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Future of (E)commerce

CLS briefing series from the commerce logistics industry experts

The Future of (e)Commerce section of the Commerce Logistics Briefing Series focuses on recent and future developments in (e)commerce.

We examine the ongoing digital disruption & transformation of the industry and digital logistics/last mile delivery, covering topics including hybrid postal/commercial cross-border delivery solutions, the future of out of home (OOH) delivery, and the new last-mile delivery which has emerged during the pandemic.

Naturally, our analysis of the EU VAT Ecommerce package was a major focus. This "big bang" fundamentally changed the framework conditions for importing goods shipments into the EU. We report on the implementation, reactions, and consequences for customs, trade, logistics, and the entire market.

You can access all our LinkedIn postings on the Future of (E)commerce via the links below:

2023

• The new ecommerce & logistics paradigm – it's the data, stupid! (May 2023)
  
• Urban ecommerce logistics – are microhubs the new game changer? (April 2023)
  
• UPU Postal Prosperity Zone (PPZ) - Blueprint for postal B2B2C ecommerce, Part 1 (April 2023)
• VAT & Customs fraud: How the EU's new ViDA legislation can prevent up to EUR 100 billion in annual revenue losses (March 2023)
  
• Digital risk management & compliance in ecommerce: How the industry will react & the impact on the postal sector. Part 1, 2, 3, 4 (March 2023)
• Electronic Freight and Transport Information (eFTI): Europe's path to paperless freight transportation systems (February 2023)
  
• Review 2022 <=> Outlook 2023 (January 2023)
• Digitalization stimulates evolution in last mile delivery (January 2023)
• Flexibility: The future of last mile delivery: Part 1: Online, multichannel retail demands scalable, adaptable, last mile delivery infrastructure with a dynamic footprint (January 2023), Part 2: Data-driven, pre-sorted B2C delivery: raising efficiency & unblocking roads (February 2023)
  

2022

Other:

• Explained simply by CLS: Decline of postal cross-border volumes: Extent, causes, background, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (November 2022)
  
• New draft legislation for ICS2 (Release2, 1 March 2023) (October 2022)
  
• DISRUPTION – a storm is brewing, but digital retail is a winner (September 2022)
  
• Reform of EU VAT legislation and regulation - action plan expected in autumn 2022, Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 (September 2022)
  
• Digital Silk Road 2.0: How China plans to overcome the impact of the pandemic and the Ukraine crisis (July 2022)
• The future of ecommerce - a perfect storm is brewing (July 2022)
• eCommerce driven transport and delivery (Panel session at SIL 2022 in Barcelona) (June 2022)
  
• 6 global trends which show how digitalization is reshaping the global delivery of B2C items (May 2022)
• CARGO to MAIL – B2B2C leads to delivery chain management (May 2022)
• Mail as cargo: Ensuring integration of mail and cargo systems into every step of the delivery chain (March 2022)
• Austria publishes new guide for "White Label Parcel Boxes" (January 2022)

2021

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