As consumers shifted to online shopping last year, a boom in e-commerce orders stressed the networks of UPS, FedEx and Amazon. The high demand has led to a shift in service on the part of logistics providers, and strategy revamp on part of shippers.
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- UPS and FedEx surcharges are here to stay. How do shippers negotiate prices?
- Mapping and charting the growth of regional parcel carriers
- FedEx readies for ‘peak on top of peak’ with 4 tech investments
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Davide Savenije