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distance trade
Basically a form of retail trade without personal contact between buyer and seller. For example mail order selling, online trade or teleshopping are typical forms of distance trade.
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b2b
Trade and transport of goods or services between companies
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b2c
Trade and transport of goods or services from companies to end users.
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cargo bike
Masters big or heavy loads - with pedal impetus. Beside single-track variations there are also tricycles, according to task, purpose and operational area of different construction and also equipped with different superstructures.
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cargo distribution centre
Cargo handling facility, pursued by as a rule several companies which has as a purpose above all the storage of goods from different shippers as well as a route-optimized delivery to different receivers.
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cep
Acronym for the industry of courier, express and postal services (earlier: parcel services). Mainly transport of low weight shipments (to approximately 31 kg) and small sizes.
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city logistics
All logistic activities within a city (centre). Recently acquainted with the objective to reduce the negative consequences of the commercial traffic.
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click and collect
An on-line order is delivered not to the buyer's home, but to a stationary branch to be fetched there by the buyer. This saves delivery costs, and the buyer can choose freely within the store opening hours when he would like to pick up his order.
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consolidate
Short-term temporary storage facilities and bringing together of single orders to the collective transport of shipments to the receiver.
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consolidation point
Logistic interchange/cargo handling facility) in which several single shipments are consolidated for one delivery.
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