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TikTok Parent Eyes Middle East E-Commerce Opportunity With Logistics Investment

Raymond STERN

Nov 30, 2021

TikTok Parent Eyes Middle East E-Commerce Opportunity With Logistics Investment

ByteDance Ltd has invested in Dubai-based iMile Delivery as part of the first major fundraising by the courier startup that services...

GeoPost/DPDgroup increases its stake in Aramex to 24.9%

Raymond STERN

Oct 25, 2021

GeoPost/DPDgroup increases its stake in Aramex to 24.9%

GeoPost/DPDgroup, a subsidiary of the Groupe La Poste, increased its stake in Aramex to 24.9%, following the purchase of shares in the...

Rising holiday toy demand faces supply chain hurdles as costs and shipping delays threaten shopping

Raymond STERN

Sep 30, 2021

Rising holiday toy demand faces supply chain hurdles as costs and shipping delays threaten shopping

Nathan Resnick, Sourcify Founder joins Yahoo Finance’s Aarthi Swaminathan with the latest from Sourcify as holiday toy demand faces...

CMA CGM Group orders two Boeing 777 freighters

Raymond STERN

Sep 30, 2021

CMA CGM Group orders two Boeing 777 freighters

Boeing and shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group, have announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters to grow the Group’s...

Nike Call Shows How Complicated and Messy Logistics Have Become

Raymond STERN

Sep 23, 2021

Nike Call Shows How Complicated and Messy Logistics Have Become

After spending a few minutes talking about triumphs at the Olympics, buzzy sneaker drops and a headquarters tour with LeBron James, Nike...

Raymond STERN

Sep 14, 2021

Startup HUUB acquired by Maersk

Today A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up, specialised in...

Amazon Is Quietly Shipping Non-Amazon Orders To Compete With FedEx, UPS

Raymond STERN

Sep 3, 2021

Amazon Is Quietly Shipping Non-Amazon Orders To Compete With FedEx, UPS

Amazon is on a spending spree to grow its fleet of planes, vans, semitrucks and drivers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS....

Freight turmoil hitting red meat exports

Raymond STERN

Aug 31, 2021

Freight turmoil hitting red meat exports

In an increasingly competitive world, Australia has some innate advantages in delivering high quality red meat protein to global markets:...

How Maersk Dominates the Global Shipping Industry

Raymond STERN

Aug 12, 2021

How Maersk Dominates the Global Shipping Industry

Supply-chain delays and skyrocketing shipping costs hit Cort furniture leasing company hard

Raymond STERN

Aug 12, 2021

Supply-chain delays and skyrocketing shipping costs hit Cort furniture leasing company hard

Cort is experiencing delays and costly inflation at every stage in its supply chain. Its shipments have been months behind schedule amid...

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim to open Mall of Oman in September 2021

Raymond STERN

Jun 21, 2021

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim to open Mall of Oman in September 2021

Its key features include over 350 retail outlets, a 15-screen VOX cinema and the country’s largest indoor snow park UAE’s Majid Al...

Alyasra Group: Mohamed Samir Discusses Food Services and Fashion Retail in Kuwait and the GCC

Raymond STERN

Mar 5, 2021

Alyasra Group: Mohamed Samir Discusses Food Services and Fashion Retail in Kuwait and the GCC

Interview with Mohamed Samir, Group CEO at Alyasra. What sort of challenges are you facing internally to help you grow your business?...

The Future of Ecommerce in 2021: 5 Trends

Raymond STERN

Dec 9, 2020

The Future of Ecommerce in 2021: 5 Trends

What’s the new normal for commerce? And what can you do to thrive in 2021 and beyond? 25+ industry leaders, investors, and commerce...