Shipping

Freight transport is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air as well.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

FLEXE’s Next-Day Delivery To Help Online Retailers Compete With Amazon
FLEXE’s Next-Day Delivery To Help Online Retailers Compete With Amazon
May 12, 2017  |  Retail

Seattle startup FLEXE looks to enable online retailers to compete against Amazon’s logistics capabilities. Recently, the on-demand warehousing and fulfillment services company announced a new...

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Ontruck Raises $10M For Real-Time Logistics Platform
Ontruck Raises $10M For Real-Time Logistics Platform
May 12, 2017  |  Investments

Ontruck, a Madrid startup that has developed a logistics platform to connect businesses with road freight carriers, has raised $10 million in venture funding. According...

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Tablets See 8.5% Global Shipping Decline
Tablets See 8.5% Global Shipping Decline
May 05, 2017  |  Retail

The party may be over for the tablet market. According to the latest research from market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Worldwide Quarterly Tablet...

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How Retailers Can Reclaim A Month’s Worth Of Lost Sales
How Retailers Can Reclaim A Month’s Worth Of Lost Sales
April 24, 2017  |  eCommerce

Retailers say they lose out to Amazon for many reasons. One of them is their inability to enable last minute gifting. Loop Commerce CEO Roy...

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New $25 Million Financing Round Freighted For Freightos
New $25 Million Financing Round Freighted For Freightos
March 29, 2017  |  Investments

Freightos, focused on international shipping and online marketplaces, said early Wednesday (March 29) that it had received $25 million in financing through a round led...

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Amazon To Partner With DHL
Amazon To Partner With DHL
March 23, 2017  |  Retail

Reports indicate that Amazon made a new logistics play that works to expands its delivery capabilities in the U.S. and abroad. Amazon is reportedly partnering...

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Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
Ebay Pulls A One-Two Punch To Amazon With 3-Day Delivery
March 21, 2017  |  Retail

Given the impending takeover of speedy delivery from Amazon’s Prime membership program, it’s tough for a lot of other retailers to compete. Amazon is a...

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Removing ‘Sticker Shock’ From Cross-Border Shipping?
Removing ‘Sticker Shock’ From Cross-Border Shipping?
March 16, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

How can cross-border eCommerce merchants avoid delivering post-order sticker shock to customers? One option is to offer accurate precalculations that include all relevant taxes and...

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