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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Back in the fall of 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores, citing ongoing organized retail crime as the reason. At the time, Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso stated, “Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that.”[1]

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The TraylorTranspo Story with Brittany Traylor

The Logistics of Logistics

Brittany Traylor is the Founder and CEO of TraylorTranspo, an asset-based freight brokerage that streamlines the logistics function and delivers a superior customer experience using consumer-grade freight tech ( Turvo ). Prior to launching her own company in 2021, Brittany was an owner-operator for over 5 years.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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Shopify, Flexport and Freightos in Supply Chain Tech Related News

Supply Chain Matters

Feightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos began trading as a public company in late January via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company Gesher I Acquisition. Transactions in Q4 of 2022 were noted as a record 211,000 transactions, up from 97,000 that occurred in Q1-2021.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Chicago based Loop was founded in 2021 when many businesses struggled with added logistics disruption brought about be the Covid-19 global pandemic. The San Francisco based start-up observes that: “ Today’s organizations are increasingly global interconnected ecosystems of thousands of suppliers, partners, and clients.

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Is Hyperloop the Next Great Supply Chain Technology?

Kinaxis

The proposed first route between Los Angeles and San Francisco would cut travel times from 4 hours to 35 minutes. The idea of tubes whisking freight across the land at near-supersonic speeds smacks of an old-school image of the future. 1126km / h).

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Many functions are required to complete this, including: Maritime, road freight, digital freight, truck, and/or air delivery services. Freight forwarding. Based in San Francisco, Gorgias creates a better customer support experience by enhancing, automating, and speeding up the process for support teams and customers alike.