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Shipping
A holiday glut of packages prompts a shipping crisis for small businesses
by
Justin Ho
Dec 24, 2020
Retailers are increasing shipping fees while fielding more calls from customers, asking, "Where's my package?"
Shipping delays cause problems for small retailers
Dec 22, 2020
We’re expecting record online sales this holiday season, and shippers are having a hard time keeping up.
Will the boom in shipping last after the pandemic?
by
Justin Ho
Dec 17, 2020
As FedEx reports its quarterly figures, what may be in store for companies trying to fulfill the demand for e-commerce deliveries?
How we shop for the holidays is different this year
Dec 16, 2020
People are shopping online more, buying gifts for fewer people — and in some cases, changing up what they usually give.
Retailers have to figure out how to handle all our online returns
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 14, 2020
One challenge for those managing "reverse logistics"? Not enough room to store everything we want to send back, one study says.
Holiday surge in e-commerce could cause delivery crunch
Nov 27, 2020
It won't be as bad as early in the pandemic, but shoppers should plan ahead.
Cardboard boxes in high demand this holiday season
Nov 16, 2020
Online sales are expected to surge this year because of the pandemic. And that means retailers need a lot more boxes.
For public good, not for profit.
As imports boom, warehouses fill up, and businesses face a storage shortage
by
Justin Ho
Oct 1, 2020
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled record amounts of imports in August. Meanwhile, warehouse rents increased by 10% from this time last year.
U.S. ports busier than ever as East-West shipping rebounds
by
Justin Ho
Sep 9, 2020
Fueled by pandemic-driven online shopping and holiday buying, goods are flowing in after a dip.
Shipping in the age of COVID-19
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Apr 1, 2020
How a Mississippi barge business is navigating the coronavirus outbreak.