E-commerce

By Jeff Berman · October 11, 2019
In 2018, the report said that global parcel volume came in at 87 billion, which was up 17% compared to 2017’s 74 billion and the highest ever recorded since the index has been published. What’s more, despite a high level of uncertainty in regards to global trade, it expects this tally to more than double to 200 billion parcels by 2025, coupled with a 13.7% compound annual growth rate from 2019-2023.

By Jeff Berman · September 30, 2019
As was the case in a previous report issued in June, a new report issued last week by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE continued to make the case for how an ongoing increase in online grocery sales has spurred further demand for United States-based cold storage warehousing space.

By Jeff Berman · September 26, 2019
UPS officials said that this effort has resulted in more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the region, and they added that both Tennessee-based businesses and consumers will see benefits from the facility’s expanded sortation and distribution facility’s improvements in speed, efficiency, and reliability.

By Jeff Berman · September 10, 2019
Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions. The purchase price is $450 million, and the acquisition is expected to be made official in the fourth quarter.

By LM Staff · August 6, 2019
Edwards, Colo.-based Symbia Logistics, a 3PL focusing on warehousing, logistics, and e-commerce fulfillment, recently announced it opened its newly relocated and expanded Kansas City, Mo.-based e-commerce fulfillment center. This opening comes on the heels of Symbia’s 2018 acquisition of Kansas City-based Innovative Fulfillment Solutions (IFS).

By Jeff Berman · July 31, 2019
Earlier this month, I heard from iDrive Logistics, a Salt Lake City-based small package consultancy, regarding pricing proposals it had obtained from Amazon Logistics. Given the frenetic pace in which Amazon has gone about setting up its logistics and supply chain operations, as well as expand its presence, this grabbed my attention, to say the least.

By Jeff Berman · July 30, 2019
While the e-commerce-driven supply chain has been paced by steady consumer activity, as evidenced with an expected 15% sales growth rate for 2019, research recently issued by Deloitte indicates that industrial real estate growth, for spaces like warehouses, distribution centers, and flex spaces may not keep pace. The reason for this, explained Deloitte, is the firm’s expectation that market oversupply, heightened competition, rising interest rates and growing cost of capital will send industrial real estate on a downward growth path.

By LM Staff · July 24, 2019
Earlier this week, global e-commerce power Amazon said this week it plans to open up two new Ohio-based fulfillment centers, located in Akron and Rossford. Company officials said that these locations will create more than 2,500 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits, as well as opportunities to work in tandem with Amazon robotics.

By Jeff Berman · July 17, 2019
Research issued this week by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate firm CBRE pointed to a mild uptick in the second quarter availability rate for United States industrial real estate, snapping what the firm called a historic run of consecutive quarters of declining availability at 34, its longest stretch going back to when it first started tracking this data in 1998.

由帕特里克·伯恩斯on · July 17, 2019
Half of the nearly 3,000 consumers surveyed said they avoid retailers that do not offer free shipping, and 84% said they’ve specifically made a purchase because shipping was free.

By Jeff Berman · July 15, 2019
你们可能知道,今天和明天是机器人h part of Amazon Prime Day, which the global e-commerce titan refers to as “a 2-day parade of epic deals.” If that does not sum up exactly what Amazon Prime Day is, then there is a chance not much else will. This year marks the fifth year of Amazon Prime Day. And while it has become an event eagerly awaited and anticipated by consumers, the logistics planning and preparation it requires by Amazon grows incrementally by the year.

由帕特里克·伯恩斯on · July 15, 2019
With its one-day Prime delivery program made available “coast-to-coast” to consumers on July 15, many supply chain managers are concerned about its impact on demand cycles in the future.

By Jeff Berman · July 10, 2019
The DHL report, entitled “The e-commerce supply chain: Overcoming growing pains,” takes a deep dive into the intersection of the importance of e-commerce on customer retention and satisfaction, as well as the barriers to implementing a successful e-commerce supply chain strategy.

By Jeff Berman · June 27, 2019
When looking at the many challenges that come into play for companies competing in, or looking to enter, the last-mile logistics delivery market, there are more than a few direct challenges, to say the least, especially for those in the less-than-truckload (LTL) market.

By Jeff Berman · June 20, 2019
Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, said this week it has introduced a fulfillment network, entitled the Shopify Fulfillment Network. Company officials said that this network “will provide United States-base merchants with a network of distributed fulfillment centers, coupled with machine learning to ensure timely deliveries and lower shipping costs, putting their brand and customer experience front and center.”