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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Inventories at U.S. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Great Store Redo

Cathy Roberson

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. While all stores ships online orders, Best Buy is consolidating ship-from-store units in a limited number of stores across the country to drive efficiency and effectiveness.

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Webinar: How to Optimize Inventory Management for a Better Delivery Promise

FLEXE

</p> <p>Watch this 30-minute webinar, “Give Customers What They Want this Holiday Season: How to Optimize Inventory Management for Faster Delivery” to hear from the experts: FLEXE VP of Operations, Megan Evert, and Shippo Director of Business Development, Richard Garcia.</p> </p>

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

If retailers didn’t have enough to worry about with the pandemic, inventory issues, and labor shortages, a new type of organized crime has been added to their plate. Thieves had broken into the train cars and made off with items shipped by Dr. Martens, Harbor Freight Tools, and small businesses alike. Retail Smash-and-Grab.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 8-12, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Maersk Executives Call a Bottom in the Shipping Container Market (WSJ – sub. Amazon cuts free shipping minimum to $25 (Reuters). Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). Setback for Uber as European court advised to treat it as transport firm (Reuters). and up come the results on the screen.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Dan, new to the job, failed to remove the shipping bolts from the back of the washer. With a headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, the supply chain supports 600 stores in 50 states. The answer?

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Holiday Sales Demonstrated Necessity of Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

After a weak holiday performance last year, the Minneapolis-based company embarked on a multibillion-dollar spending plan to improve its stores and digital capabilities. Adopt a Ship-to-Store Policy. “One increasingly popular option is the ability for online shoppers to ship a purchase to a nearby brick-and-mortar location.