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UK Customers Like 'Click & Collect' Convenience, But Problems Plagued This Christmas Season

More than a third (36%) of Christmas "Click & Collect" shoppers in the United Kingdom encountered issues with their orders, according to the second annual JDA/Centiro Christmas Customer Pulse report.

SkyBitz Launches GPS Fleet-Management Division

SkyBitz, a provider of commercial telematics products, has launched SkyBitz Local Fleets.

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Coupa Offers Access to Suppliers Through Amazon Business Marketplace

Coupa Software, a provider of cloud-based applications for spend management, has teamed up with Amazon Business.

Sub-Par Growth in Global Auto Sales in 2015 Should Give Way to Slight Improvement in 2016

Last year was a good one in the mature car markets, though it was largely offset by a very poor showing for many of the world’s emerging markets. The net result is estimated to be a sub-par 1.5 percent growth in global auto sales – the slowest pace of growth since 2010 – once all numbers are reported and analyzed. However, sales forecasts from IHS Automotive -- part of IHS Inc. and a source of critical information and insight to the global automotive industry -- the outlook for 2016 is likely to be defined by smaller gains, but also less pain than 2015.

Despite Record E-Commerce Sales, 69 Percent of Online Shopping Carts Abandoned

Although e-commerce sales accounted for more than $340bn in 2015, a recent Baymard Institute study revealed that about 69 percent of online shopping carts were still left abandoned. Why so many unfulfilled digital sales?

QuestaWeb, Inc. Opens Offices in Midwest and Southwest

QuestaWeb Inc., a provider of Web-based software applications for global trade management, has opened two satellite offices, in St. Louis, Mo. and Mobile, Ala.

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NLPA Releases Online Course for Procurement Talent Management

The Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) has released a new online express course to aid procurement professionals in recruitment and talent management.

Freight Regulation and Profitability: Can We Strike a Balance?

Want to get a sense of how new federal regulations will affect transportation tomorrow? Look at California today.

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Following Holiday Sales Downturn, Macy's Plans to Shut 40 Stores

After a disappointing holiday season, Macy's Inc. said Wednesday that it planned to cut about 4,800 jobs and close 40 stores as part of efforts to slash costs.

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Working Without a Net: Emerging Market Compliance

Surging growth in emerging markets and constantly changing international trade regulations are testing the ability of aviation and defense companies to manage compliance on a global scale.

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Collaboration Between Procurement, Logistics Not Practiced at Many Companies, Study Shows

While there has been much talk over the past 10 years or so about "collaboration," much of it has been focused on external supply chain collaboration. It seems that many companies neglected to get their own houses in order before looking outside their own supply chains, according to a University of Tennessee report entitled Bending the Chain: The Surprising Challenge of Integrating Purchasing and Logistics.

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China Slowing Down? Its Consumer Economy to Grow 50 Percent By 2020.

For roughly three decades, China's booming economy has offered consumer product companies some of the world's greatest growth opportunities. China's economic slowdown and jittery markets have raised worries that this growth story is drawing to a close. In early November 2015, for example, the government lowered its official five-year annual GDP growth target to 6.5 percent, the slowest pace since the 2008–2009 global financial crisis.

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

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