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Retailers take control of parts of their supply chain

Cathy Roberson

Online publication Supply Chain Dive noted in an article on the acquisition, “This acquisition is expected to expand ADS’ brokerage and distribution operations in the western United States,” Ashley Furniture said. ADS is the retailer’s private fleet, comprising more than 900 tractors and 3,700 trailers.

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Omnichannel is another Word for Complexity

Enterra Insights

“117 such facilities were built across the United States from 2010 to 2016 for a total of 141.2 ” Burnson goes to note that e-commerce is having an impact on air freight hubs, maritime cargo, middlemen, and intermodal operations. This means moving inventory to make it closer to markets where it is sells.

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The Top 6 Supply Chain Holiday Season Trends in 2021

Locus

Being the busiest time of the year, they are eyeing to make their logistics operations more effective and efficient. Many businesses are still struggling from inflationary pressures on goods and inventory not meeting peak season demand. In 2020, direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce sales in the United States reached 111.5