Ecommerce and Amazon are changing the perishables logistics market

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“Perishables are changing. Every day, something new comes. People want their products faster and cheaper,” according to Rodrigo De Narvaez, director business development for 21 Air.

He believes ecommerce has changed the expectations of shoppers – whether buying online or not – and therefore the requirements of retailers, which has begun to impact perishables logistics.

Speaking at Air & Sea Cargo Americas last week in Miami, he explained that he had seen avocados and even potatoes air freighted recently, despite their weight.

“Ecommerce has sped up ...