Multichannel Merchant O+F Advisor Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics

week of 3/25/2020
XPO Logistics Puts Spinoff of Assets on Hold Due to Market Conditions
Just two months after announcing it was exploring strategic alternatives, including selling off one or more of its business units but keeping its LTL services intact, the company pulled this option off the table due to the effects of the coronavirus on markets. XPO had been looking at divestiture after a two-year, $8 billion acquisition spree.…»
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Grocers See Gains Now, Look for Pain When Coronavirus Demand Slackens
Grocers may be ringing up major sales from the crush of store and online panic buying due to the growing coronavirus threat, but the market will be painful after the situation abates as demand falls and supplies are overstocked, a Barclays analyst said in a research note.…»
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How to Deal with Coronavirus and Your Ecommerce Supply Chain
These are truly unprecedented times. Strikes at ports and fuel prices sometimes disrupt supply chains, but the coronavirus pandemic is causing disruption to offshore manufacturing and shipping patterns that hasn’t been seen since World War II. Here are some observations on the impact based on feedback from multichannel sellers.…»
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How Grocers Are Handling Coronavirus and Exploding Store/Online Demand
While most of retail is in the doldrums due to coronavirus, grocers are seeing explosive growth, and e-grocery has been accelerating rapidly due to shutdowns. Scott DeGraeve, COO and co-founder of Locai Solutions, and Doug Baker, VP, industry relations at FMI, discuss what they're seeing across the sector, and how it will change.…»
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