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Amazon Logistics now ships more US parcels than FedEx: Pitney Bowes

Retail Dive

The company's logistics arm has grown in parcel volume and revenue, outpacing FedEx, UPS and the Postal Service every year since 2014.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

Retail TouchPoints

Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination. The airplanes, ships and trucks used to transport these materials consume significant amounts of fossil fuels, which are tremendously bad for the environment.

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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

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It would fulfill and ship out orders only for them to be reported weeks or months later as fraudulent, ultimately saddling this brand with both the loss of goods and chargeback fees. Mittal joined Mastercard in 2014. Originally, the retailer was experiencing thousands of chargebacks every month.

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Brooklinen Plans to Operate up to 30 Physical Stores by Late 2024

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The retailer already does business in Canada, but opening a dedicated warehouse in the country will reduce shipping costs and allow for expedited delivery options. “The world of shopping has completely transformed since we got our start in 2014, and so has the way our customers experience Brooklinen,” said Fulop in a statement.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint. Shipping companies can obtain information through GPS tags to help locate containers and ships in real time.

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Hugo Boss invests more than 100 million euros in expansion of logistics center in Filderstadt

A1 Retail

The new building will increase shipping as well as storage capacity by around 75 percent, thus creating the basis for up to 300 additional jobs. HUGO BOSS inaugurated the central distribution centre for Europe in Filderstadt in 2014. The expansion is scheduled for completion in 2026.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Traditional logistics networks weren’t built to handle such breakneck delivery speeds, and retailers are left trying to meet consumers’ expectations while facing ever-rising environmental impacts due to emissions-heavy overnight air shipping, cardboard overuse and even more delivery trucks clogging up city streets and spewing exhaust.

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