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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. and Nousot partner to deliver predictive logistics analytics. and Costco Wholesale Corp. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter Results. Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. ILA, USMX reach tentative labor contract agreement ( Logistics Management ). Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. Robinson and Con-way both reported Q4 and full-year 2012 results this week. Con-way Inc.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

Logistics Viewpoints

A report published by IBM states that the pandemic has powered the shift away from stores to online shopping by close to five years. Brick-and-mortar behemoth, Target, is calibrating its last-mile logistics to keep itself at pace with the shifting trends in consumer behavior. Data from the U.S. The eighth-largest retailer in the U.S.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Ahead for Trucking with California’s Gig Economy Bill?

PINC

It’s a “move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong debate over whether the nature of work has become too insecure,” the New York Times reports. Industry groups say the measure that passed the state’s legislature would upend road transport business across the state, WSJ’s Jennifer Smith reports.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Amazon expands same-day Prime delivery to 11 more cities (Seattle Times).