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Avant la ruée, déplacez les SKU chauds à hauteur de taille : notre manuel des emplacements dorés temporaires
L’entrepôt en pratique · Adressage et codification

Avant la ruée, déplacez les SKU chauds à hauteur de taille : notre manuel des emplacements dorés temporaires

La peak season se joue sur les jambes. Le manuel d'un responsable d'entrepôt pour déplacer temporairement les SKU chauds dans des emplacements dorés à hauteur de taille près de l'emballage — comment les choisir, trois règles strictes d'aménagement, les calculs d'UPH, et une liste de contrôle de restauration pour la semaine suivante.

2026-10-13

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European postal operators gear up for surge in holiday volume
Source：FreightWaves

European postal operators gear up for surge in holiday volume

Norway's Posten Bring has added hundreds of parcel lockers, upgraded 300 existing ones, and opened its largest parcel terminal, handling more than 500,000 parcels a day, ahead of record holiday volumes — August locker deliveries already beat last Christmas's record. In Germany, Deutsche Post will add more than 500 parcel stations, hire over 10,000 temporary workers, and run about 9,500 delivery routes in peak weeks, making early pickup key to avoiding holiday delays.

2026-10-30Europe#parcel#postal#peak-season
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43% of shoppers plan to spend more this peak, Kenco finds
Source：FreightWaves

43% of shoppers plan to spend more this peak, Kenco finds

Kenco's 2026 Peak Season Consumer Report finds 43% of shoppers plan to spend more this holiday season than last year, with free shipping, two-day delivery and free returns topping expectations. For warehouse and fulfilment operators, that points to higher peak order and return volumes — a prompt to lock in labour, space and reverse-logistics capacity before the rush.

2026-10-29Amérique du Nord#peak-season#consumer-spending#fulfilment
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Ready for peak?
Source：DC Velocity

Ready for peak?

As peak season arrives, last-mile delivery faces its toughest test: it can account for more than 40% of total delivery costs, and a FarEye survey of over 500 operators found 70% cite fuel and more than 50% cite labor as top cost pressures. A May Supreme Court ruling on broker liability is also driving demand for vetted, compliant drivers, while AI adoption jumps, with 66% of operators now using or implementing AI, led by ETA prediction and demand forecasting.

2026-10-23Amérique du Nord#last-mile#peak-season#delivery
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Amazon to hire 300,000 in holiday season, up 20% from 2025
Source：Transport Topics

Amazon to hire 300,000 in holiday season, up 20% from 2025

Amazon will hire 300,000 seasonal workers for the holidays, up 20% from last year, while UPS — paring back lower-margin Amazon volume — plans to add more than 100,000 seasonal staff. The seasonal labor scramble matters for 3PLs and private DCs: lock in temp labor, training and shift plans early to avoid staffing gaps when the late-November order surge hits.

2026-10-20Amérique du Nord#peak-season#labor#amazon
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Freight Fraud Gets More Strategic Heading Into Peak Season
Source：FreightWaves

Freight Fraud Gets More Strategic Heading Into Peak Season

Reported cargo theft incidents fell about 25% in Q2 2026, but total losses more than doubled to $304.6 million, with the average theft running about $564,000. E3 Group CEO Aqil Naeem says organized crime has shifted from smash-and-grab theft to deception: fake plates, dark-web carrier email logins, and AI-generated truck photos make fictitious pickups possible from a laptop. Heading into peak season, brokers and shippers should verify the person behind the wheel, not just the paperwork.

2026-10-19Amérique du Nord#freight-fraud#brokers#peak-season
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DHL Group boosts guidance on expectations for strong peak season
Source：FreightWaves

DHL Group boosts guidance on expectations for strong peak season

DHL Group raised its 2026 outlook, now expecting EBIT to exceed 7 billion euros (about $7.8 billion), above its earlier forecast. Third-quarter EBIT rose 16% year over year to $1.92 billion, beating consensus, with DHL Express adjusted operating profit up 49.5% on stronger yield and cost discipline. The company expects a 'robust' peak shipping season alongside holiday sales and lifted its full-year free-cash-flow projection to $3.6 billion.

2026-10-19#parcel#earnings#peak-season
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Diesel costs squeeze trucking ahead of peak shipping season
Source：Transport Topics

Diesel costs squeeze trucking ahead of peak shipping season

The trucking industry is navigating major fuel cost pressures heading into the holiday shipping season, though the severity is uneven across markets. U.S. diesel prices have surged 70.7% year over year to $6.18 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy, squeezing carriers and shippers alike.

2026-10-16Amérique du Nord#diesel#trucking#peak-season
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Airfreight rates drop following Golden Week but market remains firm
Source：Air Cargo News

Airfreight rates drop following Golden Week but market remains firm

Airfreight rates edged 2.1% lower last week as China's Golden Week factory shutdowns dented volumes, a normal seasonal pattern according to TAC Index data. The market remains firm heading into peak season: e-commerce majors have already locked in capacity, while AI hyperscalers have yet to secure space — a combination that could push rates sharply higher, especially with jet fuel prices still rising.

