Peak season is here
Logistics' busiest time arrives amid a severe capacity crunch. Last year’s peak season drove record demand for goods. Market dynamics shifted. Consumers bought less. Now, shippers face a different challenge—finding warehouse space.
4.8%
vacancy rate, lower than pre-pandemic rates
$9.40
per square foot for asking rent rates—a new record
172%
out of stock message increased last peak season
3.4%
average port adjacent market vacancy versus 4.8% national average
Peak Readiness Resources
Logistics Challenges Spur Innovation
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.
Peak Readiness Resources
The 2022 Omnichannel Retail Report
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 Readiness Resources
Global Coffee Company Tackles Peak-Season with the Flexe Rapid Replenishment Program
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.
Peak Readiness Resources
Large Home & Garden Retailer Avoids Stockouts Using Flexe Logistics Programs
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.
Peak Readiness Resources
Download the Peak Season Guide
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.
