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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

small and midsize businesses (SMBs) plan to shift “most or all” of their suppliers to North America as the nearshoring trend gains steam, according to a poll of 300 supply chain managers conducted by the business software marketplace Capterra. Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets.

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Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

I was informed of a recent customer case – an apparel retailer located in Denmark. And work assignments can be dynamically prioritized by adjusting configurable rules such as ship date or order types. The ACPaQ solution in now being introduced to North America.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. While a robust supply network presence for footwear or apparel goods across the U.S. Background.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

For some online apparel retailers, returns now average 40% of sales. Returns to online retailers now average close to 20%, and returns of apparel are often double that. RETAILERS TRY TO KEEP UP Returns are expensive for sellers, since shipping alone often costs more than the items can be resold for.

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ChainLink Research: Making Allocations Smarter

Logility

For example, apparel trends, fit—active, slimming, skinny—style and color; or industry products—made with recycled material, and so on. It costs a lot of money to ship, store and reship merchandise. Sales history—not just categories sales, but also the SKU’s attributes.

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Gap Inc. Launches Fulfillment Services Offering

Multichannel Merchant

Gap says it offers two-day and next-day shipping and can handle cross-border ecommerce on behalf of clients, while providing self-service API hooks into platforms including Amazon and Shopify. ” While Gap claims in the presentation it’s the second-largest online seller of apparel in the U.S., and 99% on time/ready to ship.