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E-commerce Boosts Sales, Potential of Wholesaler United Stationers

Its name suggests a narrow focus on office supplies, but United Stationers Inc. is far more than a wholesale distributor of copy paper, notebooks, pens and staplers. The $5bn-plus company also supplies janitorial and breakroom supplies, provides industrial equipment to the welding, oil field and building construction industries, and has a major - and increasing - focus on helping thousands of resellers sell online to their business end-customers.

You're Growing, But Are Your Suppliers Growing With You?

As the globalization, expansion and growing interconnectivity of supply chains make them more complex, businesses and their suppliers are faced with new challenges, with new opportunities for growth. Many top companies invest a vast amount of resources in innovation. This commitment to innovation drives growth as they compete to remain top manufacturers and service providers. However, many of these top companies are not reaching their full potential. Their businesses are innovating, growing, and developing, but many of their suppliers are not.

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Barriers to Implementing Supply Chain Innovation

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Update on CSCMP's Young Professionals Program

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New Tenets of Transportation Revealed in Annual Study

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GlobalStar Consulting Joins Infor Partner Network

GlobalStar Consulting LLC has joined the Infor Partner Network (IPN) as an Infor Alliance partner.

Refillable Bottle Touted as Creative Disruption That Consumer Packaging Needs

Replenish Bottling LLC has launched a sustainable product line that has the potential to change how many water-based consumer products are designed, manufactured and sold. The packaging technology can be found in a new line of concentrate household cleaning and personal care items sold under the CleanPath brand.

Just in Time for Holidays, 3D Printing Comes to Retail

Those watching the 3D printing category can now look beyond office supply retailers. Target is now offering 3D printing for small decorative and gift items for the holidays.

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Environmental Group Urges China to Create Maritime Emission Control Areas

New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council has released a report on air pollution in China citing shipping as a major contributor and recommending the introduction of emission control areas.

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Retail Shrink Hit $128Bn Worldwide in 2013, But Is Slightly Down in Most countries

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128bn last year, $42bn in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. This represents 1.29 percent of retail sales, on average.

How Contract Packaging Streamlines Operations and Generates Savings

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Technology Advances Supporting Automotive Warehouse Operations

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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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