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Why Retail Brands are Gunning for Direct-to-Consumer Sales During COVID-19

E-Commerce

Why Retail Brands are Gunning for Direct-to-Consumer Sales During COVID-19

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Shweta Sarma

Jun 16, 2020

Key Takeaways The Coronavirus apocalypse is perhaps the biggest blow to mankind in a long time. It has transformed societies, governments, healthcare systems, economies, and our lifestyles in unforeseen ways. Day-to-day life still remains at a standstill in several parts of the world, but businesses must continue to sell goods and services, and find innovative […]

Route Optimization Software for Small and Mid-Sized Fleet

Route Optimization

How to choose Route Optimization Software for Small and Mid-Sized Fleet?

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Lakshmi D

Jun 12, 2020

Key Takeaways The dispatch planning process has become quite complicated, with a varied mix of daily customer orders and multiple options for vehicles and routes. This complexity has made delivery companies search for good route optimization software for their small and mid-sized fleets.  Route planners and logistics managers attach a lot of significance to route […]

Online shopping

News

Us E-commerce Sales to Jump 18% This Year

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Team Locus

Jun 11, 2020

US e-Commerce retail sales will jump by 18% due to the COVID-19 impact, according to an eMarketer forecast report. Know the role of e-commerce logistics.

Fleet Optimization, LOTR upgrades

Tech and Product

What’s new @ Locus – Fleet Optimization, LOTR upgrades, and more…

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Team Locus

Jun 10, 2020

Key Takeaways We want to start this by saying a big thank you for being there with us and trusting Locus with building your supply chain strategies. We hope that you are reading this from a safe space along with your loved ones. We will all come out of this stronger. We would be incorrect […]

Buy Online and Pick Up In-Store

E-Commerce

Why Buy Online and Pick Up In-Store (BOPIS) is the need of the hour for retailers

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Lakshmi D

Jun 4, 2020

By 2021, 90% of retailers will offer BOPIS, and 75% of them will be able to identify and customize their customers visits. – Retail Touchpoints Report The COVID-19 pandemic has made consumers move towards an omni-channel service like Buy Online and Pick up In-Store. Today, retailers in the US are trying to perfect the BOPIS experience as […]

Hyperlocal Delivery Markets

Delivery Experience

Hyperlocal Delivery Markets See a New Dawn in the US During COVID-19

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Shweta Sarma

Jun 3, 2020

Key Takeaways Hyperlocal Delivery Market: Halfway through the year of the pandemic, we’re living in a completely different world now. Novel Coronavirus has not just endangered human lives, it has hit the world economy hard and impacted several industries around the globe. It has turned markets around, giving rise to trends and disruptions we couldn’t […]

Fleet Tracking and Route Optimization for Food Delivery Companies

Delivery Experience

Why are Fleet Tracking and Route Optimization important for Food Delivery Companies in Southeast Asia?

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Lakshmi D

May 29, 2020

Key Takeaways The food delivery market in Southeast Asia is estimated to grow up to US$8 billion by 2025 from US$2 billion IN 2018. – Google and Temasek (Singapore’s state investment arm) The surge in demand for food delivery has expanded the reach of delivery services. In Southeast Asian countries, the working population is increasingly […]

Pop-Up Distribution Centers

Fleet Optimization

How Pop-Up Distribution Centers can solve COVID-19 Warehousing Challenges

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Shweta Sarma

May 28, 2020

Key Takeaways COVID-19 has brought some unprecedented challenges for America’s supply chain businesses. Restrictions on imports, shortage of ground resources, and limited manufacturing operations are causing stiffness in supply chain movement. Meeting the rising consumer demands and managing fulfillment operations is becoming increasingly difficult for companies in E-commerce, consumer goods, pharmacy, and retail supply chains across the […]