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World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Rescue Stuck Seafarers

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

On-Time Delivery Is a Battle Heating Up Between Brands and Retailers

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands and retailers alike to adapt their business models and supply chain practices.

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With Programmatic Commerce, Consumers Drive the Supply Chain

A programmatic commerce model caters to consumer trends and behaviors, allowing businesses to act on threats and opportunities in real time.

Inflation Risk Intensifies With Supply Shortages Multiplying

Signs of inflation are picking up, with a mounting number of consumer-facing companies warning in recent days that supply shortages and logistical logjams may force them to raise prices.

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Podcast | Unilever Pledges a ‘Living Wage’ for Its Global Supply Chain

The consumer products giant Unilever plc is promising a “living wage” for all of its supply-chain workers by the year 2030. Can it make good on that pledge?

Bottles of Unilever skincare products move along the production line at a factory in Cikarang, Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Companies Bump Up Prices on Supply Squeeze, Demand Boom

U.S. companies face soaring bills for all kinds of materials that they need to do business — and surging demand is helping them pass on those higher costs to their customers.

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Soaring Global Food Prices Are Heading to Grocery Stores

“This is a very volatile environment right now, very low visibility, lots of surprise,” said Nestle Chief Executive Mark Schneider. “We will take pricing action.”

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How Customers Are Influencing the Future of Planning

The pressure to develop a customer-centric supply chain has been growing for years, a timeline that was drastically accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: cottonbro/ Pexels.

Watch: The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Melinda McLaughlin, head of global research with Prologis, shares the firm’s research into trends in the creation of order-fulfillment centers in urban locations, in response to the stellar growth of e-commerce.

The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

Source: Port of Oakland

Higher Shipping Costs Are Here to Stay, Sparking Price Increases

Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers.

Vessels loaded with shipping containers are docked at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Fifteen Ways to Save on Freight

Transportation teams have a mandate to keep costs low without sacrificing performance. Lowering transportation costs is no longer as simple as selecting the cheapest provider on a cost per mile basis.

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