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Adapting to Change: The Influence of Global Trends on Freight Shipping Rates and Practices
Freight shipping, a vital cog in the global economy, is undergoing significant changes. Truck freight rates are at the heart of these transformations, a key factor influencing the logistics and transportation industry. These rates, determined by a complex mix of market demand, fuel costs, and regulatory factors, directly impact how goods are moved across countries…
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How the Industrial Ship Industry Has Evolved Over the Years
It’s crazy to think about how much the shipping industry has changed and evolved over the years. Shipping has been in practice longer than we could go back and track. There has always been a need to move goods from one location to another, but now that process has improved. Today we can order, ship,…
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How to Work Through Labor Shortages to Fulfill Orders
Labor shortages occur when the demand for workers in a particular industry exceeds the supply of people who are qualified and willing to take the job. In logistics, labor shortage puts a strain on the supply chain, making it difficult for businesses to fulfill orders. Learning how to work through labor shortages keeps your business…
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6 Strategies for Reducing Your E-commerce Store’s Shipping Costs
Shipping is a cost neither business owners nor their customers enjoy having to shoulder. It is, however, impossible to avoid in e-commerce. Shipping costs often leave the affected parties no choice but to learn how to deal with it. Fortunately, there are effective strategies you can employ to reduce your e-commerce store’s shipping costs. Here…
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How to Ship Clothing: A Guide to Apparel Fulfilment
Fashion e-commerce has grown tremendously over the years and is set to generate almost 300 billion dollars in sales by 2025. To remain competitive in this fast-paced industry, simply selling great clothes will not suffice. It is equally crucial to bring your A-game in the area of apparel fulfillment to keep your customers satisfied and…
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Backorder: What it Means, Causes, and How to Reduce Temporarily Out-of-Stock Items
Backorders are inevitable in business. Learning to manage them while keeping your customers happy is key to running a successful business. What is Backorder? A backorder occurs when a customer orders an item that is temporarily out of stock. Generally, back-ordered items comprise goods that are unavailable in the seller’s current inventory but are either…
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7 Reasons to Update Your Return Policy Today
If you sell items offline or online, you will likely find yourself in situations where customers need to return purchased products. This can happen for different reasons, including defective or damaged items, wrong item purchases, customers deciding they no longer want the product, or failing to meet customers’ expectations. Regardless of the situation that leads to…
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Holiday Order Fulfillment: How to Deliver an Experience Your Customers Will Love
Have you ever wondered why the top dogs in your industry have more customers than you? Or what they are doing right to retain their first-time customers. It is simple. They understand one of the most powerful principles in the business world — prioritizing holiday order fulfillment and overall customer satisfaction. In the business world, customer satisfaction…
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The Pros and Cons of Different E-commerce Shipping Pricing Methods
There are several shipping pricing methods for e-commerce businesses–each with its strengths and weaknesses. Pros and Cons of Flat-Rate Shipping Method Flat-rate shipping is a pricing method where the shipping fee depends on the size of the box or envelope rather than the item’s dimensional weight. Pros of Flat-Rate Shipping Cons of Flat-rate Shipping Pros…
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5 Reasons to Launch a Customer Loyalty Program Today
It is at least five times more expensive to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one. Therefore, investing in customer loyalty is one of the best decisions a company can make as a loyal customer is a business’s most valuable asset. What are Customer Loyalty Programs? A customer loyalty program is a…
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Fraudulent Returns: How to Protect Your Small Business
Returns are inevitable in e-commerce. Although research proves that a lenient return policy can positively impact buying decisions, it also opens up a business to return fraud. This article discusses how small businesses can protect themselves against fraudulent returns without pushing away honest customers. The Rising Risks of Return Fraud The rise in e-commerce following…
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday: 6 Tips to Help Small Businesses Prepare
The holiday shopping season (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) is upon us. That means one thing — it is time to create a massive sale-pulling plan for your small business. It is no secret that the year’s highest sales happen on these two days. Therefore, you can end the year on a high note by getting…
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The Pros and Cons of Dropshipping
If you’ve been holding off on starting your e-commerce business due to insufficient funds or infrastructural challenges, dropshipping offers an opportunity for you to become an entrepreneur with minimal investment. This article discusses the pros and cons of dropshipping. What is Dropshipping? Dropshipping is a retail fulfillment method that allows merchants to satisfy orders using…
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Carrier Reliability Score: How It Works
We believe that your carrier choices don’t have to rely exclusively on the price of services. Trusting a carrier with your cargo can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the logistics industry. Knowing that you strive to find a responsible shipping partner, we suggest using our carrier reliability score.
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Data Integrity: Why It Matters for Business
In this day and age where people’s data is being input into most, if not all, websites people are using; it is important that this valuable information is protected. Data integrity is increasingly important since some companies that are untrustworthy may collect their users’ information and sell it for a profit without these people having…
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How Businesses Use Technology to Combate Workforce Shortages
It’s always a good feeling when your products are in demand. It’s usually a sign that people resonate with the product you’re selling or the service you’re providing. Most of the time, it also means that your business is about to experience a huge boom in sales. However, problems arise when you can no longer…
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Multichannel Marketing: Why You Need It and How to Do It
A study of 46,000 shoppers by the Havard Business Review (HBR) found that 73% interacted with brands via multiple channels during their shopping journey. This report highlighted the importance of multichannel marketing in a business’s success and its irreplaceable role in shaping the experience of modern consumers. What is multichannel marketing? Multichannel marketing is the…
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Route Optimization in Logistics: How to Upgrade Your Delivery Operations
In the fast-changing logistics world, shippers constantly research new ways to optimize their supply chain and stay competitive. Lately, route optimization and digital road mapping have helped many businesses overcome common delivery challenges and grow customer satisfaction.
