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Third-party logistics service provider (3PL) Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL)
said in September it now supports Amazon.com Inc.’s “Seller Fulfilled Prime”
program, in a move that gives RSL’s retailer clients access to Amazon Prime’s
100 million members in the U.S., the company said.
RSL, which is a division of San Mateo, California-based Rakuten Americas,
acts as an order-fulfillment arm both for its corporate parent, the giant
Japanese e-commerce marketplace Rakuten.com, and for other e-commerce
platforms like Shopify, Amazon, Magento, Walmart Marketplace, and eBay.
The company says its network of 14 U.S. facilities now supports delivery
to over 98% of the U.S. population with one- to two-day ground service.
According to RSL, that fulfillment speed qualifies it to handle products for
Amazon, which began its Seller Fulfilled Prime program in 2015 with stringent
criteria for merchants that include free shipping with two-day transit times,
98.5% on-time shipping, and order-cancellation rates at or below 0.5%.
“Providing our clients with Seller Fulfilled Prime capabilities sets RSL apart
from the [competition],” RSL CEO Mike Manzione said in a release. “By extend-
ing this service, we empower our clients to succeed in the marketplace.”
The move follows RSL’s March acquisition of FirstMile and IFS360, a pair of
Salt Lake City-based sister firms that provide e-commerce solutions that include
warehousing, fulfillment, and shipping.
Rakuten Super Logistics opens fulfillment
network to Amazon
Global logistics specialist Geodis
Netherlands has completed
its new airside freight-han-dling gateway at Amsterdam’s
Schiphol Airport hub. The new
Amsterdam Gateway occupies
27,000 square feet of warehouse
and office space. … Systemax
Inc.’s industrial products distribution company, Global
Industrial, has opened a distribution center in DeSoto, Texas.
The new facility will allow the
company to improve service to
customers in the U.S. Southwest.
… Logistics solutions provider
Dachser has broken ground on
a 72,000-square-foot transit terminal for food and industrial
goods in the Neumunster region
of Northern Germany.
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