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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). Supply Chain Dive).

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

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Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

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On top of that, some retailers are developing sustainability scorecards for items, allowing consumers to see hoe sustainably sourced and delivered their order is. Too often, warehouses use boxes to ship items that require a lot of additional packaging. Ocean shipping can play a big role in sustainability and energy transition.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

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The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Data source: eMarketer. As cited in Placer Lab’s Report on the Top 10 Retail Brands to Watch in 2022 , these smaller stores (down to 32,000 sq. Image source: Bring Me the News. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Trust Google to have the answer.

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The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

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Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. 2022’s Top Omnichannel Retail Trends. Omnichannel is king in 2022. . According to Deloitte , 96% of retail executives believe consumers want a seamless experience across channels in 2022. Researching products in-store then buying online.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

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As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. Build in-market sourcing. The peak disruption was in December 2021.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

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We’ve already seen an example of this in late 2022, when the Biden administration acted to block the strike of thousands of railroad workers across the United States – an event that could have been catastrophic for U.S. A surplus of ships is likely 3. That could make container rates lower and cause shipping costs to drop.