2026-10-13Asie#airfreight#rates#peak-season
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1 million boxes set new Los Angeles port record
Source：FreightWaves

1 million boxes set new Los Angeles port record

The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 1,042,652 TEUs in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history, capping record quarterly and four-month cargo totals. Loaded imports rose 19% year over year to 545,696 TEUs while empty-container volume hit an all-time monthly high. Executive Director Gene Seroka credited resilient consumer demand, inventory replenishment, and shippers shifting cargo to Los Angeles amid challenges on other trade routes.

2026-10-12Amérique du Nord#ports#ocean-freight#los-angeles#peak-season
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M&S festive period hiring surge targets 11,000 new recruits
Source：Logistics Manager

M&S festive period hiring surge targets 11,000 new recruits

Marks & Spencer will hire 11,000 new colleagues to support store teams over the festive period, paying £13.41 per hour, with the first recruits joining from 25 October. Christmas is one of the retailer's busiest periods of the year, spanning food, gifts and fashion. The hiring surge is a useful barometer of peak-season labor demand and wage levels across UK retail and distribution.

2026-10-12Europe#labor#peak-season#retail
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Retailers say extended peak shipping season winding down
Source：FreightWaves

Retailers say extended peak shipping season winding down

The extended peak shipping season for U.S. container imports is winding down, the National Retail Federation said, with most holiday merchandise already received. August was likely the busiest month of 2026 at 2.3 million TEUs, and imports are expected to ease through year-end as retailers shift to replenishment and preparation for early 2027.

2026-10-09Amérique du Nord#peak-season#container-imports#retail
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Saudi disruption squeezes air cargo capacity as peak looms
Source：The Loadstar

Saudi disruption squeezes air cargo capacity as peak looms

Attacks on Saudi airports this week prompted airlines including Lufthansa and Air India to suspend services, cutting Riyadh's outbound air cargo capacity 34% in 24 hours to 848 tonnes while freighter-only inbound capacity plunged 77%. Three citizens were killed in two attacks on Riyadh Airport on Thursday, claimed by the Houthis, and Najran and Jazan airports remain closed until October 15. With jet fuel up 108% year on year and peak season approaching, the Baltic Air Freight Index rose 5% in the week to October 5 — a 25.5% year-on-year increase.

2026-10-09#air-cargo#middle-east#peak-season
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'Drawn-out' peak shipping season appears to be winding down: US retailers
Source：Journal of Commerce

'Drawn-out' peak shipping season appears to be winding down: US retailers

The National Retail Federation says US imports are "likely past the busiest part of the year," with its latest Global Port Tracker projecting August as the top month for containerized cargo arrivals in 2026. Retailers front-loaded inventory amid tariff expectations, stretching the peak season into a drawn-out early climax. A typical fall cooldown should now ease capacity and rate pressure for shippers.

2026-10-08Amérique du Nord#imports#ocean-freight#peak-season
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UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers for Holiday Shipping Rush
Source：SupplyChain247

UPS to Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers for Holiday Shipping Rush

UPS plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers for the holiday shipping rush, while rolling out PIN-protected deliveries, package tracking, and pickup alerts. The hiring scale signals parcel volume expectations heading into peak season.

2026-10-08Amérique du Nord#ups#peak-season#seasonal-hiring
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Customs updates add a 'compliance burden' to potentially volatile Q4 for shippers
Source：The Loadstar

Customs updates add a 'compliance burden' to potentially volatile Q4 for shippers

Maersk warns that new customs requirements in the US, Mexico and Europe are coinciding with post-Golden Week volume rebounds and seasonal disruption, creating a tougher Q4 for shippers. US Customs is voiding importer-of-record numbers with incomplete identity data and has opened a limited IEEPA tariff-refund process; Mexico now mandates electronic valuation filings (MVE), while the EU's revised Union Customs Code moves toward a centralized Customs Data Hub. Maersk also shifted four Asia–Europe services back via the Suez Canal and notes air freight remains tight on semiconductor and data-center lanes.

2026-10-08Amérique du Nord#customs#tariffs#peak-season
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Heavy imports put strain on skilled labor supply in LA-LB
Source：Journal of Commerce

Heavy imports put strain on skilled labor supply in LA-LB

Marine terminals in Southern California are struggling to provide enough dockworkers trained to operate complex machinery as a strong peak shipping season extends well into October. The shortage of skilled labor for cranes and other terminal equipment could slow cargo handling at the nation's busiest container port complex — shippers routing through LA-LB should build buffer into pickup and drayage plans.

