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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. Improve inventory turns at retail by reducing fertilizer order minimums. For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Shoppers started seeing shortages of tomatoes on about February 20, with retailers saying a combination of bad weather and related transport issues in north Africa and Europe were causing significant supply problems. Since the launch of its recycling program in 2009, Best Buy has recycled over 2 billion pounds of electronics and appliances.