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Welcome to the 'Always-on' Transformation Taking Place in Business

For leaders in large corporations, business today often feels like being on a steep treadmill with the speed control set to max.

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What's Best Way to Fulfill E-commerce Orders In-store?

Research shows that one of the biggest questions retailers face when they move to an omnichannel initiative is where to start?

Special Skill Set Needed for Drivers Who Deliver Through the Front Door

We hear a lot about how consumers' changing lifestyles and shopping habits are impacting retail supply chains in areas like demand planning and inventory management. Much less is said, however, regarding the impact of these trends at the very end of the supply chain, where professional drivers deliver the last mile.

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U.S., Canada Tighten On-the-Road Emission Tests for Diesel Cars

Concerned that cheating on vehicle emissions could be prevalent across the automobile industry, regulators in the United States and Canada are significantly expanding their on-the-road emissions tests to cover all makes and models of diesel cars.

Retailer Targets Complete Revamp of Its Grocery Supply Chain

Target has been revamping its grocery business and is seriously considering enlisting a third party to help solve supply chain issues.

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Increase in Holiday Shopping Spending Predicted, Especially Among Millennials

With a quarter of holiday shoppers planning to spend more this year than last, retailers can start to celebrate. In its second year of research into holiday shopping plans, analytics company SAS polled 3,458 consumers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. led spending growth with 29 percent of consumers saying they'll spend more. Canadian shoppers, on the other hand, are tightening their budgets this year. Millennial shoppers (ages 18 to 29) are most likely to up their spending this year, while older consumers are tending to stick with last year's budget.

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Kuehne & Nagel Opens Office in Dominican Republic

Kuehne & Nagel International AG has opened its first office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Platts Launches Platts Analytics for Commodity Markets

Platts, a provider of information to the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture industries, as well as a source of benchmark prices for the physical and futures markets, has launched Platts Analytics.

Advanced Technologies Revolutionizing Warehouse Operations

Warehouses and distribution centers are undergoing a quiet revolution in the adoption of advanced technologies. The warehouse is on the trajectory to implement many of the capabilities sought in the vision of the Industrial Internet of Things.

Consumers Become More Interested in Social Media, Thanksgiving Day Shopping, Study Say

Holiday shoppers are expected to spend more this season, but it's where or how they plan to spend that should interest retailers, as Thanksgiving Day shopping and social media gain in popularity, according to a new study from Accenture.

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Framework Permitting Transfer of Employees' Personal Data from Europe to U.S. Declared Illegal

In a landmark decision on data protection, the European Court of Justice's decision in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner last month struck down the agreement companies have relied on for 15 years to legally transfer the personal information of EU employees and customers back to the United States.

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Retail Shrink on Rise in U.S, Around the World, Survey Finds

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, and administrative errors, rose in the U.S. from 1.28 percent of sales in 2013-2014 to 1.97 percent during 2014-2015, based upon responses from common retail respondents who participated in Global Retail Theft Barometer surveys both years. Globally, this compares to 1.42 percent, a figure also up from the previous .94 percent average of all common retailers surveyed the previous year.

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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