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Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Bring 'Significant Positive' Impact, Retailers Say

The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a report from the National Retail Federation.

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The 'Skyrocketing' Cost of Pleasing the Omnichannel Customer

Retailers are shelling out huge amounts of money to keep today's omnichannel customer happy.

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Dropping Again in March, Spot Truckload Freight Volume 30 Percent Lower Year Over Year

Spot-market freight volume edged down 3.4 percent in April, compared to March, in a typical seasonal pattern, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.

SaaS-Based Order Management Systems Catching On, Study Claims

Deployment of SaaS-based order management systems is beginning to catch on, says a recent survey, which found that 51 percent of respondents are either already implementing such systems or are planning to move to mostly SaaS-based solutions within the next two years.

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Amazon to Prepare - and Deliver - Food to Your Door

Amazon is partnering with Tyson Foods to launch a meal kit delivery service in the fall as part of AmazonFresh.

Power, Transport, Logistics Reported to Be Growth Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bright spots in economic diversification for sub-Sharan Africa were reported at the World Economic Forum on Africa.

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Dry Freight Container Prices Hit Lowest Point in 14 Years

Prices for new dry freight containers declined to their lowest point since 2002 during first-quarter 2016 and are still going down, according to the latest edition of the Container Equipment Insight, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

While Lower Than Last Year, Imports Still 'Some of the Highest Ever Seen'

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be at some of its highest levels ever during the next few months despite a fall-off from last year's record-setting numbers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Civil Engineers Warn U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Badly Needs Upgrading

America will fall $1.44tr short of what it needs to spend on infrastructure through the next decade, a gap that could strip 2.5 million jobs and $4tr of gross domestic product from the economy, a report from a society of professional engineers said on Tuesday.

Dematic Releases New Version of App for Grocery Retailers

Dematic, a supplier of automated technology, software and services for material handling, has released version 2.1 of Dematic iQ, the vendor's real-time software automation platform for grocery retailers.

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PTC Releases Update of PLM App for Retail and Apparel

PTC has released version 11 of PTC FlexPLM, the vendor's product lifecycle management (PLM) application for retail, fashion, footwear, apparel and consumer products.

Could Safer, 'Greener' Chemistry Be About to 'Take Off'?

What would be the value to businesses and the economy if safer chemistry replaced conventional approaches? Is there a way to put a monetary value on the risks and opportunities?

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Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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