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Uniqlo Parent to Audit Working Conditions at Third-Tier Suppliers

Fast Retailing had originally performed compliance checks only on plants operated by primary and secondary suppliers. Now, Uniqlo will handle compliance checks for third-tier cotton spinning mills.

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How to be Successful in Omni-Channel Commerce

The grace period is gone; consumers will find what they want elsewhere if a retailer can’t deliver the product(s) and experience they’re looking for.

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Retailers Plan to Change to Made-to-Fit Boxes for Home Delivery

The made-to-fit packaging addresses a major environmental issue in online shopping, and a cumbersome expense in shipping out orders.

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Shock OPEC+ Output Cuts to Hit Demand, Rates for Oil Tankers

The production cuts will probably lead to a real loss in supply and tighten global oil markets because those doing the cutting are largely pumping at their quotas.

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Strengthening the Supply Chain in 2023: Is Sustainability a Solution to Disruption?

Practitioners in this field know that operating in a green manner will not only keep the planet sustainable, but also promote the long-term viability of the operation itself.

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Post-Pandemic Change Management: Don’t Let This Crisis Go to Waste

The pandemic’s impact was larger than any one facility could mitigate, which exposed flaws within individual company operations.

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Products Imported from India

The FDA has long been criticized for lapses in inspections of overseas manufacturing in China and India, which are the two major producers of drugs and raw ingredients for medicines.

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U.S. Campaigned to Stop Chinese Bid on Key Port in Croatia

The Croatian government awarded a $3 billion contract to build and operate a container terminal to Maersk-owned APM Terminals, after canceling a tender that had been given to three Chinese state-owned companies.

The industrial and port city of Rijeka, with Krk bridge in the background. Photo: iStock.com/Marilena Dragoslavic

Smaller Truckers Are Struggling to Keep Pace in an Uncertain Economy

Small to medium-sized trucking companies have all of the challenges that afflict their larger competition, and none of the advantages.

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U.S. Department of Justice Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

Meanwhile, it emerged that a team of government officials became sick while investigating the health effects of the toxic train derailment, when they visited the Ohio site earlier this month.

Wreckage remains at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Report: Global 3PL Market Has Almost Doubled Since 2016

The global third-party logistics (3PL) market reached $1.47 trillion in 2022, according to Armstrong & Associates, Inc. (A&A), an increase of 14.5% over 2021 revenues.

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Southwest Says Extreme Weather Is a Growing Concern for Airlines

The carrier is changing the way it forecasts and responds to severe storms as part of a series of reforms to prevent a repeat of the late December 2022 disruptions.

A traveler looks for luggage in the Southwest Airlines baggage claim area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, on Dec. 28, 2022. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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