Ulta Beauty turns 1,300 stores into fulfillment centers; Seko Logistics launches tech to support customer service in the final mile.
Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS.com, discussed the importance of cross-border e-commerce businesses using embedded payment platforms with LianLian Global’s David Messenger and David Emerson of Seko Logistics at FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Meets FinTech event on Wednesday
Supply chain disruptions and the growth of e-commerce have forced Seko Logistics to think differently about its logistics network.
The stress levels of logistics managers and supply chain managers are at all high-time highs — and for good reason.
ShipStation has announced its first integration with an LTL shipper, enabling customers to ship e-commerce orders of furniture and other large items direct to residences.
It’s not what the company typically does but “this market has created a lot of unique situations,” says SEKO exec.
Thanks to COVID, there are no seasonal highs and lows for international shipping. There is so much demand for goods that the peak season never seems to end — and ports, railroads, truckers and warehouses are reaching the breaking point.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Amazon is altering the industry’s perspective of peak freight season. Plus, Women in Trucking named the top employers for women and XPO could be looking to downsize.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Seko Logistics to open new hub in Dallas; China firm opens $10 million auto parts plant in Mexico; medical device firm expands in Reynosa; Nippon Express opens new facility in Guanajuato.
When it comes to airports and cargo, bigger isn’t always better. Shippers are finding the benefits of airports that fly under the radar.
