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The Friday Report: June 21st, 2019
IMO 2020: Major Impact Coming to Global Shipping Industry Did you know that more than 90% of all trade conducted globally occurs on Earth’s oceans? Currently, the 39,000 vessels that power global trade operate on sulfur-laden bunker fuel. The emissions from this...
Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution
First, a Primer about Specialty Drugs In previous blogs, we have mentioned that specialty pharmaceuticals are on the rise. Since 1990, the number of specialty drug approvals has increased dramatically. What characteristics are used to define if a pharmaceutical...
The Friday Report: June 14th, 2019
Beyond Meat Burgers Finally Fixed for Fast Food After the April announcement that Burger King would test the vegan burger Beyond Meat in 59 locations in the St. Louis area and successful sales by Carl’s Jr. in 1000 locations since January, Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown...
The Friday Report: June 7th, 2019
Target Tempts Shoppers with Same-Day Delivery Target now offers same-day delivery service in 47 U.S. States, facilitated by the Shipt same-day delivery platform. Although a Shipt account is no longer required, the service costs $9.99 per order or a $99 annual...
The Friday Report: May 31st, 2019
FedEx Ground to Debut New 7 Day a Week Residential Delivery Service In an effort to keep pace with Amazon Prime’s one day delivery service, FedEx recently announced that FedEx Ground will begin seven day a week residential delivery service for most of the United...
Selecting a 3PL for Your Canadian E-Commerce Logistics Needs
Driven by a need for convenience and personalization, Canadian customers have embraced online shopping but have been a bit slower to do so than American consumers. Even with the success of e-tailing, Canadian merchants have been disinclined to adapt to the wave of...
The Friday Report: May 24th, 2019
Auto Manufacturer Ford to Eliminate 7,000 White Collar Jobs by August American auto maker Ford recently revealed plans to decrease approximately 10 percent of its global workforce by cutting 7,000 white collar jobs by August. The savings of $600 million annually...
Tips for Developing an E-Commerce Logistics Strategy for the Canadian Market
Worldwide, the ecommerce business is certainly booming. Globally, e-commerce retail sales are anticipated to grow from 2.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2017 to nearly 4.9 trillion U.S. in 2021. As of 2018, the Canadian e-commerce market had expanded to nearly 1.6...
E-Commerce Mass Customization, Contract Packaging and Inventory Management
Contract packaging is in its heyday for many types of products. The contract packaging and manufacturing industries have changed and become more fast-paced and demand-driven than in the past. Today, both contract packagers and contract manufacturers need to make sure...
The Friday Report: May 17th, 2019
Record High Imports Anticipated in Advance of Next Round of China Tariffs New threats of U.S. tariffs on the remaining 325 billion dollars of goods imported from China is anticipated to cause a huge increase of imports from China this spring and summer. Goods shipped...