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Six Types of Warehouses You Should Know About to Strategize Demand Better

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Mrinalini Khattar

Oct 7, 2021

Customers are a moving target, and there is no single trick in the book to pin them down. The only way to ensure that a business continues flourishing is by keeping up with their ever-growing expectations. Intelligent warehousing is an underappreciated part of it.  Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a steady increase in […]

alcohol and beverage for e-commerce

E-Commerce

How Delivery Logistics Software Benefits Brands Involved in Alcohol/Beverage E-commerce?

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Lakshmi D

Jul 29, 2021

After witnessing a value growth of over 80% in 2019-2020, the US is poised to overtake China to become the largest alcohol ecommerce market in the world by the end of 2021. Between 2019 and 2024, US total alcohol ecommerce value will grow six-fold, from half that of China to nearly double. – IWSR, Drinks […]

Impact of Mega Distribution Centers in Logistics

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Impact of Mega Distribution Centers in Logistics

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Lakshmi D

Jul 1, 2021

Black swan events like Covid-19 pandemic have forced the logistics industry to rethink and replan their warehouse strategies. Before this pandemic, companies managed their warehouse operations using the Just In Time (JIT) principle. It has shaken up the supply chain activities from Just-In-Time to Never on time.    For a JIT warehouse management to be successful, […]

D2C Trends In Europe

E-Commerce

D2C trend is all set to take the centre stage in Europe

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Lakshmi D

Dec 7, 2020

“87% of retail brands in the U.K. and the U.S. have said they plan to launch a D2C channel at some point in the future, while 23% said they will do so within the next 12 months, according to research by Brightpearl.” One of the worst affected regions due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the […]

Holiday Season Supply Chain Trends

Delivery Experience

Top 5 Holiday Season Supply Chain Trends to Watch Out in 2020

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 23, 2020

2020 has been a tough pill to swallow in more ways than one, but it’s officially the holiday season now. Finally, it is that time of the year to soak in some holiday cheer and have a good time with family and friends. With festivities like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year lined up one […]

Reopening B2B Distribution and Fulfillment Operations in Southeast Asia

Retail & CPG

Reopening B2B Distribution and Fulfillment Operations in Southeast Asia: Locus-DHL Webinar Takeaways

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 20, 2020

COVID-19 has been a disastrous black swan event in the history of mankind — A global crisis that impacted countries, industries, travel, trade, commerce, day-to-day lives, and what not! Like many other parts of the world, Southeast Asia was hit hard by the pandemic, as businesses came to a standstill across ASEAN countries.  Vietnam, being […]

BOPIS for Retail Omnichannel Fulfillment

Last Mile Delivery Optimization

Riding the Omnichannel Retail Wave with BOPIS

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Shweta Sarma

Oct 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic set some new ground rules for retail businesses around the world. Convenience stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers all over the world closed down for uncertain periods, and businesses came to realize that adopting omnichannel order fulfillment was inevitable to fulfill customer demand as it helped bridge the gap between traditional and modern […]

How to address the real-time courier dispatch challenges arising due to COVID-19

3PL

How to address real-time courier dispatch challenges?

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Lakshmi D

Sep 18, 2020

The consumer’s demand for faster, trackable, and efficient dispatch delivery is increasing. This rising demand has posed many challenges for the courier dispatching industry, especially in courier dispatch.  What is a courier dispatch software?  A courier dispatch software is a tool that a fleet manager uses to assign jobs to drivers. It is designed to […]