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Any “returns centers” in the USA or Middle East?

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Any “returns centers” in the USA or Middle East? Hi, I would like to know if anyone knows if there are any returns centers or anything or if that is even a thing in the US or Middle East? So that customers could return products within the country then the center would ship them out in one package back to us maybe once a week, month or when there are 30 products or whatever in the center? We ar…

Reddit ecommerce 401 2024-12-22

25 MPH May Be Too Fast For City Centers: Study

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25 MPH May Be Too Fast For City Centers: Study It’s an intuitive concept that a vehicle’s speed is the decisive factor in determining whether a struck pedestrian is seriously injured or killed. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows front-end height compounds the injury risk created by speed. Findings show that a 25-mile-per-hour speed… Read more…

Jalopnik 931 2024-12-17

Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms

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Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms Illustration: The VergeIn what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” Google will collaborate with developers to build data centers powered by renewable energy generated on-site. It’s partnering with energy company Intersect Power and investment firm TPG Rise Climate on a $20 billion initiative to develop an unspecified number of “indus…

The Verge 348 2024-12-11

3PL Fulfillment centers

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3PL Fulfillment centers Hey everyone, new to this sub, been working on a new e-commerce brand recently and had been trying to use the manufacturer as the fulfillment processor as well (they said they would in the beginning, now that we’re at the point of needing it, they’ve made the process so convoluted. Rookie mistake), I’m looking for advice on reliable 3PL’s in the…

Reddit ecommerce 1.3k 2024-06-17

Are any of you using Micro fulfillment centers?

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Are any of you using Micro fulfillment centers? I’m looking into outsourcing fulfillment and am wondering what are the typical costs you all are paying for this service if using automated fulfillment centers? Save me from having to make a dozen calls to sales reps submitted by /u/alternaterealityme1

Reddit ecommerce 371 2024-03-27

Microsoft is testing low-carbon concrete for its data centers

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Microsoft is testing low-carbon concrete for its data centers A worker smooths a sample of concrete mix in a canister that contains materials to lower the overall embodied carbon in concrete. | Image: Dan DeLong for MicrosoftTo clean up some of the pollution stemming from its supply chain and data centers, Microsoft is experimenting with new kinds of concrete. Cement, a key ingredient in concrete, happen…

The Verge 713 2023-11-09