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Retailers turn to personal smartphones and mobile apps to power fulfillment from stores, Scandit exec says.

November imports were up nearly 25% year-over-year and December projections coud help the year end on a high note, Global Port Tracker report shows.

Volume limits help UPS, FedEx maintain on-time performance levels, but USPS suffers as it takes on remaining demand, industry data show.

ShopRunner offers subscription-based shipping and returns to consumers, supports omnichannel capabilities for retailers.

But overall spending through November and December still on track to beat last year’s totals, NRF forecasts.

IFDA and NRF balance their agendas between Trump and Biden administrations.

Preliminary results of monthly Global Port Tracker report show 6% increase from July through October as retailers prepare for holiday season.

UPS, DHL also boost hiring to meet forecast of rising e-commerce volume this holiday peak.

Consumers continued to boost spending, although at a slower rate than in June, adding to the strong turnaround since retailers have seen since the pandemic hit this spring, NRF data show.

Peak season is likely to be a “disappointment” as first half of 2020 was down 10.1% from last year for container port imports.