Consumer Goods Related Topics 
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
One tactic major retailers have used to help increase their margins is to offer their own private label branded products as lower-cost alternatives to the consumer goods brands. Consumer goods manufacturers have struggled to combat these private label incursions, with varying degrees of success.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The fourth quarter is typically a busy one for retail and logistics service providers, but as Paul Berger reported on August 29 in the Wall Street Journal, “this year’s peak shipping season is arriving with a whimper as merchants and consumer-goods suppliers continue to burn off excess.
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Talking Logistics
MAY 22, 2019
There is a lot of discussion today about supply chain transformation, most of it focused on the consumer goods and retail industries, but there are many challenges and opportunities in the Oil and Energy industry too. It’s an industry that has a major impact on the world economy and on our personal lives.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 20, 2016
With Black Friday on the horizon, consumer goods of all kinds are making their way from manufacturers to distribution centers and retail locations across the country. The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 18, 2018
These impacted goods now have a 10% increase upon arrival into the U.S. Affected goods include: Agricultural products – such as fruits, vegetables and honey. Consumer goods – including metal and wood furniture. and will increase to 25% starting January 1, 2019. Meats and fish.
Talking Logistics
MAY 27, 2021
Take away the uniqueness of the last year — from soaring consumer goods demand to plummeting durable goods consumption — shippers needed carrier capacity, and most organizations had to lean on. Read more The Pandemic Microscope: Highlighting the Everyday Challenges of Overused Freight Brokerage.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 24, 2016
Which manufacturing industries are being affected the most by omni-channel? Would it be too easy to say ‘all of them’ and be done with the question,” joked Doug.
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