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Claire’s Becomes Latest Retailer to Go Bankrupt

BlueYonder

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. Grubhub and rival Seamless merged in 2013. This week: Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations.

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Claire’s Becomes Latest Retailer to Go Bankrupt

BlueYonder

and its rivals say they need to get bigger to cut delivery fees that are sometimes higher than the price of a burger and fries, getting inventory management right calls for a balanced approach and Amazon has considered buying some Toys ‘R’ Us stores. Grubhub and rival Seamless merged in 2013. This week: Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

Concerns have been raised about possible widespread rail service failures this fall much like we saw in 2013-14. States and cities like Seattle are severely restricting use of driver contractors in port drayage and car services like Uber and Grubhub. Couriers Under Threat. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well.