eft Weekly Newsletter 5th December 2014
ecommerce growth in USA and China; USA logistics stats from Wagner; Business networks = resilience; Stifel Logistics Confidence Index reports
A number of interesting articles to share this week. Vivek Sood looks at business resilience; Chuck Moyer and Mark Millar explore the ecommerce market in the USA and China respectively and John Wagner gives a perfectly concise report on the state of the American Transportation and Logistics Industry with lots of statistics.
Enjoy and kind regards,
Chris Saynor
CEO, eft
New This Week:
Why Business-to-Business Networks Are Mission Critical?
Vivek Sood' latest column explores the reasons why business networks can be far more important than the business infrastructure themselves; and how these networks can make your business more resilient and responsive to the past paced economic global environment.
Tips for the Holiday Season - Q&A with Chuck Moyer
As the holiday season is in full swing, Chuck Moyer, CEO Express Delivers, forecasts what eCommerce delivery will look like.
Solid Numbers Warm Early Arctic Blast
John Wagner Jr. oversees the upcoming holiday shopping season in regards of retail sales opportunities, online shopping and industrial production, including the latest transportation and intermodal news and challenges.
Confident Chinese Consumers Drive Need For Improved Logistics
Chinese consumer spending continues to rise, as a result of expanding disposable income resulting from wage inflation, including a 14 % increase in migrant workers’ average salaries during the last twelve months.
CHAINalytics Announces Technology Partnership with Logistical Labs
CHAINalytics Freight Market Intelligence data to seamlessly integrate into LoadDex, Logistical Labs' cloud-based pricing platform, for mutual customers.
Rail services in winter season with unique multimodal service to ship temperature-sensitive goods throughout harsh winters, when -20C is the average; Innovative solution leverages cost-effective trans-continental West rail route, from China to Poland; Customers gain flexible, reliable service that is cheaper than air freight, and faster than ocean freight.
November’s Stifel Logistics Confidence Index Indicates Little Change
Little change for November's Stifel Logistics Confidence Index - The outlook appears to be mixed and thus could further indicate a possible economic slowing.
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