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Nearly $26Bn in Fraudulent Online Transactions Expected by 2020, Study Finds

The value of online fraudulent transactions is expected to reach $25.6bn by 2020, up from $10.7bn last year. This means that by the end of the decade, $4 in every $1,000 of online payments will be fraudulent, according to a study from Juniper Research.

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Continued M&A Activity Predicted for Logistics Services Industry

Last year was a pretty hot 12 months in the area of business mergers and acquisitions, which hit a new high of $4.3tr in deals struck.

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Environmental Defense Fund Praises Walmart's Promise to Limit Products With Certain Chemicals

Walmart has announced a 95 percent reduction by weight of "high priority chemicals" from certain products sold in U.S. locations, according to its latest global responsibility report.

Despite Their Growth, Many Companies Cutting Costs Like They Were in Trouble

A large number of U.S. companies that are experiencing growth are also making moves to cut costs that are more typical of businesses in distress, according to a new Deloitte survey.

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Linking Risk Management, Procurement Yields 'Optimal' Results, Study Says

Procurement organizations struggle with resiliency due to a lack of bandwidth and sufficient budgets, according to "Is Your Luck Running Out? Managing Supply Risk in Uncertain Times," a report from A.T. Kearney and Rapid Ratings International.

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Food for Thought: Millennials Especially Favor Apps for Grocery Shopping

Mobile app use for grocery shopping is growing quickly, particularly among millennials. Roughly 43 percent of shoppers in this group say they use some kind of mobile app to grocery shop, according to a recent Shopper STAT study by Progressive Grocer.

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Procurement, Business Leaders Spar Over Who Knows Supply Management Better

Few supply management leaders think that their businesses' management teams appreciate the potential of modern supply management. Business leaders disagree. They are adamant that they understand the strategic potential of modern supply management, but that doesn't mean that their businesses are reaping the benefits.

You Say You're Customer-Centric, But Are You Really?

Most business leaders stress the importance of understanding customers to stay relevant in today's fast-changing competitive environment. Why, then, do many companies focus inward and, as a result, overlook or underestimate change signals?

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Construction Labor, Chemical Industry Partner to Create Jobs

Sparks are flying between the chemical industry and organized construction labor - two groups which, by working together, could have a major impact on economic growth and job creation in our country.

Blood on the Water: The Dismal Outlook for Ocean Carriers

Too many ships, too much rate discounting, and too many service providers for the market to support: the outlook for ocean carriers is "pretty bleak indeed."

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Big Data Has Made Decision Making Worse, Not Better, Report Says

Across many industries, both business planning and key decision-making are increasingly informed by big data. As pressure mounts to match business operations to the record pace of current, aggressive market innovation, more organizations are looking to base decisions on hard numbers in order to mitigate risk and raise return. But faulty interpretation of data invites error in deriving and applying insights.

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Cuba's Economic Growth Could Reach 4 Percent Yearly Through 2021, Research Says

As Cuba has begun to liberalize its economy, U.S. companies have begun to show significant interest - and for good reason. The experiences of China, Russia, Vietnam, and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have shown that such liberalization can lead to rapid economic growth, along with opportunities for multinational companies and foreign investors to stake an early claim in an untapped market.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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