Ocean freight rates and the Red Sea effect on shipping costs
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Ocean freight rates and the Red Sea effect on shipping costs.
Shipping & Fulfillment
3PL providers, shipping carriers, fulfillment strategy, and e-commerce delivery options.
Demurrage and detention fees: how to avoid the surprise bill
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Demurrage and detention fees: how to avoid the surprise bill.
Freight forwarder versus customs broker: who does what
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Freight forwarder versus customs broker: who does what.
Incoterms 2020 explained for retail importers
Shipping & Fulfillment deep dive: Incoterms 2020 explained for retail importers.
Why standalone automated grocery fulfillment is losing the US market: 3 signals and an Ocado reset by 2027
Kroger’s mid-June quarter shows store-based fulfillment beating the automated central warehouse in the US. Three signals point to a likely Ocado strategic reset by spring 2027.
Why store-based grocery fulfillment is winning by 2027: 3 signals
Kroger’s profitable e-commerce quarter and Ocado’s pivot signal the standalone automated grocery warehouse is fading. Expect more grocers to retreat to store-based fulfillment through H2 2026.
Why sub-30-minute grocery delivery becomes table stakes before holiday 2026: 3 fulfillment signals
Three fulfillment moves in six weeks signal that sub-30-minute grocery delivery is about to become table stakes across major US grocery before holiday 2026. The likely winner is store-and-proximity fulfillment, not dedicated mega-automation.
Why TikTok Shop will push in-house fulfillment across Europe before holiday 2026: 3 logistics signals
TikTok Shop is likely to extend Fulfilled by TikTok and push managed logistics across its new European markets before the 2026 holiday peak. Three signals, anchored by the June 15 four-market launch, point to an Amazon-style fulfillment buildout.
Shipping insurance and lost-package policy for retailers
A practical 2026 playbook on shipping insurance and lost-package policy: when to self-insure, how to write claim rules customers accept, and where carrier liability ends.
Multi-warehouse fulfillment: cutting zones and transit time
Single-node shipping taxes every order through high zones and slow transit. Here is how to place warehouses, split inventory, and route orders to cut shipping fulfillment cost and days in transit.