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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In many countries the e-fulfilment market is highly fragmented and immature, with a lack of collaboration among e-fulfillment players, quality standards, investments in sustainability, logistics best-practices, and efficient logistics operations. Sea freight and airfreight costs have become very expensive.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.