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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. This new policy applies to any and all contracts awarded to provide production material for new vehicle projects.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Printer-friendly version. San Francisco Bay area. Media Type. Media Caption. San Francisco Bay area.

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Retail Imports Hit a Record High. Again

Material Handling & Logistics

“When imports break records two months in a row , it’s hard to see that as anything other than a good sign about what retailers expect in consumer demand,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Consumers are buying more, and everybody from dockworkers to truck drivers is trying to keep up.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Outlook report expects that industrial policy, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act in the US and the EU’s Green Deal, will have a marked impact on the global economy in the years ahead.

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6 Tips for Creating Private Label Products for Amazon FBA

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However, you’ll need to allow about 16 days for shipping alone between Shanghai and Seattle, for example. Amazon will simply replenish your inventory and not perform QC checks. Sure, they’re listed in Amazon’s inventory but they’re not going to be discovered if you don’t ramp up your marketing efforts.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Europe investigates Amazon’s use of merchant data that could give it anti-competitive edge (Seattle Times). LEGACY Supply Chain Services & Adelante SCM Partner on 2018 Industry Study on Inventory Management as Critical Function within Omni-Channel Logistics. Convoy, Freightos, and Postmates: We’re in the Money!