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March 6, 2025
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Recent, Happening Now
March 4, 2025
Happening Now: Tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico
According to NBC News, President Donald Trump has implemented a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Canada and Mexico. The tariffs include a 25% levy on most Mexican and...
Recent, Happening Now
February 27, 2025
How Retail Chargebacks Work and What You Can Do About Them
All major retailers issue chargeback penalties for non-compliant shipments from their suppliers. The specific penalties are explicitly laid out in each retailer’s routing guide and range from about...
Recent, Happening Now
February 19, 2025
Happening Now: Key Trends Shaping Freight Rail in 2025
The freight rail industry is evolving rapidly as it adapts to economic shifts, sustainability goals, and advancements in technology. A recent article from Inbound Logistics highlights eight major...
3PL
May 30, 2024
Recent Case Studies Highlight Weber’s Retail Logistics Expertise
Weber Logistics continues to demonstrate excellence in retail logistics through its partnerships with leading brands. Weber’s work with Cuisinart Outdoors and Reduce Everyday illustrate how 3PL...
Vendor Compliance
August 29, 2023
Rely on omnichannel distribution from a 3PL warehouse
To maximize sales revenue, brands often need to keep two sets of customers happy. Retail partners require compliance with their rigid vendor requirements. And eCommerce customers want their orders...
3PL Outsourcing
November 14, 2019
What should you expect from your 3PL's WMS?
It wasn’t that long ago that simply having a sophisticated warehouse management system (WMS) was a major selling point for third-party logistics (3PL) providers. Over time, however, this technology...
Shared Warehousing
July 11, 2019
Life After FBA: Amazon Seller Fulfillment of Your Prime Orders
If you’re selling online, chances are you’re selling on Amazon. And, if you’re selling on Amazon, you want to be Prime-certified to reach Amazon’s 100+ million Prime customers. These ‘frequent...
eCommerce Fulfillment
July 12, 2018
eCommerce Fulfillment Services: Thinking Outside the (Amazon) Box
Just as Scotch is to transparent tape and Kleenex is to tissue paper, Amazon is synonymous with eCommerce. If you’re selling products online, chances are a sizeable portion of your efforts take place...
3PL Outsourcing
September 7, 2017
FBA Shipping: A Double-Edged Sword for Online Sellers
For online sellers, Amazon.com is a major double edged sword. On the plus side, the marketplace gives sellers direct access to 250 million buyers. According to Forbes, 4 of every 10 dollars spent...
Logistics Management
August 2, 2016
A Partnership Approach to 3PL Logistics
What is the key to a successful business? We all have a common goal and that is to grow our businesses. The key is to bring in new partners and not just customers. You want to form new partnerships...
Logistics Technology
September 10, 2014
Video: Manage Multi-channel Fulfillment from One Facility and System
With more and more consumers shopping online, companies have had to adapt fulfillment to handle picking and shipping of individual items. Operationally, multi-channel fulfillment is a big shift. So...
3PL
December 4, 2013
eCommerce Fulfillment Driving Commercial Warehouse Development
According to the Fall 2013 “Big Box Velocity Index” from Jones Lang LaSalle, even though just 5.5% of current retail sales are online, fully 12% of the U.S. requirements for warehouse space are...
Warehouse operations
June 24, 2013
What are barcodes and how do they work in fulfillment warehouses?
(Mimi Ma is Director of Quality and Compliance at Weber Logistics)
Capital Management