Global Aftermarket 2010The global aftermarket is forecast to show continued growth over the next few years. However the pattern of expansion will be uneven, with strong growth in the developing markets countering more modest growth in the developed markets. This report assesses the factors behind the development of the sector, and the implications for market participants. (...more
Recently in New York there has been a newly initiated ban on sending cigarettes through the mail, this was done in hope to cut down the tax evasion being done on some reservations where the selling of cigarettes is not liable for states taxes. People were buying cigarettes online and because the sale counted as being on one of these reservations it meant that a loophole had formed.Now though the United States Postal Service has banned the...more
If you're doing business out of Canada, there is a good chance that one of the first markets that you'll look to expand to in the United States is Minneapolis, due to its proximity to the northern border. As a result, you may find that a Minneapolis courier service that makes regular runs between Canada and that city to be a great resource when looking into establishing a regular shipping route for your company to that city. One area in particular that they may be able to help you with is the preparation of the documents which are required to ship between the two countries. Realistically, making sure that all the documentation that you need for shipping between the two countries is properly prepared is not too large of a task. The documents that are required for every shipment are pretty basic, and your courier company should be well versed in making sure that they are sent with every shipment. The two basic documents that you're going to need to send with every single shipment are an invoice and a BOL. One of these is your responsibility; the other is the courier's. The document which is going to be your responsibility is going to be the invoice. You should provide your courier...more
Whenever the topic of starting a small business comes up, it is usually followed by a good deal of advice. Everyone, including those who know nothing about business, have ideas, opinions, stories and thoughts on the subject. If one is not careful, it is easy to become confused and even frustrated listening to other people's opinion on the topic of...more
But also wood's economy, like all other industrial sectors of the economy, has had a strong inflection in 2009 that productivity has halved compared to 2008. The signs of recovery, however, arrived in 2010 and just the places where production and processing of wood is greater in 2010. In fact between January and June the orders of...more
Shipping is one of those things that most companies have to pay for, and that most companies wish that they could save more money on. The problem is that so many people overlook on ways that they might be able to save money with their 3pl providers. The key here is that this is an industry in which very little is set in stone. There is actually more flexibility in shipping pricing than many people realize. This flexibility means that there is in fact room for negotiations in certain circumstances. The first thing that you're going to have to do is to simply ask your courier company if they are in fact willing to negotiate a shipping rate. There may be courier companies out there that don't want to do this, as they may stick to a prescribed rate sheet at all times. You should find though that most companies will have at least some flexibility in terms of their pricing. When you're trying to negotiate a shipping rate, it's important that you know what you're looking for when you start trying to negotiate. This is an overall preferred or corporate rate of some kind. There is very little value in trying to get a few dollars off any single shipment. You'll simply spend a lot of time...more
The present online market has become very competitive, thus owning mere a physical store or business front is not enough to achieve the desired results. This is primarily due to the reason that there are thousands of websites or online stores across...more
The pricing structure that most courier companies use to price their deliveries for their customers are fairly similar. Although the final price between what a New York and a New Mexico courier service arrive at can be very different, they both...more
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It seems like the new sizzle is gourmet brownies. Why should anyone be surprised, after all it is a kind of chocolate with plenty of yummy munchies included. As the saying goes, who does not love chocolate? Brownies make fantastic presents for all...more
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