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….
Twitter recently announced the launching of its “buy now” button. While through the launch it will only be available to about 10% of Twitter users, they hope to expand across the site in time for the holiday season. So far their…
According to Practical ecommerce, mobile commerce will account for 33% of US Online Holiday sales. Already a billion dollar industry, mobile devices are expected to aid this ever-growing ecommerce market. So what that means for us here at ABC and other…
Just in time for the holiday season to begin, the US Postal Service is cutting down on their prices in order to attract more e-commerce business. Prices can be expected to fall as much as 58% for certain priority mail delivery,…
UPS is about to make it a happy holiday for thousands of people looking for work. The American company is planning to hire between 90,000-95,000 new employees to work in distribution centers and on delivery trucks during the holiday rush. Positions…
Logistics, 3PL, supply chain management, e-business, globalization…what do these words mean to you? If you’re starting college this year or deciding what to major in, you may see these as degree choices or class descriptions listed in your school’s course selections….