Amid all the hand-wringing over global supply chain snarls and how they’re fanning inflation, little attention in the U.S. is being paid to the demand side of the economy.
Most retailers require a third-party logistics provider to help navigate the complex web of reverse supply chains. When choosing the right reverse logistics provider, the most successful retailers will ask these key questions.
Amazon’s global workforce surged almost 75% during the pandemic to help keep up with torrid demand, and the e-commerce giant is still facing shortages of workers, particularly in the U.S.
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More e-commerce means more returns — in fact, according to the latest industry figures, online sales are up 32%, while returns from online purchases are up 148%.
Customers shopping online expect free, frictionless shipping for purchases and returns, forcing omnichannel and pure-play e-commerce retailers to optimize their returns processes to stay competitive.
Amazon warned Wall Street that it will have to spend billions of dollars hiring workers, paying them more and even speeding partly empty trucks to their destinations to ensure that supply chain snarls don’t derail the holiday shopping season.
The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the e-commerce/omnichannel industry — which consists of companies engaged in internet retailing, including those with auxiliary brick-and-mortar stores. Learn how e-commerce/omnichannel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.
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