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Retailer Mandates Are Like Dominoes

AB&R

Two decades ago, the retailer required that suppliers add tags to all goods supplied to stores throughout its chain. Many viewed this as a positive sign for the future, predicting other retailers would follow the example and issue tagging mandates of their own. and has those businesses ship the purchased items directly to customers.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

How do shippers and retailers face the new challenges of same-day fulfillment to serve the modern consumer? When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Avoiding The Next Global Food Crisis May Start with Diversifying Staple Items.

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The West Coast Bottleneck with Brian Rice

The Logistics of Logistics

In the podcast interview Brian shares his insights on the shipment delays on the West Coast that are wreaking havoc on retail, e-commerce, and production supply chains. The US imported the most goods from Canada until 2007 when China replaced our neighbor to the north. ports and rails. trillion in U.S. imports of goods.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2007, Rotterdam based Flo Group specializes in Oracle focused logistics software support and deployment services capabilities. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic. With this latest investment, Amazon ’s total investment in this AI start-up amounts to $4 billion, and reportedly has a minority ownership.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

I also forecast dismal retail performance for the holidays. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. As inventories dwindled, labor issues surfaced and shipping issues proliferated, supply chain teams began to accept that the only new normal was disruption. Lockdowns and Disbelief.

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Flipkart-Walmart Deal and What It Means for the Indian Online Retail Sector

Shipsy

Global retail giant Walmart recently acquired 77% stake in Indian e-commerce leader Flipkart for US$16 Bn, making it the world’s largest e-commerce acquisition ever. Despite entering India way back in 2007, Walmart till now, operated only 21 stores catering to B2B segment across the country.

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

Phillips ( @EricaEPhillips ) reports some retailers were so desperate to find warehouse space this past holiday season they created pop-up warehouses in vacant suburban lots and parking garages.[1] These retail structures also typically offer dock doors, ample parking and clear heights compatible with industrial usage.