E-commerce

The first quarter vacancy rate for industrial real estate checked in a 6.2 percent, which stands as a 16-year low and below the previous cycle’s low point of 7.4 percent in early 2008. And even with 131 million square-feet of new spec construction coming online in 2016, JLL said that vacancy rates could remain in the low 6 percent range through the end of the year.

GS1 also launches major update to global data synchronization network.

Partnership to create right-sized packages for combinations of SKUs.

Faced with the loss of a robotic pick solution, Quiet Logistics invented its own robots. Are they the next generation of robotic-enabled picking in the warehouse?

Mobile robotics reduce the travel time associated with order fulfillment.

CrossBorder is the former Bongo International, a provider of cross border enablement technologies and solutions, whom FedEx acquired in December 2014. FedEx said that this announcement reflects its investment in expanding its international e-commerce offerings.

As e-commerce delivery pressures continue to dramatically alter the service landscape, our panelists offer practical advice for how shippers can re-adjust their packaging and better understand carrier needs—as well as their own.

Despite a slowdown in world trade this spring, the e-commerce logistics market is expected to grow at 9.69 percent through 2020, maintain analysts at Technavio, a leading market research company with global coverage, based in London.

The maturation of multi-channel distribution has put added pressure on all major modes of freight transportation. “Just-in-time” and “just-in-case” strategies now have to meet the “just do it” demands created by today’s highly impatient consumer.

This month we’ve decided to focus the majority of our editorial on the impact (and subsequent challenges) e-commerce and multi-channel fulfillment is having on logistics and transportation management.

As the pull of shopping online via mobile devices becomes ever more prevalent, recent research from transportation and logistics bellwether UPS shows that as more consumers shop online, they also bring with them specific preferences and guidelines, too.

Demand for protective packaging will benefit from strengthening Internet sales, using environmentally friendly materials like air pillows, paper fill products and custom boxes.

Fourth quarter revenue at $16.1 billion was up 1% annually, and earnings per share were up 26% at $1.57, marking the fourth straight month of EPS growth.

UPS finished 2015 in solid fashion, with strong fourth quarter earnings results. Fourth quarter revenue at $16.1 billion was up 1 percent annually, and earnings per share were up 26 percent at $1.57, marking the fourth straight month of EPS growth. For all of 2014, EPS was up 14 percent annually at $5.43, which was an all-time high. Total operating profit also set a new record, up 54.3 percent at $7.7 billion.

Demand for protective packaging will benefit from strengthening Internet sales, using environmentally friendly materials like air pillows, paper fill products and custom boxes.