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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Climate Change is Also Changing the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

Analysts at NielsenIQ observe, “Positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability has been growing for more than a decade, but the impact of purchasing preferences has yet to inspire a green revolution within the retail industry. Two rapidly emerging drivers of change — governance and cost — are about to change all that.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

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The firms are on course to add 115,000 jobs by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association — but at current degree completion rates, the group says, nearly three-fifths of those jobs could remain unfilled. Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. billion as previously reported.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, 93% of senior supply-chain executives reported their intent to make their supply chains more flexible, agile, and resilient. Automotive News Europe ).

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The Changing Grocery Landscape

Enterra Insights

ushered in the modern supermarket, transforming how people expect to purchase their groceries. There have been many more changes since then, including how products are produced and packaged, how they reach supermarkets, and how the consumer ultimately purchases them.”[1] ” Supermarket News, 6 December 2022. [3]

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Innovation and the Inflation Reduction Act

Enterra Insights

‘Goodbye New York,’ Mr. Moynihan wrote. Mark Zandi ( @economics_ma ) and his team at Moody’s Analytics estimates, “The Inflation Reduction Act mitigates the economic cost of inaction. ‘Goodbye Washington, for that matter.’ Innovation will play a critical role in how this is accomplished.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, Amazon has backed away from a vow to make half of all deliveries with zero carbon pollution by 2030, saying that initiative was superseded by broader climate goals. But Amazon is on track to purchase by next year as much electricity produced by solar, wind and other carbon-free sources as it uses to power its operations.