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Rise of Returns: How Retail Can Combat Its $351 Billion Problem
By Valerie Metzker
Feb. 13 2019
The next time you think about returning an item to Amazon, be forewarned: Return too many items in a year, and you might just be exiled for good. Retail returns have become such a night
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Auditing 

1. Parcel Rates for 2018 Are Not as Advertised, Study Shows
2. Using Effective Analytics for Controlling Your Parcel Spend
3. Shipping Data & KPIs: Oh, Great. Another Article About Data

Inbound Shipments and Returns 

1. A Retailer's Guide to Reverse Logistics
2. Incorporate the Inbound to Optimize the Outbound
3. Stemming the Rising Tide of Inbound Parcel Receiving

Carrier Contract Negotiation 

1. Five Hidden Things to Look for During a Parcel Bid Event
2. Using Carrier Differences to Gain Leverage in Your Next Parcel Contract Negotiation
3. Gearing Up for Negotiation Season

Transportation Management 

1. Whitepaper: TMS in the Cloud
2. Multi-Carrier Competence: The New Shipping Essential
3. Top Considerations in a TMS Solution

Shipping Systems 

1. Choose Your Carriers Wisely: Don't Let New Fees Derail Your Shipping Operation
2. Shipping Rules Make Retailers’ Lives Easier
3. Unlocking Efficiencies with Data

Supply Chain Management 

1. Selecting a Parcel Fulfillment Provider: Criteria You Cannot Overlook
2. Overcoming the Challenges to Last-Mile Delivery
3. Keeping Up With Amazon: Keys to Evaluating a Fast Shipping Model

Material Handling 

1. Determining the Best Split-Case Automated Order Fulfillment System
2. Fulfilling Tiny Orders and Handling the Increase in SKUs
3. Automating “Super A” Moving SKUs

Packaging Solutions 

1. The Inconvenient Truth About Packaging Waste and Last-Mile Delivery
2. Corrugated Cartons: The Answer to Preventing Shipment Damage
3. Environmentally Friendly Packaging & the Impact on Customer Satisfaction

International Logistics and Delivery 

1. Global Selling
2. Overcoming the Hurdles to International Expansion
3. eManifest for Freight Forwarders: Compliance Moves Ahead

Regulations and Compliance 

1. Streamlining Shipping Compliance Regarding Dangerous Goods
2. Certificates of Insurance in a Nutshell
3. Pre-paid and Collect in a Nutshell

Warehousing 

1. ARM Yourself for Success in Creating the Warehouse of the Future
2. Adapting a Warehouse for Speed
3. Seven Ways Dimensioning Can Save Your Parcel Operations Money

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