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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration. Small businesses getting squeezed out in push for warehouse space. Walmart to buy Alert Innovation.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts for Walmart+ members. Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. BrightDrop And FedEx set new Guinness World Record. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners. That’s all for this week.

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Vanguard Voice – Issue 105

Vanguard Software

The Latest Supply Chain News. The New York Times – The Specter of Inflation: Is it haunting the U.S. demand for goods and services is rebounding more quickly than the supply of those same goods and services. Supply Chain Dive – US needs 330M square feet of warehouse space to keep up with e-commerce.

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Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms – The Challenges of a Restricted Product Supply Chain

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In 2013, The New York legislature signed in a new law that continued the state’s assault weapons ban, limited ammo capacity in magazines and restricted sales to the mentally ill. On the other hand, should products become illegal, manufacturers could find themselves with stockpiles of hard-to-sell inventory.

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Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms – The Challenges of a Restricted Product Supply Chain

RFgen

In 2013, The New York legislature signed in a new law that continued the state’s assault weapons ban, limited ammo capacity in magazines and restricted sales to the mentally ill. On the other hand, should products become illegal, manufacturers could find themselves with stockpiles of hard-to-sell inventory.

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Walmart Considers Radically New Supply Chain Optimization Strategies

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In an effort to be more competitive against ecommerce retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart is considering adopting a new inventory management system in which customers ship goods to other customers. Under this arrangement, goods ordered online are sent to a local store and kept in a designated locker unit.

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Walmart Considers Radically New Supply Chain Optimization Strategies

RFgen

In an effort to be more competitive against ecommerce retailers such as Amazon.com, Walmart is considering adopting a new inventory management system in which customers ship goods to other customers. Under this arrangement, goods ordered online are sent to a local store and kept in a designated locker unit.