He Invented the Return Label in the Box: Phil Siegel on Newgistics, Private Equity, and 3PL Market Consolidation | Supply Chain Saga Ep. 016 from Supply Chain Saga

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Mark Taylor

He Invented the Return Label in the Box: Phil Siegel on Newgistics, Private Equity, and 3PL Market Consolidation | Supply Chain Saga Ep. 016

39 minutes Posted May 29, 2024 at 9:00 pm.

— Introduction

— Phil's Background: University of Chicago, BCG, and the Path to Entrepreneurship

— The Legoland Moment: How Phil's Wife Invented the Prepaid Return Label

— Newgistics: Founding, Funding, and Zone Skipping with the Post Office

— Market Opportunity: Catalogs, Early E-Commerce, and Amazon as an Early Customer

— The Aha Moment: Reducing Customer Service Calls by 70–90%

— Returns Fraud: Unintended Consequences of Making Returns Easy

— Returns Today: COVID, Gaming, and How 3PLs Handle It

— Market Consolidation: 24,000 3PLs and Why the US Model Works

— Private Equity in Supply Chain: How PE Firms Evaluate Smaller Operators

— Preparing for Acquisition: What Small Operators Need to Know

— Real Estate vs. Operations: Contracted Business vs. Spot Business

— Investment Timelines and the COVID Boom-to-Bust Cycle

— Automation ROI: Three Types of Technology Investment

— Why Supply Chain Is Still Vibrant for Investing and Entrepreneurship

— Closing Thoughts

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<p>Phil Siegel is a private equity investor and the co-creator of the prepaid return label in the box. He and his wife launched Newgistics (originally I Return It) in 1999 after a trip to Legoland sparked the idea. The company grew to hundreds of millions in revenue before being acquired by Pitney Bowes. Phil now invests in supply chain and logistics companies through his PE firm.</p> <p>TOPICS COVERED:<br> - From the University of Chicago and BCG to founding Newgisti...

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