Italy seizes $51m from Rhenus, investigates FedEx, Amazon, GLS & DHL in labour supply probe
Reuters reports that Italian tax police have seized €43.5m ($51m) from the local unit of ...
BA: FLYING HIGHUPS: NEVER CHEAP ENOUGHAAPL: 'DEPTH'AAPL: KEY EXEC CHANGEAMZN: HAPPY DAYS FOR THE GROOMPG: STEADY YIELD AT LOWSDHL: HEAVY BOT INVESTMENTMAERSK: RISING EXPD: TWO BUCKS UPCHRW: EVERY LITTLE HELPS AHEAD OF EARNINGSHON: STRATEGIC SOLUTIONSXPO: KEEP ON TRUCKINGDHL: ANTITRUSTDSV: TRIMMINGDSV: OHHHHH
BA: FLYING HIGHUPS: NEVER CHEAP ENOUGHAAPL: 'DEPTH'AAPL: KEY EXEC CHANGEAMZN: HAPPY DAYS FOR THE GROOMPG: STEADY YIELD AT LOWSDHL: HEAVY BOT INVESTMENTMAERSK: RISING EXPD: TWO BUCKS UPCHRW: EVERY LITTLE HELPS AHEAD OF EARNINGSHON: STRATEGIC SOLUTIONSXPO: KEEP ON TRUCKINGDHL: ANTITRUSTDSV: TRIMMINGDSV: OHHHHH
Isaac Newton’s third law of motion teaches us that when one body exerts a force on another, the latter exerts a force equal in magnitude on the former. It’s a principle that has been strangely lacking in the logistics industry that has supported e-commerce sales and their gravity-defying growth. But not for much longer. Those who buy and sell goods online need to understand that the era of cheap and convenient deliveries is threatened by the continuously surging demand, which is clearly creating supply pressures and allowing operators such as UPS and FedEx to hike rates by 5% and introduce dimensional pricing.
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