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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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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

If a bill introduced by San Francisco-based state Senator Scott Wiener becomes law, California could become the first state to require certain new cars to be equipped with a device capable of limiting speed. CargoNet’s analysis of fourth-quarter 2023 data showed a 68% year-over-year increase compared with 2022.

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Parade and Turvo Serve Up Digital Transformation for Freight Brokers

Parade

San Francisco, CA — March 9, 2022 — Parade, the leader in carrier access and the truckload capacity management platform software for freight brokers, announces partnering with Turvo and integrating with Turvo’s Collaboration Cloud and transportation management system (TMS). www.turvo.com ). About Parade.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. From the start of the pandemic until March 2022, online shopping went up by 33%. In 2022 overall, U.S. While supply chain compromises accounted for 1% of the intrusions in 2021, they rose to 17% in 2022. e-commerce online sales accounted for $1034 Billion.

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Shopify and Amazon Collaboration- New Dimensions of Competitiveness

Supply Chain Matters

In May of 2022, Shopify announced its acquisition of end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 All of that changed as online orders began to contract later in 2022.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Directly Attributed to a Portion of US Inflation

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, we highlight a published analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco quantifying the effects of supply chain disruptions have had on the existing U.S. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. inflation rate. inflation levels.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The company was recently ranked number 159 in the 2022 Inc. Note to readers: Fairmarkit CEO Kevin Frechette was a guest in a February 2022 Episode of the Supply Chain Matters Podcasting series , addressing the topic of restoring more direct control in material sourcing and supplier collaboration. Fastest-growing private companies.