Black Friday: logistics for the shopping event
Online retailers are expecting record sales again this year for shopping events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Due to the numerous offers and promotions, orders are exceptionally numerous on these days. Customers expect fast and error-free deliveries. This puts a lot of pressure on the industry. Consumers do not forgive logistical mistakes And […]
Winter tyres: Legislation for HGV in Europe
For more safety on winter roads: Transport companies already have to deal with the winter tyre obligation and generally…
World Climate Conference: What does it mean for logistics and supply chain?
One of the key tasks of COP26 was to assess whether or not the emission reduction commitments made by Parties are ambitious enough to meet the target of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. The UK government, host of COP26, had divided the summit into four main themes. These are: – “Nature” – tackling biodiversity […]
5G in transport and logistics: Opportunities for the future
In many places, the transport and logistics industry has reached a point where the focus on previous technologies and human actors is increasingly becoming a limiting factor instead of an important enabler of processes. A (very recent) example is the situation in Great Britain. At the time of writing, the decision had just been made […]
Fast Focus: Thierry Deroose
4 ways e-commerce can help deliver green innovation
A pandemic-induced surge in online purchases has forced parcel and postal carriers to rapidly increase their delivery services. Companies such as DHL announced record growth during 2020, as well as new operational hubs, depots and staff to support demand. And there are strong demands. Consumers want to decide for themselves where, when and how a […]
5 years at Saloodo! – Celebrating our “oldest” Saloodonaut Christine Janik
Amazing 5 years at Saloodo! – Congratulations! Today our Saloodo! colleague Christine Janik from Marketing celebrates her 5-year anniversary and we are happy to interview her on this occasion: Hello Christine, how did you actually come to Saloodo!? I did an internship after my studies, at the Mobility GmbH of DPDHL, in the area of […]
World Mental Health Day 2021 – 4 easy steps on how to keep a clear head
4 easy steps to improve mental wellbeing Evidence suggests there are 4 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life. 1. Be physically active If you own a pair of running shoes you should […]
Power crisis in Q4 for Asia and Europe – and what this means for Logistics
How is the power crisis currently affecting Asia and Europe? China has already been hit the hardest in this current power crisis while thousands factories are currently producing at capacity limits to catch up on needed pandemic-related orders from around the world. The Chinese electronics industry in particular is already suffering from supply bottlenecks and […]
Q2 2021: Transport prices increase relatively stable
The producer price index for services is a business cycle indicator that provides information on price developments in numerous service sectors. This information is used for the analysis of inflation and its sources, but also for the deflation of value measures in the services sector. Figure 1 shows aggregate output prices for services in the […]
