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U.S. Blocks Uniqlo Shirts on Xinjiang Forced-Labor Concerns

The blockage of Uniqlo’s cotton men’s shirts, which happened at the Port of Los Angeles, was revealed in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection document.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer stands next to a line of trucks entering from Mexico at the Otay Mesa Cargo Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

With AI, Big-Box Stores Can Take On E-Tail Rivals

Artificial intelligence is enabling big-box retailers to create hybrid physical-digital environments — and that could be just what brick-and-mortar retailers need in order to compete with e-commerce.

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Chip Crisis in ‘Danger Zone’ as Wait Times Reach New Record

Shortages in the semiconductor industry are getting even worse, complicating the global economy’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

A technician monitors the manufacture of silicon wafers in Silicon Valley. Photo: Bloomberg.

An Operations Director’s Guide to Smart Lockers for Mobile Asset Management

Mismanaged mobile assets can get costly. Here's how self-service smart lockers can make a difference.

Smart Lockers

The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up.

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Three Pillars of Customer Experience in the E-Commerce Age

For retailers of all sizes, delivering a positive customer experience starts with strong backend supply chain operations.

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Efficient Last-Mile Delivery Comes Down to the Tech

Last-mile delivery, the final stage in the delivery process, represents the most significant challenge for the majority of retailers and logistics companies.

Watch: A Look at the Post-Purchase Ecosystem

Ann-Marie Daugherty, senior vice president and general manager of supply chain with Inmar Intelligence, explains the complexities of the returns process for items purchased online — one that requires multiple partners in an efficient “ecosystem.”

A Look at the Post-Purchase Ecosystem

Amazon Work Rules Govern Tweets, Body Odor of Contract Drivers

The thousands of people driving those ubiquitous Amazon-branded blue vans aren’t employed by the Seattle leviathan. They work for small, independent businesses with contracts to transport packages for Amazon. But that hasn’t stopped the company from dictating the state of their fingernails — and a whole lot more.

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We Want It All, and We Want It Same-Day

As third-party logistics providers explore strategies to manage the new e-commerce era, it will be visibility, convenience and consumer choice that determine competitive advantage.

Amazon Fuels North America’s Most Severe Warehouse Shortage

Finding warehouse space around Toronto has never been harder, and the e-commerce fueled shortage is disrupting businesses and threatening the broader economy.

An Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Shutterstock.

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.

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