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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold. This also marks the first price increase in five years, with the iPhone Pro Max selling for a mere $1,199.

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The Ecommerce Fulfillment Blind Spot with Kyle Bertin

The Logistics of Logistics

Since launching in 2022, the company has partnered with dozens of 3PLs, empowering them to process tens of millions worth of returned inventory for leading brands across the US and Canada. Like e-commerce and returns, Two Boxes employees are everywhere, with core teams in California and Colorado. The company has secured $4.5

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Around 30,000 of the available jobs will be in California, Amazon said. Although port volumes increased in August, demand remains lower as shippers continue to face excess inventory levels. The jobs will be available across the U.S., the company said Tuesday.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics industry growth slowed in October. Modesto, California-based Save Mart announced that Save Mart banner stores in Lathrop and Ceres, California now offer two-hour grocery delivery via Amazon. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. The Save Mart Cos.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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The joint press release points out the technology’s ability to build palletized loads of department-sorted inventory and its strategic role in supporting Walmart’s goal of modernizing its vast supply chain network and allowing the company to transform its regional distribution centers to provide faster responsiveness to store orders.