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Amazon’s Q4 and 2022 Financial Performance Provides Added Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

The North America segment incurred an operating loss of $0.2 The North America segment had sales of $315.9 North America segment operating loss amounted to $2.8 Income was impacted by approximately $2.7 billion, representing the fifth consecutive quarter of reported losses. Operating Income declined to $12.2

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26 – July 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon to open robotic warehouse in Alberta. As Amazon continues to expand its warehouse footprint, it also continues to automate more tasks. The company announced earlier this week that it will use robotics to put together small orders of books, electronics and toys at a new warehouse in Parkland County, Alta.,

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This Week in Logistics News (October 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The spot rate of booking a 40-foot container from Shanghai to Los Angeles hit $10,229 the first week of August, up 238 percent from the same time a year prior. No more room at the logistics warehouse inn, Prologis says. IKEA’s stores in North America are the hardest hit by product shortages, followed by Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20-24, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. JDA “Writes the Book” on Supply Chain. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. What is the shelf life of a supply chain management book?

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Honey, I Shrunk the Merchandise! How Missing Merchandise Hurts Retailers

BlueYonder

In North America, according to an IHL research report sponsored by Blue Yonder , retail loss due to out-of-stocks increased by a huge 17.7% Explore the benefits for your business by contacting us today – to schedule a discovery call and get a demo booked. The group said retailers on average saw a 26.5%

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. “Despite challenges, we have successfully obtained bookings for ocean freight and over 90% of the merchandise we will need for our peak third and fourth-quarter selling season, Joann’s CFO Matt Susz told analysts.