Korean Air sees directional imbalance in cargo flows as EC mulls takeover
Korean Air’s takeover of Asiana Airlines still hangs in the balance, and it appears the ...
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
GM: RAISING THE ROOF GGM: IN FULL THROTTLE GZIM: MAERSK BOOST KNIN: READ-ACROSSMAERSK: NOT ENOUGHMAERSK: GUIDANCE UPGRADEZIM: ROLLERCOASTERCAT: HEAVY DUTYMAERSK: CATCHING UP PG: DESTOCKING PATTERNSPG: HEALTH CHECKWTC: THE FALLGXO: DEFENSIVE FWRD: RALLYING ON TAKEOVER TALKODFL: STEADY YIELDVW: NEW MODEL NEEDEDWTC: TAKING PROFIT
The role of reverse logistics in e-commerce has been much discussed by retailers such as John Lewis and ASOS, as they seek to cut returns costs while maintaining high levels of online sales. But spare a thought for those shippers selling large, bulky goods such as refrigerators and cookers that often come with two-man installation crews. What happens when these goods need to be returned? “Any delivery failure caused by a customer not being at home can see profit on the sale disappear completely”, which means the onus is on white goods retailers to get delivery right first time as often as possible, especially with Black Friday looming.
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