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Holiday Season Will Bring Lower Prices, Leaner Supply Chains, Survey Finds

With only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, this holiday shopping season is shorter than normal, prompting consumers to avoid the last-minute shopping spree

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Procurement Teams ‘Need to Think Ten Times Bigger’ DPW Founder Says

DPW predicts that 2025 will see a concerted drive towards a digital revolution in procurement, signaling a shift from operational technologies to more strategic, relationship-driven solutions.

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Is Christmas Coming Early? Retailers and Consumers Seem to Be Making it So

Consumer shipping habits may be echoing retailers’ more cautious inventory strategies.

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Patagonia Joins Initiative to Invest in Sustainable Packaging Materials

Canopy's Pack4Good initiative calls on companies to reduce waste and avoid using packaging materials sourced from endangered forests.

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U.K. E-Tailer to Charge Shoppers Who Regularly Return Large Amounts Of Goods

Asos has cited the battle against high return rates as a significant part of its effort to cut costs, as it tries to boost profits.

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U.K.'s M&S Deploys AI to Help Shoppers Choose Outfits

The automation of product descriptions using AI has risen to 80% from almost nothing in the past year.

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Sourcing from the Americas Now the Focus of U.S. Importers, Survey Says

Nearly half of respondents (47%) believe the primary benefit to having a more diversified supply chain is reducing the risk of disruption from various events such as natural disasters.

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Are Alternate Delivery Locations the Answer to Combating Porch Piracy?

With alternative delivery locations, retailers can ensure that their customers enjoy a worry-free shopping experience, especially when they are traveling and out of town enjoying summer vacations.

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Walmart Offers Third-Party Fulfillment

The move means Walmart could redefine the e-commerce logistics landscape, offering an alternative to Amazon's Fulfillment by Amazon service.

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Are Container Freight Contract Derivatives Finally the Solution to Market Volatility?

Index-linked contracts combined with derivatives could actually create a completely predictable freight rate environment. Perhaps.

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Walmart Offers U.S. Inbound Shipping to China Sellers

Walmart Marketplace sellers can now use the retailer’s ocean shipping service to transport China-made goods to the company’s U.S. fulfillment center network.

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Amazon Woos Chinese Sellers in Bid to Compete With Temu, Shein

The e-commerce giant has been reevaluating China as a source of goods for selling outside the country and is cultivating sellers there.

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