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eFulfillment: What You Need to Know
eFulfillment refers to how businesses respond to customer orders. It has a tremendous impact on customer satisfaction and sales generation. What is eFulfillment? eFulfillment, short for e-commerce fulfillment, is a process that describes all the steps involved in fulfilling customer orders on e-commerce websites. It involves everything from the point of sales inquiry to the…
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Digital Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses
Digital marketing is the use of online-based technologies to promote products or services. This form of marketing leverages online tools to reach a wider audience, build sustainable relationships, and generate sales. It is an indispensable tool for small businesses that wish to thrive in today’s day and age. Here are some of the best digital…
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Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Supply Chains
Synchronizing numerous logistics operations often gets perplexing, so shippers and retailers keep looking for optimal solutions for their supply chains. Utilizing transportation management systems (TMS) are an excellent solution in optimizing logistics operations. What is a TMS? A transportation management system (TMS) represents digital software that helps businesses plan, execute, and optimize logistics operations. These…
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Demand Forecasting: How to Increase Your Supply Chain Income?
A successful business is unlikely without studying your audience. When demand forecasting steps into the game, it allows retailers to meet their customers’ needs.
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Everything Your Ecommerce Business Needs to Know About Subscription Commerce
With a rise in ecommerce subscription services, you may be asking yourself as a business owner, “what’s in it for me?” If you are looking to earn a constant revenue source, high customer retention rate, and enter a growing market, consider providing subscription services to your customers
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Top 3 Tips to Improve Your E-commerce Sales
In today’s digitalized world, having a strong online presence is more important than ever. Updating your website, being mobile friendly, and being transparent with customers are all great strategies to improve your e-commerce sales.
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Latest Technological Innovations in the Logistics Industry
Explore the best ways to introduce technological innovations into your supply chain and develop a smart logistics strategy.
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How to Become an Eco-Friendly Business: Green Logistics Tips
The rapid growth of online shopping services has allowed small businesses to effectively promote their products and find their target audience on the market. The enormous number of goods offered by retailers resulted in customers becoming extremely selective in their shopping choices. Not only the quality of suggested items affects your sales scope, but the…
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Top 10 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends For 2022 and Beyond
While the changes are overwhelming, it’s critical that companies learn about 3PL and logistics trends to adapt their logistics and supply chain strategies.
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Top 5 Supply Chain Trends for Competitive Shipping
Today, we’re diving into 5 supply chain trends of the following year that you can use to stay ahead in the logistics game, in 2021, 2022, and beyond.
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Best Shipping Software To Upgrade Your Supply Chain
Whether you own a small eCommerce shop or a fast-growing enterprise, you will need shipping software that’ll set your business up for success. Taking the responsibility to streamline your workflow with new technology can be daunting, but it’s the first step to ensuring that you find the right solutions that will usher your business into…
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Sustainable Packaging Strategy and Eco-Friendly Packaging Trends
They say that you should never judge a book by its cover. However, business owners are aware of how critical product packaging is to customer satisfaction. It is likely to be the first physical encounter your customers have with your brand and sets the tone for the customer’s perception of your brand. With the skyrocketing online shopping demands due to COVID-19, eye-catching…
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Implementing AI in Supply Chain and Logistics
The rapid development of AI in supply chain in the last decade has made moving packages from one end of the globe to the other more seamless than ever. From virtual assistants, robotics, analytics, and autonomous vehicles, AI technology has provided sophisticated solutions to supply chain and logistics operations around the globe. What can AI…
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Shipping Apps for Small Businesses
The freight shipping industry is moving far away from paperwork-centered operations. Most companies have implemented technology tools to run their business and keep data organized. Now that CRM’s, ELD’s, and many other essential technologies have become popular in the industry, shipping apps can improve shipping experiences for both shippers and carriers. How are mobile shipping…
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Top Freight Technology Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore!
New technology keeps reshaping the transportation and logistics industry, and the trucking industry is not an exception. There are constantly new developments in trucking, and the majority of these innovations are steadily replacing existing technology and methods. Road freight is also getting smarter, more efficient, more connected, and safer. The trucking industry has changed a…
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3 Long Term Retail Industry Trends Will Emerge In The Retail
While most businesses affected by COVID-19 are combating forces to save their company at the moment, developing a long term strategy is vital to successfully operate the retail market over the next several years. A variety of factors are affecting the world of retail right now. Retail companies that are revolving around increasing and fluctuating…
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What Are The Benefits of Using Shipping Apps?
Over the last decade, the logistics and transportation industry were greatly reshaped by technology. In many ways, it has changed operations, data storage, tracking, customer service, and many other sectors of shipping. With more logistics start-ups emerging, the market becomes more saturated with new software and tech solutions for truckload and less-than-truckload shipping. One of…
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How Shippers and Businesses Can Support Green Shipping
Customer demands are nothing new to small businesses and companies. Today, a successful company means a little more than providing good products and fast shipping. Eventually, people become interested in green shipping initiatives.
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How to Make Your Supply Chain and Logistics Greener
Freight shipping is one of the biggest contributors to pollution today, but it doesn’t have to be that way. New studies on the effects of climate change and green shipping over the last decade have encouraged establishments to take measures for reducing the carbon footprint in all industries, including the shipping industry. There are many…
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Sustainable Freight Shipping Ideas for the Future
The shipping industry will be facing many rapid changes in the near future. One change, in particular, is to be more sustainable. We have already seen efforts by companies to “go green” and make drastic changes to address climate change. New studies on climate change have promoted businesses all over the world to take measures…
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How Digital Technology is Affecting Freight Shipping
In the fast-moving logistics world, many challenges are difficult to overcome. Change is the key for shippers to stay ahead of competitors and boost their supply chain strategy.