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Workers Go on Strike at Major Amazon Air Hub in SoCal

Workers at the hub walked out on July 22, days after Amazon's Prime Day event that brought in $14.2 billion in sales.

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Grocery Chain Kroger to Ramp Up Automation at Distribution Centers

Kroger plans to use Ocado's robotic picking arms to move groceries off of nearby shelves into bags for online customer orders.

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U.K. Department Store Trials Clothing Repair Service in Bid to Cut Carbon Waste

John Lewis stores will charge £10.95 ($14.15) to fix small rips and tears, £28.50 for a broken zipper on items like cushion covers, and £99.95 to restore a handbag.

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Dior, Armani Under Fire for Misleading Consumers Over Abuse of Workers

Prosecutors in Milan found that Armani and Dior had subcontracted out production of their handbags to Chinese-owned companies in Italy that violated a litany of ethical labor regulations.

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Trucking Industry Gets Boost as Peak Shipping Season Arrives a Month Early

With concerns over transit delays in the Red Sea and the looming threat of an East Coast and Gulf port longshoremen strike, retailers began restocking shelves in June.

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Union Push at U.K. Amazon Warehouse Falls Short by 28 Votes

Just over 49% of workers voted in favor of unionizing, ending a two-year-long fight where employees held a series of strikes in a push for higher pay.

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Senate Probe Says Amazon Prime Day Leads to Flood of Injuries in Warehouses

The Senate committee's investigation found that there were 45 injuries for every 100 workers over the course of Prime Day 2019.

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Using Data to Deliver Consistent Omnichannel Experiences for Consumers

For retailers that are working to meet consumers’ ever-changing demands, the first and most important question to ask is: are our data practices where they need to be?

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Legislation and IoT: The Dynamic Duo to Combat ORC

The convergence of technology and legislation offers a multi-faceted approach to combating organized retail crime.

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Senator: Shein’s Supply Chain Tech Could ‘Subvert U.S. Interests’

Senator Tom Cotton requested the Biden administration provide a plan to protect Americans’ data from Shein, and identify whether Shein is complying with U.S. laws.

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EU Push to End Forced Labor Could Drive $7B in Spending on Supply Chain Visibility

Verdantix predicts a $7 billion market for supply chain sustainability software by 2029, with EU manufacturing and retail firms expected to drive the bulk of that spending.

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Are Delivery Lockers Finally Going to Proliferate in the U.S.?

The smart parcel locker market is experiencing rapid growth amid increasing demand for efficient and secure package delivery solutions.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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