There has been quite a bit of talk surrounding self-driving or driverless cars and trucks in recent years. Most famously, Google has been investing heavily in developing this technology, seemingly with a bent towards the consumer market. Perhaps more important,…
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, JUNE 1, 2015… St. Louis-based TAGG Logistics, the third-party e-commerce fulfillment, retail distribution and logistics provider to middle-market healthcare and consumer products companies, today announced the completed acquisition of ABC Fulfillment, a Pennsylvania-based e-commerce services company specializing in…
This summer, Walmart will introduce a new unlimited shipping service similar to Amazon Prime, but for only about half the price. The new as-of-yet unnamed service from Walmart will not offer audio and video streaming like its competition, but it…
Subscription Boxes Continue to Grow in Popularity Everyone loves presents and just about everyone loves surprises; so what could be better than presents and surprises? How about something that achieves both? The subscription box industry is booming and the opportunities are…
Now that the holidays have passed and major shipping carriers, such as UPS and FedEx, were able to overcome the odds against them caused by the disastrous 2013 shipping season, many can let out a huge sigh of relief. This…
Right now on the West Coast, the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been enduring a shipping bottleneck for the past several weeks. There has been so much shipping volume coming into the ports that the workers and…
Websites are traditionally designed for use on a desktop computer, which in comparison to a mobile phone-is very large. Typically, many would say that having a larger screen, larger text, and more information makes it easier to browse, shop,…
Beginning immediately after the holiday season (Dec 29th for UPS and Jan 1st for FedEx), shipping majors UPS and FedEx will be introducing a new form of package pricing. Typically priced by weight, UPS and FedEx now plan to price packages…
Dimensional Weight Pricing on EVERY Shipment Represents a Fundamental Change in the Way Internet Retailers Operate A New Way to Think Have you ever received a large box from Amazon with only a few items in it? You probably…
Haier Electronics, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies, is looking for more acquisitions in the logistics sector. In the first half of this year alone, the Chinese company spent ¥367 million, or just under $60 million, on logistics infrastructure….
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