking sales in the third quarter of 2011, Datalogic S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana S.p.A.: DAL) has consolidated its leading position in its two main identified... View More
Dallas, USA, 10 November 2011 – A new software development from Paragon Software Systems, Inc. (http://www.paragonrouting.com/us) enables transportation operators to organize deliveries to arrive... View More
DHL Supply Chain, the leading contract logistics specialist, is building a logistics center in Mönchengladbach for its customer Primark, bringing 250 new jobs to the region. The new facility with... View More
Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service has redesigned its returns services, in a bid to become the “preferred” shipper for American consumers looking to return unwanted e-commerce purchases. Aligned... View More
After a recession-caused freight price war in the past few years, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight demand and prices are rising again as the economy recovers. With a shortage of trucks, drivers, and even... View More
Many high-throughput retail distribution centers face a growing logistics challenge - the need to prepare small-quantity, mixed-SKU orders of small items to ship and arrive on schedule with near zero tolerance... View More
In this column, I would like to introduce the concept of Intralogistics as the new mantra for Materials Management. APICS defines Materials Management as “the grouping of management functions supporting... View More
Journal of Commerce--Mergers and acquisitions in the global transport and logistics sectors dipped slightly in the third quarter on fewer deals in emerging markets, but the market remains “resilient,”... View More
