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Walgreens’ Digital Commerce Evolution: Microservices to the Rescue

Logistics Viewpoints

This is a large public company with 8,900 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. Walgreens is a large drug store chain. Their large footprint stores sell a wide variety of goods besides just healthcare items. They generated $132.5 billion in sales in their last fiscal year.

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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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An estimated 4,600 American troops are assisting relief efforts in the Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico region. A number of logistics non-profits, such as Airlink and Global DIRT Disaster , are working in cooperation with United States government offices in response to Irma in the US Virgin Islands.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s estimate, 90% of Anguilla’s power infrastructure was damaged, 90% of government buildings damaged, and that the island suffered “significant damage to [its] main water supply. ”. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.

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Hurricane Irma: What We Know So Far

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Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico’s northern coast may see up to four feet. In the Caribbean , the storm is expected to make its presence felt in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Wednesday, September 6. Bird International Airport in Antigua has also halted operations.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

New Penn is regional LTL carrier that provides service to Northeastern United States, Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico. YRC Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC History.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Puerto Rico also issued evacuation orders for flood-prone areas, as did authorities in eight coastal provinces in the Dominican Republic. Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and between the contiguous U.S. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% for customers who use FXF PZONE and FXF EZONE, and by 5.9% for customers who use FXF 1000 and FXF 501 for shipments within the U.S. and Canada.