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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its Q1 financials this week, beating expectations but lower its outlook. The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. Diving deeper into the factors behind cost increases, Dick’s management noted the high fuel prices that continue to increase.

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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

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Image source: Cape Analytics. Chlorine production was burned again in January 2022, when yet another fire damaged a pool supply plant in New Jersey. Reports from Costco shoppers indicate that the same brand of chlorine tablets were $129.99 Apparently, customers purchased the same product for just $70 back in 2020.

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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

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In his opening keynote address, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the supply chain crisis necessitates greater data transparency and analytics to win in the short term. The new infrastructure bill invests $17 billion for shipping ports , but Ruda maintains “We can’t build our way out of this problem. Upstream supply visibility is crucial.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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In an interview with Arab News, Prashant Saran, director of operations for Amazon in the Middle East and North Africa region, said that the new facility will provide sellers with more storage options and help them expand their online businesses to new markets. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

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Logility Acquires Halo Business Intelligence to Expand Advanced Analytics. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. Albertsons teams with Instacart to offer one-hour delivery (Supermarket News). Drones and driverless cars were in the news again this week.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

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Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. Levinson reports, McLean’s innovation was first demonstrated on 26 April 1956. If too few or too many foldable boxes are deployed, the purchase costs could offset the benefits.”

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Supply Chain Lessons from Disney: A Supply Chain Rookie Report

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hour drive from New Jersey to visit my grandparents who were staying in Kissimmee. I was excited to visit Disney, but I only have two clear memories: the Mickey ears I purchased and my brother’s trying to order the most expensive item on the menu every time we ate out. I remember the first time I went to Disney World.