Peak season is here

Q4 2021 was unprecedented. Consumers shopped earlier to avoid stockouts, delivery expectations increased and e-commerce sales were 26% higher than originally projected, accounting for 20.9% of total sales. Given current market conditions, Q4 2022 may be as challenging as 2021, or worse. Learn how leading retailers solve those disruptions with a program-based, or a programmatic logistics, approach.

Prepare for peak by understanding today’s trends.

We asked 500 consumers and 249 retailers about online shopping preferences. Here’s what they said.

The pandemic changed how consumers shopped. They pivoted to eCommerce at record-breaking speeds and volumes. Retailers and brands seek to meet and exceed those expectations.

Peak season stockouts means frustrated customers and lost sales. Learn how one of the world’s largest coffee retailers implemented the Flexe Rapid Replenishment Program to solve peak season challenges. In just two weeks, a Flexe warehouse provider started handling 5,000 retail distribution orders per day for one of the world’s largest coffee retailers.

National retailers cannot afford persistent stockouts during peak season. Learn how a large home and garden retailer thrived amidst disruption using the Flexe Rapid Replenishment Program.

Even in optimal economic and market conditions, retailers and brands face planned and unplanned peak challenges. These exist across the supply chain, impact customer experiences and can limit revenue. Conversely, unplanned challenges keep logistics professionals up at night and are largely outside their control.

Last year, logistics professionals faced ample planned and unplanned challenges. Read Flexe's peak guide to see how you can prepare for both.