holiday shipping
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: FedEx adding 90,000 workers to handle peak surge
Seasonal hiring points to another big peak season
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E-commerce & Fulfillment
Get them before they’re gone: 4 products to buy before holiday craze
The holidays are closer than you think, and gifts aren’t getting any easier to come by.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays
National Tree CEO: Don’t wait till Black Friday to shop for holidays
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Last-mile delivery
Postal Service plans on hiring more than 40,000 seasonal workers
The nationwide carrier knows that peak demand is on the horizon, and it’s in need of a bit of assistance.
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E-commerce & Fulfillment
Why you should do your winter holiday shopping today
Supply chain backups and pandemic-weary consumers mean that gifts are in short supply and high demand.
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Last-mile delivery
As a blockbuster holiday season takes shape, can the industry deliver?
Americans plan to increase their holiday shopping spend in 2021, according to a survey from e-commerce firm Radial. That could strain overburdened last-mile delivery networks.
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Maritime
Time to start prepping for Christmas shipping capacity crunch
With the retail inventory-to-sales ratio still falling, U.S. importers are urged to move fast on their holiday import plans.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: How COVID Is Expected To Impact Shipping Volumes On Mother’s Day
UPS-commissioned survey said health and safety protocols will keep more gift-givers home this year
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News
2020 holiday shopping season dubbed most environmentally friendly
A Prologis and MIT study said the holiday peak season in 2020 was the most environmentally friendly yet. E-commerce dominated 2020 consumer buying trends, drastically…
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Trucking
The Daily Dash: Civil penalties set for drug/alcohol violations; what happened to ‘Shipageddon’?
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, civil penalties for drug and alcohol violations could jump under a proposed rule. Plus, the holiday shipping season…
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