logistics

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet requirements of customers or corporations.

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Subscribers’ Interest in Free Shipping Leaps 15 Percentage Points Since October
Subscribers’ Interest in Free Shipping Leaps 15 Percentage Points Since October
June 02, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Among the shopping features consumers want their retail subscription providers to support, free shipping is ranked No. 1. While this is a basic feature that...

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Namibia’s JABU Gets $15 Million Toward B2B eCommerce
Namibia’s JABU Gets $15 Million Toward B2B eCommerce
May 25, 2022  |  eCommerce

JABU, a Namibia-based startup that dubs itself as a last-mile distribution eCommerce company, has been the recipient of a $15 million Series A round, a...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Insta Payday; Sales Channels; Packaging Africa; Crypto Compliance; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Insta Payday; Sales Channels; Packaging Africa; Crypto Compliance; ICYMI
May 11, 2022  |  Technology

Today is Wednesday, May 11 and it’s National Eat What You Want Day, so maybe it’s time to get a few pizzas made by a...

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Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
May 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Logistics as an industry seems to be lacking some logic. At least when it comes to payments. Supply chains are still being roiled by the...

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Maersk Turns to Stripe to Modernize Payments
Maersk Turns to Stripe to Modernize Payments
May 05, 2022  |  Shipping

Maersk has chosen payments infrastructure firm Stripe to help “modernize its economic infrastructure,” the Danish shipping and logistics giant said in a news release Thursday...

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Distributed Check-In and Door-to-Door Bookings Disrupting Travel
Distributed Check-In and Door-to-Door Bookings Disrupting Travel
May 04, 2022  |  Transportation

Sooner or later air travel is going to resume in something like what we recognize as “normal” fashion, very possibly surpassing pre-pandemic records. There’s a...

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Digital Freight Forwarding Company OnePort 365 Grabs $5M in Seed Funding
Digital Freight Forwarding Company OnePort 365 Grabs $5M in Seed Funding
April 28, 2022  |  Investments

Digital freight forwarding company OnePort 365 grabbed $5 million in seed funding that it will use to improve its efficiency and lower its overhead on...

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Today in Data: Shipping Companies Deliver Grim News
Today in Data: Shipping Companies Deliver Grim News
April 27, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, reports from shipping giants Maersk and UPS could suggest an economic slowdown on the horizon. Data 5B: Net sales in dollars for...

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Trucking’s Downturn, Paycheck to Paycheck Pressures Signal Recession May Be Here
Trucking’s Downturn, Paycheck to Paycheck Pressures Signal Recession May Be Here
April 26, 2022  |  Economy

Connect enough data points, and the mosaic offers up a portrait of recession. Depending on where you look — earnings reports, management commentary, a slew...

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