Amazon workers strike in Germany over the changing nature of retail [17/May/2013]

The current labour dispute Amazon is experiencing in Germany illustrates just how different the company is compared to other internet-based giants. With its colossal logistics infrastructure comes quite distinct issues such as how to manage a large, but often indifferently paid workforce. Read Full Article...

US manufacturing continues to slip [02/May/2013]

April manufacturing activity appears to be slowing up as the Institute of Supply Management reported a decline in US activity. Read Full Article...

Busy first quarter for UPS as it reports a respectable increase in revenue [26/Apr/2013]

There’s quite a bit of activity going on at UPS. During the first quarter, the company dropped its bid for TNT Express, bought out its Vietnamese joint venture to become the first global express company in Vietnam to be 100% wholly-owned and bought a European medical logistics company - Cemelog. Read Full Article...

All change in distribution as retail becomes e-tail [26/Apr/2013]

Joel Ray, Transport Intelligence’s Head of Consultancy, sat on a panel of industry experts on the first day of Multimodal 2013, discussing the impact of e-tailing on the logistics industry. Citing a recent study undertaken by Ti and Savills, he described how the market is developing right now and trends we can expect in the future. Read Full Article...

FedEx Delivery Manager goes up against UPS’s My Choice for a bigger slice of B2C packages [25/Apr/2013]

As consumers’ options of how to purchase goods have expanded thanks to computers, mobile devices, brick and mortar locations and catalog services, delivery options have changed as well. This shift to multichannel retail sales has resulted in innovative solutions from two of the largest small parcel providers. Read Full Article...

Logistics barriers impede growth of Asia Pacific's e-commerce market, says new report [24/Apr/2013]

Asia Pacific represents the world's fastest growing e-commerce market and has the potential to become the largest market for e-commerce sales in the next few years. However, Ti's new report, Asia Pacific e-commerce Logistics 2013, warns that the sharp growth of the market has outstripped the region's logistics capabilities. Read Full Article...

e-commerce growth continues to take an increasing share of US total retail sales [18/Apr/2013]

US retail sales tumbled in March ending a disappointing first quarter for many retailers. According to the US Commerce department, March retail sales declined 0.4% from February, the biggest decline in nine months. However, it appears e-commerce sales continue to grow. Read Full Article...

C2C marketplaces, the new logistics providers [02/Apr/2013]

The latest retailer to introduce a C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer) marketplace is that of Sears Holding – Fulfilled by Sears – which will enable SMEs to fulfil online and bricks-and-mortar orders in the US through Sears’ warehouses and stores. The programme will compete against the largest of such marketplaces, Amazon, who has been providing this service since 2002. Read Full Article...

Is the sourcing middleman obsolete? [25/Mar/2013]

The latest earnings report from Li & Fung was disappointing, although not surprising. The report appears to provide further evidence of the growing trend towards reshoring as well as a trend towards bringing sourcing activities in-house. Read Full Article...

India's e-commerce opportunity is a logistical challenge [18/Mar/2013]

India is a country of great opportunity for online retailers. However, like many other Asian countries, infrastructure, reliability and costs are hindering the growth of e-commerce. Read Full Article...