Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

As noted in Digital Commerce 360 , with HD Supply, Home Depot has a good opportunity to target buyers of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products with an omnichannel retail approach that enables them to purchase goods online or in-store. For international transportation, there is the additional requirement of clearing customs.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

fast food or retail) are rapidly expanding. Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. For instance, according to Wikipedia, India has some 14 million retail points of sale, compared with fewer than one million in the US. Infrastructure is the most often mentioned challenge. “We

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

Current industry verticals supported include pharmaceutical and well as retail industry. MSC Acquires Bollore’s Africa Logistics Unit. The transaction will reportedly require the approval of various regulators and counter-partners of Ballore Africa Logistics. The company has raised $79 million to-date. billion euros.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2020

.”[1] As a result of increased ecommerce, the digital path to purchase has become a high street for retail sales. explains, “As the path to purchase becomes increasingly digital-first, retailers’ mobile and ecommerce capabilities are taking center stage within the retail experience.”[2]

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. Infor Announces Infor CloudSuite™ Retail. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). According to the press release, Infor CloudSuite Retail is intended to support the following areas: Item Management. UberRUSH – Now Open for Business in Chicago, NYC, and SF.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. Green Retailing: A New Paradigm in Supply Chain Management. Los Angeles Times.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

Transforming transportation to electric vehicles (EVs) , improved transport, and better infrastructure to handle crowded roads and highways. Retail brands are committing to use more recycled elements. Using renewable energy sources that can create long-term sustainable energy consumption. Recycling, reusing/repurposing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Whether you’re interested in working in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, or any other industry, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find a job in logistics that suits your interests. There are also opportunities to specialize in a particular area of logistics, such as transportation, warehousing, or customer service.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2013

Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network. Join top supply chain executives from leading companies including John Lewis, Lego, Nokia, British American Tobacco and HP in discussions on omnichannel retail, S&OP, Africa and more.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes. parts per million.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As more consumers order products online for in-store pickup, retail stores are becoming fulfillment centers, and that’s driving logistics software vendors to develop new solutions to enable these processes. 3PL Retail Retail Trends This Week in News C.H. On the 3PL front, C.H. Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3

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Elementum

AUGUST 28, 2017

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Meanwhile, more than 40% of food waste in affluent countries are at the retail and consumption level.

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Elementum

MAY 29, 2018

In developing countries, food loss is significantly higher in the early stages of production mainly due to poor storage, packaging, and transport facilities as well as inefficient harvesting and processing techniques. Meanwhile, more than 40% of food waste in affluent countries are at the retail and consumption level.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

The cocoa pods’ journey typically begins on plantations or small family farms in tropical areas , such as South and Central America and West Africa – where over 70% of cocoa production takes place, with the Ivory Coast being the world’s leading producer. After all this preparation, the chocolate eggs are set for retail.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 12, 2020

Only a few, notably grocery stores, food chains, essential retail ers , and healthcare, were in a position to push forward. In recent weeks , all that has changed , and organizations are firing up transportation and mega-bids. . That applies even if their main categories – for example, transportation – are still quiet.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

.”[1] They identify twelve areas in which such megatrends can be found: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, climate change, energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models. ” On the transportation and supply chain front, one trend in the U.S.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Transportation: Trade routes blockage – Congestion at ports. Executives based in the Middle East mostly cited a demand shock. Cyber attacks.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Re/code). HighJump Partners with Advantage2Retail to Bring Best-of-Breed Warehousing Software to Retailers. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. USD 22 billion(2).

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2018

Unfilled Jobs Stacking Up in Transportation, Other Sectors. The Wall Street Journal reports that t he number of unfilled jobs in the transportation, retail and business-services sectors is growing , as workers become scarce in a fast-growing economy. Labor Dept. the largest U.S. Rite Aid, Albertsons Call Off Merger.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The adjacent Port of Long Beach also saw a significant decline in container volume in March.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

They know stuff gets made, transported, and sold; but, they have little interest in the details. A simple shipment of refrigerated goods from East Africa to Europe can go through nearly 30 people and organizations, with more than 200 different interactions and communications among these parties.”[2].

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2018

Unfilled Jobs Stacking Up in Transportation, Other Sectors. The Wall Street Journal reports that t he number of unfilled jobs in the transportation, retail and business-services sectors is growing , as workers become scarce in a fast-growing economy. Labor Dept. the largest U.S. Rite Aid, Albertsons Call Off Merger.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 7, 2022

billion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Also, e-commerce retail sales increased more than twice in the Middle East. The covid-19 induced lockdown and restrictions have further accelerated the growth in the e-commerce industry as retailers jumped to online platforms to continue their businesses.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

Other emerging markets include South America (not including Mexico), India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico. These and other new technologies are expected to cut transportation, storage, labor and other costs significantly. And the future is not very far down the road; it’s just around the corner.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

billion (USD), tying it with the Middle East and Africa as the world’s second-fastest-growing retail ecommerce market. That’s great news for shippers looking to expand their online retail presence in South America. While surface transportation remains stagnant, ocean freight shows promise. A diamond in the rough .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

retail, e-commerce, food production). The rush to stockpile basic needs like food, beverages and toilet paper led to a dramatic increase in sales at retail outlets such as supermarkets. Dr. Nicolas Hubbard is Director of Programmes in the Faculty of Transport and Logistics at Muscat University. Dr. Nicolas Hubbard.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The proximity to main customers, a more resilient value chain and reduction of transportation costs favor decentralisation of production. 50% of the interviewed companies have implemented re-shoring initiatives in the last 3 years for up to 20% of their Asia-based production capacity.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We are seeking the best solutions while using the best raw materials and paying high attention to hygiene and sanitation in the warehouses and transportation. We are reaching 80,000 point of sales but 150 of these are retailers who sell 60% of our turnover. Step by step we are trying to have direct contact with our retailers.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 23, 2013

They are based on 1757 responses collected in an international survey from supply chain executives (including logistics service providers (LSPs), retailers, and manufacturing companies). The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. Key Trends.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

The graduates from the Spanish program tend to stay in Spain, while students from the English program are widely dispersed with about 60% gaining employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 25% in North America and Central America, and the rest in Asia. Another important driver is the shift towards e-commerce in retailing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

Wumdrop is a successful last mile logistics company in South Africa. And they gave us their special pricing sheet which was more or less the same as retail pricing. This was South Africa’s most well-known Ecommerce retail brand at the moment. I interviewed Simon Hartley, the cofounder of Wumdrop. The Angel Investors.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Shipping volumes are already increasing rapidly as retailers stock up for holiday sales. The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). BRICS summit.

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Repl Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Nowhere is this more true than in South Africa. . Having worked in the UK and US, Doug Robertson is REPL’s South Africa Senior Principal. When it comes to technology, South African retailers are a couple of years behind their UK and US counterparts,” says Doug. Now let’s take a look at how this has impacted WFM tech in retail.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Amazon has developed a service that not only closes the last-mile gap between retailers and consumers, but actually allows a delivery person to unlock your door and enter your home. Media Image.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

This, combined with efforts to move sources closer to domestic markets (driven by the overwhelming growth in omnichannel retail), will all but eradicate offshore production, at least for industries in which off-shoring benefits relate purely to labour. Automation Will Close the Talent Gap. Autonomous Trucks, Trains, and Drones. On the Road.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. And after shooting a 1-over opening round, he could still be in the hunt, at least to make the cut.

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