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Canadian Tire Keeps Stores Rolling With Replenishment Program

Canadian Tire is perhaps Canada's most widely recognized and well established retailer, but in the early 1990s the company realized its aging stores and out-of-date replenishment system were costing it business. A major renovation of stores and re-engineering of the supply chain yielded impressive results.

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Logistics in Europe: Tear Up the Old Maps

With economic unification and the debut of the euro, the continent has a whole new look. Shippers are turning to third parties to cope with the changes.

Wyse Technology: Ballad Of a Thin Client

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Xylan Corp.: A Company At the Crossroads

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Nike Eliminates Its Hong Kong Headaches

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Hub Group Taps into Guinness Supply Chain

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Canada's Club Monaco Needed 'Turnkey Solution' for New Unit

Canadian retailer Club Monaco, a recent addition to the Polo Ralph Lauren group, needed a total logistics solution when it relaunched its cosmetics business to an international audience. PBB Global Logistics had the required services and the right approach.

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Elizabeth Arden's Supply Chain Gets Dramatic Facelift

The cosmetics and fragrances manufacturer significantly reduced order-cycle times by assigning production and logistics operations to the same manager, and by implementing ISM's SPEX export documentation system.

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U.K. Brewer Turns to Canada's Numetrix for Supply-Chain Help

A potent mix of changing consumer tastes and legislation that forced it to sell much of its pub business caused Bass Brewers to radically tighten up its supply chain. It called in Numetrix to provide the needed technology.

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Mikasa Redesigns Distribution To Match Retail Demands

To meet changing retailer requirements and sales growth demands, tableware designer Mikasa built a new, highly automated distribution center in Charleston, S.C., adopting an unusual design that conserves both energy and space.

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Global Sourcing Helps Home Depot Keep Prices Low, Quality High

Home Depot has centralized its import operations, opened a major import distribution center in Savannah, Ga., and installed purchase-order and import tracking software from RockPort Trade Systems to support its continuing, rapid-fire growth.

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LEGO's Logistics Blocks Include 'Combi' Transport, Recyclable Packaging

Denmark-based LEGO Group keeps its brightly-colored blocks flowing to consumers in 150 countries by incorporating logistics as an important adjunct to both manufacturing and sales.

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