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Carriers Project Double-Digit Shipping Increases for Peak Season

Along with the projected increase in holiday spending this season, especially e-commerce, major carriers are all expecting significant double-digit growth in parcel volume before the end of the year.

Traditional Retailers Tackle the Omnichannel

A conversation with retail industry thought leaders about how they're adjusting to the age of the omnichannel, and providing consumers with multiple options for ordering, picking up and receiving deliveries in a timely, efficient fashion.

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Report Predicts 'Sharp Rise' in Wholesale Food Prices for 2017

Wholesale food prices are predicted to rise by 3.4 percent in 2017, according to a pricing index. Uncertainty around the UK's future relationship with Europe, currency fluctuations and the outcome of the Donald Trump's presidency could lead to sharp rise in inflation, it said.

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GE: Tech Upgrades Could Cut Power Plant CO2 Emissions by 1Bn Metric Tons

Carbon dioxide emissions from the world's fleet of coal and gas plants can be reduced by 10 percent using existing hardware and software upgrades, according to a recently released General Electric report.

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Speed And Risk To Be Top Supply Chain Issues in 2017, Survey Says

Speed and risk minimisation will be the top issues concerning global supply chain executives over the next year, according to a survey by software company AEB and the University DHBW in Stuttgart, Germany.

Religious Leaders Urge Australia to Ramp Up Fight Against Modern Slavery

A group of prominent religious leaders recently urged Australia to introduce laws to ensure forced labor is not used to produce goods sold in the country, saying ending slavery needed to be a national priority.

High-Tech Shoppers Buy More via Mobile and Social Media, Survey Says

With high-tech purchases expected to account for a major portion of consumer holiday spending this year, UPS has launched a study ("How to Click with High-Tech Online Shoppers") to help retailers gain insights into high-tech shoppers. According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), 68 percent of consumers - roughly 170 million people - plan to purchase technology gifts this holiday season.

Don't Blink: How Pop-ups Are Transforming Retail

The new era of retail isn't just about the internet. Welcome to the world of the pop-up store.

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U.K. Manufacturing Growth Slows

Growth in U.K. manufacturing slowed in November as the weak exchange rate continued to drive up input costs. In response firms raised factory gate prices, raising fears this might offset any positive effect of a weaker pound on exports.

Amazon Predicts IoT Devices Will Become Customers’ On-Prem Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy predicts that as more workloads move to the public IaaS cloud, companies will reduce the number of servers they will manage and the new definition of on-premises infrastructure will increasingly be Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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European Wind-Power Supergrid to Launch in March

In 2010, world leading companies in offshore wind came together to form The Friends of the Supergrid - an association that advocates for an efficient, interconnected and resilient electricity grid to complement existing national transmission infrastructure.

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RFID to Help Consumers Know if Olive Oil Is Really Extra-Virgin

Olive oil producers in the Italian region of Tuscany are adopting an RFID-enabled service designed to better inform customers about the finer details of their products. Brands such as Buonamici, La Ranocchiaia, SPO and Il Cavallino are integrating SpeedTap passive RFID tags created by Thin Film Electronics (Thinfilm) into the labels of their olive oil bottles.

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