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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Retail Imports Remain High Despite Port Congestion

National Retail Federation (NRF)

Close to 75 ships were waiting at anchor to enter the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach recently, up from around 25 a month earlier, and backups are spreading to East Coast ports as well.

Kalyakan

Warehouse Automation Market to Reach $69B by 2025

Interact Analysis

Fixed automation such as AS/RS, conveyors and conveyor-based sorters will remain the most common form of automation for the foreseeable future.

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Shipping Delays and Out-of-Stock Items Don’t Deter Consumer Shopping Behavior

According to shoppers, the three most important delivery services are free 2-day shipping (71%); free shipping on returns (63%); and the ability to track packages en route (62%).

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Half of U.S. Consumers to Complete Holiday Shopping by Cyber Monday

Nearly half of consumers (45%) would rather return an item directly to the store to avoid dealing with return shipping.

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Merchants Expect Increased Holiday Sales Despite Inventory Challenges

Ware2Go (a UPS Company)

Merchants’ key concerns in the area of fulfillment and logistics include labor shortages (45.6%) and longer than usual lead times (36%).

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Global Parcel Volume up 27% YoY

Pitney Bowes Inc.

Carrier parcel revenue increased across all 13 countries in 2020, collectively reaching $429.5 billion, up 22% since 2019.

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The Challenge of Retail Returns and Reverse Logistics

With over 91% of customers considering returns policy as an important part of the buying decision, product returns are definitely an active part of the New Normal.

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Warehouse Automation to Continue Booming

Due to a sustained increase in order volume surges, emerging technologies in the warehouse will continue to rise throughout 2030.

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Winning Customers Back with Distributed Order Management

To win customers back and regain their loyalty, retailers must ensure every customer gets the product they want, when and where they want it, by seamlessly synching the online realm with the physical store.

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How to Reduce the Cost of E-Commerce Returns and Improve Margins

Timely and accurate data is absolutely crucial in reducing the cost of reverse logistics. But, it can also offer some critical business insights that can drive down overall return rate.

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Leveraging New Sales Channel with EDI Integration

Franco Manufacturing transitioned from a legacy ERP environment to a custom EDI integration from TrueCommerce.

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Berkshire Grey Moves Forward with Robotic Pick and Pack Roll Out

As robotic solutions become more popular for pick and pack endeavors in the warehouse, Berkshire Grey embarked on a testing journey with various customers. After successful runs the robotics company is taking its solution worldwide.

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