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The Recycling Benefits of Mono-Material Flexible Packaging!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Is Cardboard Packaging Environmentally Friendly? Packaging using this option is rapidly gaining popularity when compared to multi-material packaging. Reduction of costs when considering the plastic tax and the overall environmental benefits) The integrity of the package content is ensured. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Coke announces industry-leading target for reusable packaging. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates. Bridge linking US and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters.

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Thanksgiving Supply Chain News: Online Grocery Surge, Tracking Turkey, and Cranberry Tariffs

Lucas

We lead off with a report on online grocery shopping trends and new fulfillment technology investments, a Turkey traceability initiative using blockchain, and the impact of tariffs on cranberry and turkey prices. Know Your Turkey Better With Blockchain. Tariffs Are Affecting US Turkey and Cranberry Prices.

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World’s Fifth Fastest Growing Retailer Automates Replenishment Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

A101 is the largest retailer in Turkey with over 10,000 company owned stores and 48 regional distribution centers and one E-commerce fulfillment center. The typical store holds more than 1,500 stock keeping units (SKUs) – an SKU is a distinct product/packaging configuration. Erkan Cerito?lu, Solvoyo is an end-to-end planning solution.

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Friday in 5: Selling The Empty Space Inside Retailers’ Packages

BlueYonder

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. billion pounds.

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

for First Class Package Service (applies to parcels weighing less than 1 pound) 6.6% Tough Times for Turkeys Cause Thanksgiving Price Hike. of the annual turkey population was wiped out by the avian influenza outbreak, meaning fewer turkeys will be available than on a typical Thanksgiving. Roughly 2.5%

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Friday in 5: Selling The Empty Space Inside Retailers’ Packages

BlueYonder

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. billion pounds.