Consumer

E-Commerce sales in the U.S. spiked by 44% in 2020, driven mostly by consumers who spent over $861 billion shopping from the safety and comfort of their own homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Digital Commerce 360, this represented the highest jump in yearly U.S. E-Commerce growth in at...

From the agave plant to the finished bottled spirit: high-quality tequila is produced in a complex, multi-stage process. Shown in the double portrait are Servando Calderon Vazquez, Sauza Tequila’s Director of Operations (left) and Markus Riepe, Contract Logistics Director at DB Schenker Mexico The blue agave likes sandy soils and high...

DB Schenker Takes Contract Logistics to Delicious New Heights in Germany Eight foil-wrapped packages to each little wooden box: that is how the first batches of Philadelphia from Bad Fallingbostel arrived on the market in 1961. In 2018, the cream cheese brand is proving more popular than ever. The plant in the...

Fourth quarter is here, which means it’s time to strategize for the year-end holiday season. A busy time for shippers, carriers, and logistics providers, the end of each year always brings its own set of challenges and opportunities. This year is no different. On one hand, getting the right products...

The global consumer packaged goods (CPG) logistics market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.98% from 2016 to 2020, according to a Research and Markets study entitled Global CPG Logistics Market 2016-2020. For CPG logistics providers who are looking for and finding new ways of helping...

DB Schenker now has its own national subsidiary in Myanmar. Following decades of virtual isolation, the state in Southeast Asia, which has a population of more than 50 million, is rapidly developing into a sought-after production location. The Schenker Myanmar Company Limited will manage contract logistics business operations for customers in...

Keeping pace with rapidly changing customer demands, behaviors, and expectations has become a full-time job for most companies. No longer able to operate in a “business as usual” manner, organizations must respond and adapt to customer requirements or risk losing them to their nearest competitor. Driving the trend is a...

Used to describe the movement of goods from a transportation hub (i.e., a warehouse or DC) to the final destination (usually a customer’s home or business), the “last mile” plays an important part of any company’s transportation strategy in today’s competitive business environment. “The final mile of delivery presents a...

Little Has Been Done to Slow the Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Over the Past 35 Years The bullet points are staggering. One American in 13 works in manufacturing versus one in five Americans 35 years ago. The U.S. imports about $100 billion more in high-tech goods per year than it...

The Chinese Extravaganza Singles’ Day on November 11 generated billions in sales. DB subsidiary handled the entire logistics for a prominent US fashion house. How do they handle the overload? By increasing the headcount more than sixfold. The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary in Shanghai is the sole provider of logistics services...