Resilinc
JULY 6, 2021
Reuters’ reporting team interviewed a wide range of managers at manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who predicted shortages of holiday gift items. Because the two retailers are among the top U.S. importers of containerized goods, they may get priority access to containers and space on cargo ships,” according to Reuters.
Ware2Go
OCTOBER 9, 2021
Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Shopping for the holidays has driven roughly one fifth of annual retail sales in recent years, according to the National Retail Federation , which said US retail sales totaled more than $787 billion in November and December of 2020.
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Cathy Roberson
JUNE 28, 2021
The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently revised its 2021 total retail sales forecast. The latest forecast projects that retail sales will grow between 10.5% In February, NRF projected that retail sales would grow 6.5%. Delays Delays throughout the supply chain continue to be an issue for shoe retailers.
Supply Chain Matters
SEPTEMBER 17, 2022
A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines. Revenues for the FedEx Ground unit, this carrier’s engine of E-Commerce last-mile fulfillment, came in at $300 million below forecast.
NC State SCRC
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
However, the announcement should not have come as a surprise, as the ocean cargo market has been suffering for some time by a condition of overcapacity, low rates, and a flat global market. once they’ve been allowed to discharge cargo to protect the interests of maritime lien holders. bankruptcy code. Judge John K.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 3, 2022
A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Inflationary pressures reportedly remain a concern. for February, up from 53.7 reported for January.
Ware2Go
OCTOBER 14, 2021
The queue of ships stacked high with brightly-coloured containers reached a record of 73 anchored container ships on September 19 and by last weekend still stretched as far as the eye could see — frustrating retailers and becoming a national symbol of an outdated and overwhelmed US supply chain.
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