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Supply Chains

USPS halting international services in 72 countries puts order fulfillment in question (Photo: USPS)

Vishnu Rajamanickam Friday, April 17, 2020

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USPS halting international services in 72 countries

Companies trading in the affected foreign markets will have to decide if shifting to other forwarders will justify the resulting high shipping costs.

Business

A graphic from Shopify showing its U.S.-based fulfillment network

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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Today’s Pickup: Shopify taking slow road in gunning for Amazon on fulfillment

Canadian e-commerce company sticks to measured approach to building out its U.S. fulfillment network after reporting nearly 50% jump in sales.

News

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Monday, December 2, 2019

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Today’s Pickup: Amazon reportedly tests inventory staging for merchants

Storage and Replenishment service allows products to be stored near fulfillment centers to allow faster restocking during the holiday rush.

News

Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Today Pickup: Fabric raises $110 million to grow automated retail logistics platform

New York startup to jolt U.S. growth with micro-fulfillment centers that aim to give small retailers relevance in the Amazon age.

Last Mile

Corrie White Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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UPS widens net in new partnership to reach small to midsize retailers

Shippo’s 35,000 businesses can now easily create an account with UPS and those customers can receive its discounted daily shipping rates of up to 55%.

Parcel

Corrie White Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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Shopify will acquire 6 River Systems for $450 million

6 River Systems is a warehouse management and automation company that utilizes mobile robots named “Chuck” to improve efficiency in warehouse operations.