Click and Connect

Click & Connect is a management consulting firm, focused on the e-commerce, retail, postal and logistics sector.

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China becomes Thailand’s top source of #foreign investment for first time. A sign Vietnam is "full" and new FDI money is going further afield? https://t.co/Xlnhm5oPId

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As #technology pours into the #logistics industry and illuminates supply chain blind spots, opportunities for efficiency and profit abound.

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"#Ecommerce behemoth #Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday said that it planned to create one million new jobs in #India over the next five years."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"U.S. #retail sales increased for a third straight month in December, with households buying a range of goods even as they cut back on purchases of motor vehicles, suggesting the #economy maintained a moderate growth pace at the end of 2019."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"As omnichannel shopping is becoming the new norm, #consumer and #retail companies must be ready to deliver fast, impeccable #omnichannel service."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"President #DonaldTrump on Wednesday signed an initial #tradedeal with senior Chinese leaders that includes pledges from Beijing to more than double its purchases from American farmers in the first year"

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"#Transportation companies slashed jobs in December, as #logistics providers that are focused on #ecommerce fulfillment retrenched and truckers pulled back in response to slowing industrial freight demand."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"#Walmart is using its physical stores as warehouses for online sales. Since stores are already turning a profit from grocery sales, maintaining extra #warehouse space adds little to costs." - Forbes

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"Total sales for 2019 were the “worst on record” as the #retail sector limped to the end of the year when Black Friday distortions were taken into account."

https://t.co/S5K8zGQNzQ

[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"#Ikea has decided to stop selling on #Amazon after a U.S. pilot to sell its Smart Lighting products​, launched in 2018, ended"
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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"#Forever21 is working with cross-border #eCommerce solution provider Global-e to roll out its renewed international #online store to drive growth from Asia Pacific, Canada, and Latin America."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

”One Retailer After Another Is Leaving #Amazon - Nike is only the tip of the iceberg. There's a growing pack of #retailers breaking ties with Amazon and launching their own #online stores.“

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"India’s total #internet user base is set to grow from 665 million in 2019 to 829 million by 2021. To keep up with these changing demands, it is crucial that the #logistics sector be efficient."

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

It seems #retailers have much to cheer about this New Year’s, despite consumers having six fewer days to complete their shopping.
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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"A year ago I went “out on a limb” with my annual predictions for the year ahead. As we move into 2020—and in the spirit of accountability—let’s see whether I hit the mark or not. - Steve Dennis"

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[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, said it had signed a deal to buy a #logistics real estate portfolio from funds managed by private-equity firm Apollo Global Management's affiliates for about 950 million euros (S$1.43 billion)."

https://t.co/WPe5J2Pz1f

[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

Sorry retailers, online is only going to grow and grow in 2020. And will eventually account for more than 15% of all sales in North America and 23% of all sales in China. Let’s take a look at the top #ecommerce trends for 2020! - https://t.co/WFu3cNhPNf

[Click and Connect @ClickandConnec1]

"But the #Postal Service as a public, government-run entity is not guaranteed, and advocates in Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration, and consulting firms like McKinsey & Co. have called for privatization of the agency for some time."

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