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Direct-to-Customer Warehouses vs. Traditional Distribution in Consumer Products

Ahybrid approach combining DTC and traditional distribution allows companies to leverage the strengths of both models, providing flexibility and resilience in their supply chains.

Amazon Tags Darlington for First U.K. Drone Delivery Site

Amazon will next submit a planning application with local authorities, and will apply for authorization with the Civil Aviation Authority to fly drones in the airspace.

Amazon's MK27-2 drone. Photo: Amazon

Walmart Canada to Pour Billions into New Stores, Supply Chain Upgrades

According to Canada, the new Ontario distribution center will be the company's "most advanced facility" in the country.

East San Francisco Bay Area. November 2020. Photo: iStock.com/Sundry Photography

Canada to Review Business Ties with Amazon Over Quebec Cuts

Ministry of Industry François-Philippe Champagne sent a letter to the company, saying the decision to lay off 1,700 workers "raises questions" about Amazon's commitment to Canada.

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Overcoming Logistics Challenges in Rural America

The rapid expansion of e-commerce has highlighted a significant disparity in delivery speeds between urban and rural areas.

Wisconsin. Photo: iStock/JamesBrey

Amazon to Shutter All Facilities in Quebec

Amazon cited a need to cut costs as the main motivation behind the move, although Quebec is also home to the company's only unionized warehouse in Canada.

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Egypt Inks Deal with Medlog for New Dry Port and Logistics Area

Egypt currently has 22 dry ports and logistic zones, and has a goal to eventually increase that total to 32.

Photo: iStock / Iskandar Zulkarnaen

Boeing to Spend $1B to Expand 787 Dreamliner Complex

Boeing is plowing money into South Carolina, a month after reaching an agreement to end a costly and contentious walkout by machinists in the Pacific Northwest.

A Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) under maintenance in ANA's hanger at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. ANA is scheduled to release earnings results on April 30. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg

Stellantis Mulls Pivoting Away from Mexico Under Threat of Trump Tariffs

Trump has threatened to punish carmakers importing vehicles to the U.S. from Mexico, where Stellantis is expanding a pickup truck plant.

The Stellantis Ram 1500 Revolution electric pickup truck. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg

How BP and JLL Are Reinventing the Strategic Outsourcing of Real Estate

One of the world’s largest energy companies joins with a global real estate services firm to deploy methodology developed by the University of Tennessee to reorganize its workplaces internationally.

Canada Calls for Ouster of Mexico in Renegotiated Trade Deal

Canada's deputy prime minister noted that while the U.S. and Canada are "perfectly aligned" on trade with China, "the same cannot be said of Mexico."

Photo: iStock/grandriver

Businesses Ramp Up Investments in Nearshoring, Split-Shoring

This comes as businesses have been faced with the possibility of new tariffs from the upcoming Trump administration in the U.S.

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