FedEx won't renew its ground-delivery contract with Amazon when it expires at the end of the month, following the June announcement that FedEx was ending its contract for air shipping with the e-commerce giant. The moves come as Amazon continues to build out its own delivery system that now includes leased planes, owned trucks and a growing network of local delivery drivers.
Owens & Minor reported a $10.5 million loss during the second quarter, down from $182.8 million a year earlier. Quarterly revenue was $2.48 billion, up from $2.46 billion a year prior.
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Some 41% of business-to-business prospects say email is their preferred buying channel, followed by ecommerce (28%) and phone (21%), per Sapio Research and Sana Commerce. The study also found that 57% of B2B buyers prefer quotes via email and that 62% favor digital information compared to 27% who want offline buying information.
Business-to-business companies should include detailed product information and convenient on-site search options on their e-commerce sites, writes Paige Smith. Flexible pricing and purchasing options can also lead to increased sales.
Successful managers are results-oriented, listen well and avoid micromanaging their employees, writes Dave Haley. "There is no better tool to build trust than being transparent and sharing what you can when you can," he adds.
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