Shoppers clicking buy on smartphones, tablets and laptops spent almost $20 billion online from Thanksgiving through Monday. Now retailers have to turn that spending spree into a flood of cardboard boxes on their way to shoppers doorsteps.
November 30, 2017Business, Logistics, TCA
Cyber Monday Orders Are In; Retailers Now Giving Perks for Patience
Business, Logistics
Holiday Sales, Delivery Volume Could Smash Records
The big delivery firms are preparing for unprecedented package volumes during the holiday shopping season as retailers say they are on course to set new sales records.
November 28, 2017Business, Equipment, Logistics
Intermodal Operators Expand in E-Commerce as Online Retailers Seek to Control Costs
Intermodal rail and trucking companies are competing to meet the transportation needs of e-commerce businesses while adapting to how these new supply chains differ from those of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
July 13, 2017