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Book Highlights History of Denmark's Maersk Line

A humble metal box measuring just 20 feet or 40 feet by 8 feet, the shipping container has changed the world. It helped usher in globalization, deliver bananas that taste fresh despite being picked weeks before, and provide the ability for companies to have a truly international supply chain. Yet Maersk Line was late in adopting its use. A new book, tracking the history of the Danish shipping line, explains why.

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Befriending the Beast: How Small Suppliers Can Work With Walmart

Small or medium-sized suppliers looking to get their products into Walmart needn't fear the beast.

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Walmart E-Receipt Strategy Designed to Collect Lots of Customer Data

Walmart is rolling out a program to send shoppers e-receipts via its mobile app, and while they're surely thrilled to save a few trees the real impetus is the wealth of customer data it can provide.

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Sustainability at H&M: Long Road Traveled, Long Road Ahead

If you're still not convinced that sustainability can be a big marketing tool for global brands, then take a glance at the latest "Conscious Actions" report from Hennes & Mauritz AB - known to clothing shoppers around the world as H&M.

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How Does Your Data Grow?

Today, businesses of all stripes are sowing the seeds of Big Data everywhere. And if we think Big Data is big, just think how that data multiplies and branches out when rooted in the multifaceted field of supply chain management.

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How Will the Omnichannel Change Retail?

Curt Bimschleger, senior vice president of retail logistics with Genco, offers some observations on how the omnichannel is transforming the retail sector.

Food Costs, Minimum Wage Hikes Drive Increased Prices at Nation's Restaurants

The majority of America's chain restaurants held the line on price hikes the first part of the year but plan to start raising them, according to a new survey from SpenDifference, a restaurant supply chain co-op.

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Airfreight Continues Growth Pattern Worldwide Except on U.S.-to-Europe Lanes

Improving signs for the overall airfreight market are growing as the combined airfreight logistics confidence index increased for the first time in four months.

Manufacturers Are Considering Near-Shoring - But Just How Near?

Manufacturers like the U.S. They really like it!

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Retailers Grapple With the Omnichannel

Jim Barnes, president and chief executive officer of enVista Corp., discusses how retailers and distributors are addressing the unique challenges posed by the emergence of the omnichannel.

Nurturing Supply-Chain Leaders

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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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