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...What holiday demand will look like is in flux, said Vaughn Moore, chief executive of freight forwarding company AIT Worldwide Logistics, noting that two of his large retail clients have downgraded their...
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...Undeterred, Uber purchased logistics company Transplace for $2.25bn this year, meaning that it is both expanding and hoping to break even....
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...Dan Myers, managing director of transport in the UK and Ireland at XPO Logistics, warned of a “tough” Christmas build-up for retailers unless the government changes its mind on not readmitting more EU-based...
...Brian Whitlock, a Gartner research analyst specialising in logistics, said it would be too little, too late to ease retailers’ holiday season concerns....
...The looming jump in the numbers of doses being shipped and administered is likely to put pressure on freight carriers, health departments and hospitals....
...And it seemed like freight forwarding was just the poster child for this....
...Amazon said its goal would apply to any cargo it handled, including that of third-party sellers which turn to the US company to handle logistics....
...But the company could face an uphill battle against existing online freight and logistics platforms....
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