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Guest Forecast: Major Supply Chain Trends for 2018

December 21, 2017

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2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. With ecommerce sales reaching $23 trillion in annual sales worldwide, customers are relying on better and faster deliveries for all sort of goods and services. But this evolution in the supply chain, and for last mile fulfillment in particular, doesn’t end with retail. From restaurant chains to supermarkets to pharmacies to service providers, the world of logistics is experiencing unprecedented change.

The volume of parcels and services delivered to people’s doorsteps is only going to keep growing, with significant implications for businesses, cities, and established delivery businesses. In the US alone, the B2C parcel delivery market is expected to be worth nearly $50 billion by 2019, up from $35 billion in 2015!

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