The business of e-commerce, fulfillment and last-mile has hot up significantly in recent years, with the well-known pandemic effect boosting online purchases all over the world. Labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and high energy costs, as well as the pressure to decarbonise, are nonetheless all challenges that the sector needs to grapple with.

Discussing present-day fulfillment challenges with Fulfillment by FHB Group Managing Partner Ľubomír Fogaš

There has never been as many hauliers in Belgium as today, says the UPTR professional association (Union Professionnelle du TRansport et de la Logistique). The growth in online shopping due to the coronavirus restriction resulted in an exceptional demand for transportation services - and the trend is still ongoing.

Number of hauliers in Belgium has increased by 22% in 5 years

As a founder of Thras.io, John has been fortunate to witness their original team of 4 grow into a 1000 person, billion-dollar powerhouse. At work and in life, he is a polymath with unrelenting energy and curiosity. He enjoys regularly deploying his expertise in branding, creative, neuroscience marketing, business development, acquisitions, leadership, culture building, and product development across diverse sets of business domains. If there is a challenge met, John will face it openly with creativity, humor, and persistence.

Alcott Global Leaders in Tech and E-commerce Podcast, featuring Thras.Io founder John Hefter

Maersk has announced the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up that specialises in technology solutions for B2C warehousing in the fashion industry. This is Maersk´s third acquisition this year within e-commerce logistics, and it comes through our venture activities with Maersk Growth.

Discussing present-day fulfillment challenges with Fulfillment by FHB Group Managing Partner Ľubomír Fogaš

Number of hauliers in Belgium has increased by 22% in 5 years

Alcott Global Leaders in Tech and E-commerce Podcast, featuring Thras.Io founder John Hefter

Maersk continues expansion in e-commerce logistics with its latest acquisition

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Additional 8.6m sq m of warehouse space needed in Europe to meet parcel delivery demand

InPost invests £100 million to have 10,000 parcel lockers operational in the UK by 2023

Amazon earns as much in profit during the pandemic as it did in the previous three years combined

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Discussing present-day fulfillment challenges with Fulfillment by FHB Group Managing Partner Ľubomír Fogaš

Number of hauliers in Belgium has increased by 22% in 5 years

Alcott Global Leaders in Tech and E-commerce Podcast, featuring Thras.Io founder John Hefter

Maersk continues expansion in e-commerce logistics with its latest acquisition

Making history! ParcelLab makes history with 112M Series C funding! E-commerce news by Nabil

Additional 8.6m sq m of warehouse space needed in Europe to meet parcel delivery demand

InPost invests £100 million to have 10,000 parcel lockers operational in the UK by 2023

Amazon earns as much in profit during the pandemic as it did in the previous three years combined

​AMZN and SHOP Impress!! E-commerce news by Nabil

The enemy of my enemy is my friend! E-commerce news by Nabil

AMZN and SHOP Impress!! E-commerce news by Nabil