SpeedX Founder Acquires Accelerated Global Solutions

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Written By Rick Watson

Accelerated Global Solutions (AGS) is a New York City-based logistics provider with strengths in customs brokerage and freight forwarding. AGS has an extensive network of warehouses and offices across North America, with key locations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Toronto, and a strong presence in Greater China and Southeast Asia’s key ports.

SpeedX founder Chris Zheng has announced the acquisition of Accelerated Global Solutions (AGS), a customs brokerage and freight forwarder. Both companies will continue to operate independently.Think about it? Now you have two businesses that can together generate revenue as AGS can help brands move inventory across borders and SpeedX can do the final mile.

Stat Times: SpeedX founder acquires AGS, targets $1B supply chain empire

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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