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16 Percent Increase in Online Sales Expected to Boost Retail Growth in November, December

RetailNext has predicted a positive U.S. retail performance for the months of November through December. Over the holidays, sales are expected to rise 2.8 percent, driven in large part by an exceptional 16.2 percent increase in digital sales.

New European Medical Device, IVD Regulations Will Impact Supply Chain

Calls for stricter regulation of medical devices within the EU, prompted the European Commission to propose new regulations in 2012 for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) to replace the existing directives.

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Sixty Percent of U.S. Shoppers Used Online Retail Accounts in Past Year, Survey Says

Sixty percent of Americans created or used an online account with a retailer in the last 12 months, which suggests convenience ranks top-of-mind for U.S. shoppers, according to Worldpay, a global payments company. In fact, 47 percent said they create online accounts because it is quicker and easier to shop.

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Brazil, China, India Among Top Destinations for Manufacturers Looking for New Markets

More than 50 percent of manufacturers plan to enter a new market in the next five years and almost all plan to expand existing sites or open new facilities in countries with existing operations.

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Manufacturer Improves Strategic Supply and Demand Chain with Amber Road

Challenge: This global leader in power and automation technologies operates in 100 countries and managed its international trade using a partly decentralized model. However, as the company grew and new trade agreements were ratified, their supply chain became more complex.

FAA Says Rules on Commercial Drones Won't Be Ready Until June 2016

The Federal Aviation Administration, behind schedule in finalizing regulations for commercial use of unmanned aerial systems, will be ready by June 17, 2016, according to recent congressional testimony by the agency's deputy administrator.

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Holiday Shoppers to Spend More - and for Longer Periods, Study Finds

Holiday spending will be higher and over a longer period of time in 2015.

Matching Empty Warehouses With Short-term Inventory Storage Needs

A lean operation with a brilliant idea - caffeinated club soda - wants to crack the L.A. market during the spring. Sounds like a slam dunk, but they don't want to commit to a long warehouse lease while they're still getting a foothold. Meanwhile, a Christmas-decoration warehouse sits largely empty. It's a classic missed connection - and it’s common.

Mid-sized Companies Grow Quicker Through 'Aggressive' Innovation, Study Finds

Firms that employ low-risk innovative initiatives produce valuable returns, while the most adept companies with a more aggressive innovation profile grow more quickly, says a survey by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) and CPA firm Cherry Bekaert LLP.

Supply Chain Resilience: Only the Paranoid Survive

It's a dangerous world out there for global supply chains.

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Fast Growing Fresh Supply Chains Require New Approaches to Delivery

Consumer demand for more fresh, ready-to-eat products is driving development of new replenishment models based on smaller, more-frequent deliveries, versatile truck drivers and the latest temperature-controlled trailer technology.

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Will Emerging Tech Drive Next Generation of Supply Chain Success?

With robots, drones and holographic glasses now commercially available, what will the next generation of the logistics workforce look like?

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