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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

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degrees Fahrenheit, in Greece on July 10, 1977. And now on this week’s logistics news. A few months ago, a British broadcaster reported that Amazon is destroying millions of items of unsold stock at one of its 24 UK warehouses every year, including smart TVs, laptops, drones, and hairdryers. That’s all for this week.

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Then to Now: 90 Years of Logistics History

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As of 2019, Evans Distribution Systems has been in business, providing logistics solutions for 90 years. The Beginning: The history of logistics actually begins in ancient Greece and was used to transport military goods during wars. Big Changes: As the company grew over the years so did the technological advances for logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

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Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. Spanish police have said they recently retrieved 91 tons of stolen olives, and in February, six people were arrested in southern Greece for the theft of eight tons of olive oil. billion as U.S.