AUTHOR: Shweta Sarma
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
How Customer Expectations are Redefining B2B Logistics Businesses in 2021
Jan 19, 2021
Key Takeaways The E-Commerce boom has influenced consumer behaviour like never before. Economics taught us that it was the price that drove demand. Now, we are learning how convenience drives demand even more. 2020 was a disruptive year in more ways than one, but remarkably disruptive in how it changed the way people buy and […]
Supply Chain Optimization
How Supply Chains can Reduce Carbon Footprint with Logistics Planning Software
Dec 29, 2020
Key Takeaways How to reduce your supply chain carbon footprint with Logistics Planning Software? Check out how Locus logistics planning and green logistics strategies can help you in reducing your supply chain carbon emissions and fuel consumption. Due to climate change and reckless exploitation of natural resources, the environment is deteriorating rapidly. Intense droughts, storms, […]
E-Commerce
How to Overcome the Supply Chain Challenges in Direct-to-Consumer Selling
Nov 26, 2020
Key Takeaways The growing demand for online shopping and convenient deliveries due to the pandemic has brought about a new revolution in the consumer goods and retail supply chain. While traditional mom-and-pop storekeepers have started selling products digitally, big-scale retail brands and consumer goods manufacturers have adopted the direct-to-consumer selling model in order to fulfill […]
Delivery Experience
A Sneak Peek into Alibaba’s Logistics Prep Ahead of Single’s Day 2020
Oct 28, 2020
Key Takeaways Single’s Day, Guanggun Jie, or Bare Sticks Holiday, celebrated on November 11 every year, is one of the biggest commercial holidays across the world. Originally, Single’s Day was started in 1993 by university students at Nanjing University in China as a celebration of singlehood, marked by purchasing gifts and going out for parties. […]
Delivery Experience
Top 5 Holiday Season Supply Chain Trends to Watch Out in 2020
Oct 23, 2020
Key Takeaways 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 […]
In Focus Webinars
Reopening B2B Distribution and Fulfillment Operations in Southeast Asia: Locus-DHL Webinar Takeaways
Oct 20, 2020
Key Takeaways 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. […]
E-Commerce
How to Prep your E-commerce Logistics for an Explosive Holiday Season
Oct 5, 2020
Key Takeaways The holiday season is upon us, and it’s that time of year again when customers gear up for extravagant shopping of winter clothing, fashion accessories, festive gifts, and all sorts of holiday merchandise. But this year’s holiday season is a lot different from usual. With the rising wave of Coronavirus in the US, […]
Last Mile Delivery Optimization
The Ultimate Guide to BOPIS: Buy Online, Pick Up In Store
Oct 1, 2020
Key Takeaways There are two big pieces of news in the US to start with! First, one from Amazon was doing rounds last month. Amazon started offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than delivering it to their doorstep. There were two reasons behind it. One for cutting home delivery costs and another […]
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