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Hiring Surges as Logistics Firms Head Into the Holidays

Strong online sales spur warehouse expansion Logistics companies went on a hiring spree in November to handle the holiday surge in online shopping, adding thousands of jobs picking items off shelves in warehouses and delivering packages to customers’ homes. The warehousing and storage sector, which includes the fulfilment centres where workers pick,

E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Shipping Networks

Resurgent demand in the long-stagnant industrial sector and a big seasonal boost in e-commerce are pushing more goods through shipping networks on the land, water and air, say operators who expect the strengthening U.S. economy to keep the growth going into 2018. From seaports in Southern California to truck docks at

After FedEx Amazon’s Prime Air is next in line for the new Cessna SkyCourier 408

Amazon Prime plane Amazon.com’s Prime Air carrier could be a potential customer for Cessna manufacturer Textron, Inc., the head of the company’s aviation business told CNBC yesterday. “We see the whole freight industry as something that is going to double in the next 15 years, so we are investing in that

KENYAN E-COMMERCE STARTUP WAGON SHOPPING DELIVERS YOUR GROCERIES IN JUST 2 HOURS

Wagon Shopping is a Kenyan startup that has huge ambitions for African expansion after launching an on-demand e-commerce website that allows people to shop for supermarket products from the comfort of their home/office, and we deliver in under 2 hours. Imagine your Ad placed here Launched in February, Wagon Shopping is looking to take the hassle out of

Black Friday boosts airfreight peak season

Fedex Boeing 777  FS2 Spijkers The annual post-Thanksgiving Day tradition of Black Friday ushers in the ‘official’ start of Christmas shopping. Having originated in the US, it is fast becoming a global phenomenon with far-reaching effects on the supply chain, with online sales complementing high street spending. ap_divider color="#5942f4" style="double" thickness="4px" width="100%"

Going once, going twice… Sold! Two 747-400s auctioned online via Taobao

We all know e-commerce is the wave of the future, but we didn’t think we’d see US$24 million aircraft transactions on a site usually used to purchase clothes or smartphones online. Imagine your Ad placed here But on Alibaba’s subsidiary Taobao.com website, often described as the “eBay of China,” two 747-400ERFs were finally purchased via the online

LET’S TALK ABOUT RED STAR E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS

Although the average Nigerian is a very traditional shopper (preferring to experience the product before paying for it), recent reports suggest that more Nigerians are embracing online shopping. This can also be seen in the emergence of multiple online shopping websites such as Jumia, Konga, Yudala and so on. In

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