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Retail Apocalypse Predicted to Continue

Enterra Insights

Back in 2017, Bloomberg journalists Matt Townsend ( @matt_townsend ), Jenny Surane ( @jennysurane ), Emma Orr ( @emmajorr ), and Christopher Cannon ( @homiedonttweet ), predicted the retail apocalypse was just beginning.[3] 1] Robin Wigglesworth, “ Charting the US retail revolution ,” Financial Times , 17 August 2017. [2]

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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

In fact, the truck driver shortage is expected to double to 100,000 in the next five years, but other industry experts, reports Iris Kuo of Trucks.com , suggest actual worsening could be as high as 200,000 unfilled positions by 2026. percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017. Gross of the JOC.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. Last April, the Electronic Logging Device Mandate went into effect. Globally, they stood at $4.8 Stricter Limits on Driver Productivity.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. Despite ramped-up recruiting efforts, this number is expected to triple by 2026. Last April, the Electronic Logging Device Mandate went into effect. Globally, they stood at $4.8 Stricter Limits on Driver Productivity.

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Where Have The Drivers Gone?

AFFLINK

People are buying more "things" than ever before - whether they're appliances, electronics, or household products. According to another recent report from the American Trucking Association , the shortage of drivers was expected to hit 50,000 by the end of 2017 - a trend that equates to more than 174,000 drivers by as soon as 2026.

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Staying on Top of MDR, IVDR, and Surveillance Requirements With Cloud QMS

Arena Solutions

As a result, the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) and In vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation (EU IVDR) were approved in March 2017 by the European Council and in April 2017 by the European Parliament. May 26, 2026: Class C self-declared IVDD devices must comply with the IVDR.

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Top 13 Asian eCommerce Marketplaces

Vinculum

billion in 2017 to $200 billion by 2026. Lazada’s product inventory ranges from consumer electronics and household goods to fashion and beauty products. In 2017, the brand had acquired 180 million products from four million entrepreneurs across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.