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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

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Rockville, Maryland-based OCR says it helps customers streamline and automate processes around denied party screening, license procurement / management, and product classification. The National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail projected in December that online returns in the U.S. billion Walmart, retail: $2.1

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S.

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Partnering is a Win-Win-Win: Meet Len Ostroff

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Len joins as SVP of Partnerships to expand Crisp’s data reach and build new solutions for CPG brands and retailers. Role: SVP of Partnerships Lives in: Suburbs of Baltimore, MD Favorite grocery store product: Anything dark chocolate (he also has a special hiding place in the kitchen for Oreos). A partnership pro. Life at the home base.

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Greg Javor: “Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit”

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My first job was a warehouse supervisor trainee for a public warehouse (nowadays a 3PL), in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1987 I took a job at regional discount retailer, Venture Stores working for Michael Duke, who went on to become CEO of Wal-Mart. What did you learn from Michael Duke while working for the discount retailer? “We

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

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Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. In addition to e-commerce, Rosie provides retailers with delivery opportunities, omnichannel marketing and deep data services.