E-commerce

UPS said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Los Angeles-based Happy Returns, a software and reverse logistics services provider, from PayPal.

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A growing trend among retailers is mandating on-time and in-full (OTIF) deliveries in the retail supply chain, which was first developed by Walmart in 2017 and is now back in focus as supply chains recover from the COVID pandemic. Manufacturers and distributors are under pressure to achieve and maintain high OTIF scores, and a new white paper offers guidance on using data to minimize fines, manage risk, and establish trust in the supply chain.

GXO officials said that with PFSweb in the fold it will expand GXO’s offering in high-growth verticals, including cosmetics and luxury goods, across North America and Europe by leveraging PFSweb’s relationships with more than 100 brands.

Whether manual, automated or somewhere in between, reverse logistics operations deliver maximum return only with an organized and efficient process. Don’t wait any longer to make your move.

New challenges for material handlers require digitalization, Edge computing, flexible enclosure systems, and efficient enclosure climate control solutions.

Rather than being just stand-alone solutions for order picking and consolidation, pick-to-light is increasingly being used in the context of integrated solutions, while new twists on light technology open up new application areas.

A continued shift to remote work; the need for retailers to offer nimble shipping options; and the importance of warehouse operations to reduce inventory while increasing throughput are factors pushing laser-focused 3PLs to invest heavily in automation to make it all happen.

The ongoing push towards online shopping, which was accelerated through the pandemic, was evident in the report’s findings, with 60% of U.S. consumers, and 57% globally, indicating they plan to do most of their 2023 holiday shopping online, coupled with increasingly adopting omnichannel behaviors.

This webinar will discuss the recent development of embedding motion-control technology into conveyors to enable packages to be correctly presented to a robot so that throughput of the manual task that the robot has been assigned to perform is maximized.

Under the terms of the agreement outlined by GXO, GXO and PFS entered into a definitive agreement in which GXO will acquire PFS for $7.50 per share which it said represents an equity value of around $181 million.

Sal Falzone and Semih Kocahasan of Rittal North America discuss what material handlers should consider when retrofitting a facility for warehouse automation.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Rick Watson, Founder and CEO, RMW Commerce Consulting.

One of our favorite traditions at Modern is our annual Packaging Issue designed to coincide with PMMI’s Pack Expo, the association’s trade show that this year will run Sept. 11-13 in Las Vegas.

At least for e-commerce delivery mailers and bags, that is. Both Amazon and Walmart are making the transition as paper-based autobagger suppliers bring on new machines. It won’t all happen tomorrow, but the trend line is set.