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Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys
The costs are already being passed to consumers.
A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train at Behala inland port in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.
Podcast | E-tailers Scramble to Keep Up With Population Shifts
Shifting U.S. population patterns, caused in large part by the COVID-19 pandemic, are posing a new challenge for e-tailers looking to stay close to customers.
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Top U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022
The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay strained into 2022, raising concerns about whether small American companies can weather another year of a tangled transport system and much higher costs.
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Watch: The Raging Battle Between UPS and Amazon
Rick Watson, founder and chief executive officer of RMW Commerce Consulting, relates what Amazon.com is doing to position itself as a competitive threat to United Parcel Service for package delivery.
The Raging Battle Between UPS and Amazon
Watch: Can We Keep Fragile Supply Chains From Shattering?
John Scannapieco, shareholder and chair of the Global Business Team with the law firm of Baker Donelson, details the frustrations that shippers and freight forwarders are experiencing as they struggle to get products to market.
Can We Keep Fragile Supply Chains From Shattering?
Instacart Bets on Robots Over People for the Future of Grocery
Instacart Inc. has an audacious plan to replace its army of gig shoppers with robots — part of a long-term strategy to cut costs and put its relationship with supermarket chains on a sustainable footing.
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No One Was More Shocked by Lumber Mania Than Sawmill Operators
Over the past year, sawmills have become a key bottleneck in the booming lumber supply chain — a black box standing between timber forests and the retail shelf.
Logs move across a conveyor belt at the Charles Ingram Lumber Company sawmill in Effingham, South Carolina. Photo: Bloomberg.
The Next Wave of Direct-to-Consumer Startups Is Coming
The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a greater demand for sophisticated supply chain technology that can accommodate increased demand for direct-to-consumer sales, bypassing physical storefronts.
A person using a smartphone.
Three Scenarios for True Collaboration Across the Supply Chain
How do you know when a collaborative tool will benefit your supply chain environment?
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Does the ‘New Normal’ of Retailing Mean the Death of CPG Brands?
Is there a place in the post-pandemic “new normal” of retailing for traditional consumer brands?
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Podcast | Four Key Trends for E-Commerce in 2021
The latest edition of the E-Tailers’ Almanac offers a glimpse of what 2021 holds in store for online merchants.
An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: Pexels.
Five Ways Retailers Can Limit Risk in a Volatile Shipping Market
COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions changed how our society purchases and transports consumer goods.
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