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This Too Shall Pass: Retailers Aren’t So Sure

Enterra Insights

According to Wikipedia , the phrase traces its roots Persia (modern day Iran). Many retailers, however, hear only a death knell. Brick-and-mortar retailers were already struggling with the so-called “retail apocalypse” when the pandemic hit and forced them to shutter physical stores.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies. Green Retailing: A New Paradigm in Supply Chain Management. These practices represent to which extend each country engages itself toward Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Los Angeles Times. Ali Esfahbodi, Y.

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

Consumer – Consumer goods and retail companies including McDonald’s, Starbucks, IKEA and Nike suspend or decrease operations in Russia. Some notable countries include Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iran which buy 60% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. Notable international business actions.

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Tarik Toprak: “Growth brings its own challenges.”

Supply Chain Movement

We are reaching 80,000 point of sales but 150 of these are retailers who sell 60% of our turnover. In order to optimise the situation we are trying to work closer with our distributors, suppliers and the retailers to make optimum production schedules and better run transportation to the benefit of us all.

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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

California has its own Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which requires that “retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state… disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct Supply Chains”.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). Norbert Dentressangle serves customers in retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, e-commerce and high tech. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times). UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Con-way Inc.

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

On February 15th, 2016, the first freight train from China reached the capital of Iran, shaving 30 days off the standard port-to-port transport time. Which is impeccable timing, as the lifting of Iran’s sanctions may open the door for new trade opportunities. It’s not just talk. BETTER INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT HAS ARRIVED.

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