RELO Roundtable…a gathering place

  In Part I, we listened to the arguments presented in American Public Media’s recent Marketplace report, Online competitors move in on shippers, and asked if deregulation of the trucking industry put consumers in control – or jeopardy – when shopping for moving services online.     The household goods moving industry, which was developed around [...]

  The title of American Public Media’s recent podcast, Online competitors move in on shippers, is somewhat confusing. According to the teaser, Marketplace’s Lenora Chu reports that “online competition is also giving traditional movers a headache”. I guess that depends on your perspective. What, exactly, are online marketers moving in on shippers with? Do consumers [...]

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