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The Cost of Supply Chain Sustainability Legislation?

QAD

The first World Sustainable Procurement Day was held this year on March 21. With the increasing focus on sustainability, I guess we should not be surprised that sustainable procurement now has its own day on the calendar. It’s often been reported that consumers have been the primary factor in pushing for change in this area.

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Two Years of Inflation — Will We Make It Three?

Enterra Insights

Inflation, in the United States, was one of the major topics of discussion during the 2022 midterm elections. Last December, reporter Jeanna Smialek wrote, “Inflation has become central to the American zeitgeist in 2021 in a way that it hadn’t been for decades.”[1] ”[1] That zeitgeist deepened as 2022 unfolded.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2022, the US CHIPS and Science Act boosted domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips which led to fewer purchases of semiconductors from China. In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources.

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Kroger Restaurant Supply Takes Grocer into Foodservice Distribution

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Food away from home” overtook “food at home” for the first time around 2010, as illustrated in the chart below. This service offers competitive wholesale pricing, opportunities to purchase items by the case or unit and seven-day-a-week delivery.” Source: Data from USDA Economic Research Service Food Expenditure Series.

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5 ECommerce Store Improvements!

Supply Chain Game Changer

If you look back on the last time you visited an eCommerce store and made a purchase, it was likely sometime this week or during the holiday peak rush. from 2010 to 2020, reaching $861.12 Now, your store has plenty of data to use to give you a better chance in 2022. Statistics from the 5W 2020 Consumer Culture Report | Source.

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Stop Food Waste Day 2024

Enterra Insights

The RTS staff reports, “The United States discards more food than any other country in the world: nearly 60 million tons — 120 billion pounds — every year. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports, “In 2015, the USDA joined with the U.S. ” Those measures are: • EPA estimates : 2010 was selected as a baseline at 218.9

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Payments in retail: From necessity to differentiator

Proxima

For instance, the contactless limit of £100 in the UK now covers most daily purchases. Our recent report outlining how retailers can seize post-pandemic opportunities dives into detail about the challenges that retailers face in 2022 and the strategies they should put in place.

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