Topic: E-commerce

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the supply chain industry has been completely thrown off, with ever-changing rules and regulations. As a result, it's getting harder and harder to plan accordingly.

In its “U.S. Industrial Outlook: Q2 2022,” JLL cited various factors driving continued market strength, paced by rents topping the $8.00 per square-foot (PSF) mark, at $8.01, its highest level on record, with annual rent growth up 21% annually. Average PSF rents for warehousing & distribution and manufacturing came in at $8.04 and $7.79, respectively, with special purpose at $11.07.

Fiscal year (FY) 2022 third quarter earnings for the United States Postal Service (USPS) saw total revenue post a 1.4% annual increase, to $18.741 billion. And it had an adjusted quarterly loss of $459 million compared to an adjusted loss of $41 million, for the same quarter last year, while posting $59.7 billion in net income, compared to a $3.0 billion FY 2021 second quarter loss.

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The paramount importance of 3PL partnerships.

Following their late 2021 announcement, in which Vienna, Va.-based LaserShip, the largest regional e-commerce parcel carrier and last-mile delivery services provider, and Chandler, Ariz.-based regional shipping services provider OnTrac, announced they had entered into a definitive agreement to merge, with LaserShip acquiring OnTrac for $1.3 billion, the companies last week stated they are taking a major next step in the process.

Quarterly revenue—at $24.8 billion—rose 5.7% annually, and adjusted earnings per share—at $3.29—saw a 7.5% increase, topping Wall Street estimates of $3.16 per share. Quarterly operating profit was up 8.5% to $3.5 billion.

总部在联邦快递说,随着经济条件ns have shifted, it is making operational adjustments to suspend Sunday delivery operations in certain low-density, rural markets, effective the week of Aug. 15.

The trio of strong consumer demand, ongoing supply chain bottlenecks, and tight carrier capacity worked in tandem to drive air, ground, and ocean transportation rates to all-time highs in 2021, with shippers turning to third-party logistics (3PL) services providers on various fronts, including inventory replenishment and avoiding stock outs, according to a new report recently issued by Milwaukee-based supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates.

As Amazon Prime Day continues today, it comes at a time when the e-commerce supply chain continues to hum along and make needed adjustments on the fly, which has largely been the case going back to the onset of the pandemic in early 2020.

Quarterly revenue—at $24.4 billion—was up 8% annually, and operating income—at $1.9 billion saw a 7% annual increase. Diluted earnings per share—at $6.87—rose 27% annually, topping Wall Street expectations of $6.86. For the full fiscal year, revenue came in at $93.5 billion, for an 11% annual gain, with operating income at $6.87 billion.

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The most dramatic impact of e-Commerce is upstream in the supply chain from the direct-to-consumer arena. This article explores the implications of those lesser known, but gigantic, effects.

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Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Kait Parker, VP of LTL Operations at Coyote Logistics, a Chicago-based transportation and logistics management and truckload freight brokerage services, and a subsidiary of freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS. Parker provided Berman with an overview of the less-than-truckload (LTL) market, from a few different perspectives, including rates, planning, and service, among others.

With a smaller labor pool to pull from and e-commerce sales continuing to escalate, logistics managers need solid tactics for winning the race for talent.

As fulfillment centers and warehouses become more highly automated facilities with multiple types of automation, software’s role looms larger. Issues like coordinating multiple systems around cut-off times and service levels, as well as knowing when and how to scale automated systems to accommodate peaks in demand, are two leading reasons why.

A recent Bloomberg report observed that global e-commerce giant Amazon is saddled with excess warehouse space it accumulated over the course of the pandemic and is now vetting subletting a minimum of 10 million square-feet (MSF) worth of space.