2026-10-07#ports#ocean-freight#labor#peak-season
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UPS adds PIN-based delivery service and bolsters workforce ahead of 2026 peak season
Source：Parcel + Postal Technology International

UPS adds PIN-based delivery service and bolsters workforce ahead of 2026 peak season

UPS launched a PIN-based Protected Delivery service requiring recipients to share a PIN with the driver before high-value packages are released, and expects to ship more than four billion RFID-enabled packages by end of 2026. The carrier is hiring 100,000 seasonal workers and adding pickup scheduling, end-to-end returns via UPS and Happy Returns, plus Roadie-powered same-day and big-and-bulky delivery. UPS says it has led the industry in peak on-time performance for eight straight years.

2026-10-07#parcel#peak-season#last-mile
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Peak season runs long as AI demand and port congestion keep capacity tight
Source：DC Velocity

Peak season runs long as AI demand and port congestion keep capacity tight

Peak season is stretching longer than usual this year: AI hardware demand is lifting airfreight volumes while port congestion and weather disruptions keep capacity tight. Forwarder Dimerco recommends booking early on high-demand corridors, seeking alternative sailings, and building buffer time into schedules. Shippers that wait risk scarcer space and higher rates late in the season.

2026-10-06#peak-season#ports#capacity
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Airfreight rates edge up in September
Source：Air Cargo News

Airfreight rates edge up in September

TAC Index data shows airfreight rates edged higher in September as the Q4 peak season approached: average Hong Kong–North America rates rose to $7.02/kg from $6.98 in August, while Hong Kong–Europe climbed from $4.58 to $4.80, up 31% and 8.8% year on year. The gains reflect early peak-season inventory builds, jet fuel prices up over 100% year on year amid the US–Iran conflict, and buoyant AI-infrastructure cargo to the US. Early-October data shows the rally accelerating, with the Baltic Air Freight Index up 5% in a week and 25.5% year on year.

2026-10-06#air-freight#rates#peak-season
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Kenco: Consumers are entering peak season with a value-first mindset
Source：DC Velocity

Kenco: Consumers are entering peak season with a value-first mindset

Forty-three percent of consumers plan to spend more during the 2026 peak season and only 18% plan to cut back, down from 28% in 2025, according to Kenco's 2026 Peak Season Consumer Report. Still, 59% name pricing and inflation their top concern, with 45% blaming import tariffs for potential price increases. The survey also finds 73% of online shoppers treat free shipping as standard and 82% weigh return policies when choosing where to shop, making fulfillment transparency a key battleground this holiday season.

2026-10-05#peak-season#ecommerce#consumer
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Peak season pressure to develop unevenly across origins and cargo types
Source：Air Cargo News

Peak season pressure to develop unevenly across origins and cargo types

Air cargo demand is set to rebound as factories reopen after the Golden Week holiday, but growth will be uneven across origins and cargo types, according to CH Robinson. Technology-related cargo such as servers and semiconductors remains the strongest driver on transpacific routes, boosted by new consumer-device launches. E-commerce, a key demand driver in recent years, is expected to play a smaller role this peak season due to tariff changes in the US and Europe.

2026-10-05#air-cargo#peak-season#transpacific
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Built to Last; Inside Amazon RelayCon 2026 and the Carriers Who Came With a Plan
Source：FreightWaves

Built to Last; Inside Amazon RelayCon 2026 and the Carriers Who Came With a Plan

More than 1,000 carriers gathered in Las Vegas for Amazon RelayCon 2026, double last year's attendance. Amazon said it expects over 4 million loads this holiday season, and rolled out an expanded Relay Assistant that resolves trailer and site issues on the spot while cutting dispute resolution time by 20%. New cost programs include a Comdata fuel card averaging about 10% savings, safety bonuses worth up to $14,000 a year, and the Relay network opening to shippers of all sizes with longer contracts.

2026-10-02#amazon#trucking#peak-season
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ePost Global opens expanded logistics hub in Chicago
Source：Parcel + Postal Technology International

ePost Global opens expanded logistics hub in Chicago

US cross-border parcel provider ePost Global has opened an expanded facility near Chicago O'Hare, tripling its Chicago-area footprint. The site is now the company's largest US processing operation for e-commerce parcels and mail, combining automated sortation, advanced scanning and tracking, OCR and piece-to-container verification. The added capacity lets customers scale through peak season without artificial volume limits.

2026-10-02#warehouse#cross-border-ecommerce#peak-season#automation
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Ocean congestion and tariffs could see more Q4 air cargo volumes
Source：Air Cargo News

Ocean congestion and tariffs could see more Q4 air cargo volumes

Air cargo could benefit from shippers switching off congested ocean services in the fourth quarter, plus further spill-over once tariff direction becomes clearer, Dimerco predicted in its October Asia Pacific Freight Report. Held-back China-US shipments may flip to air under time pressure, tightening capacity further. AI, semiconductor and year-end retail demand are already keeping several Northeast Asian origins tight and rates under upward pressure.

2026-10-01#air-cargo#tariff#ocean-freight#peak-season
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