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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

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Retail import surge expected through the summer. Over the last year-plus, retail imports have been surging at US ports from coast to coast, contributing to ever-increasing backlogs. This is likely to be an ongoing problem as the pace of container shipping trade continues to increase. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 11 – 17)

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The chain is testing the program across 17 locations in Tucson, Arizona from September 9 until November 24. As the rush to get packages shipped across the country continues, Amazon plans to open 100 more facilities across the country in September, adding to the 250 facilities it has already opened this year. Talk about a cool concept.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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It offers a finely tuned supply chain, with experienced suppliers, that will design, prototype, build and ship products at a fraction of the time it takes elsewhere. You need to source for products to sell at wholesale prices to your retail customers. Where Do I Start? So what does this mean for you as an importer and wholesaler?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 1 – 7)

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The retailer is expanding its push to deliver groceries straight into customers’ kitchen fridges , even when they aren’t home. While this move only blocks a small portion of the tomatoes shipped to the US, it sends a clear message about the seriousness of labor rights with its trading partners.