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NetSuite Provides Unified Cloud Platform for Large Distributor

Challenge: A distributor of industrial equipment found itself saddled with siloed applications running in a fragmented IT environment that provided little visibility. Productivity suffered as staff had to manually process, import and export data across multiple systems, and a lack of real-time client information was causing needless delays and lost opportunities for sales and customer service.

BlueStar Now Offering Desktop Printers From Zebra Technologies

BlueStar, Inc., a global distributor of ADC, mobility, point-of-sale, radio frequency identification, digital signage and security technology, is now offering the new ZD410 and ZD420 desktop printers from Zebra Technologies.

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Minimum Order Thresholds Drive Third of U.K. Online Consumers to Other Retailers, Study Says

Nearly a third (31 percent) of UK online shoppers shopped elsewhere as a result of encountering minimum order thresholds, according to the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse 2016 Report conducted by YouGov.

ProShip Inc. Partners With Manhattan Associates

ProShip, Inc. has announced a partnership with Manhattan Associates, Inc.

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TQL Opens First New England Sales Office in Boston

Total Quality Logistics is opening a new sales office in Boston, Mass.

TNT Expands International Express Service in Spain

TNT has expanded the coverage area of its international express delivery service in Spain, with the offering of next-day delivery to and from an additional 1,300 postal codes.

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Iran Re-Integrates Into Global Airfreight Forwarding

In another sign that Iran may soon play a larger role in world airfreight as it re-emerges from U.N. sanctions, the WACO network of independent freight management companies has added Iran-based Amadrah International Freight Forwarding to its roster.

Why U.S. Should Care if Britain Ends European Union Membership

Britain's departure from the European Union could send shock waves across the global economy and threaten more than a trillion dollars in investment and trade with the United States.

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How Volvo Summoned an Army of Resources to Cut Energy Use at Its Plants

It wasn't exactly a cast of thousands. But when The Volvo Group set out to slash energy usage at its North American manufacturing plants, it called on a wealth of partners from both the private and public sectors for help.

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Another Two Years of Bad News for Dry Bulk Shipping Industry?

The dry bulk shipping industry may not emerge from a protracted downturn for another two years and some smaller firms will be squeezed out, the chairman of France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

Staples Tests Same-Day Delivery in Some U.S. Cities

Staples is adding same-day delivery in major metropolitan areas with a new service called Staples Rush. The program is a test for the chain.

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Rickmers-Linie Acquires Project Business of Nordana

Rickmers-Linie, a liner service specializing in breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes, has taken over the activities of tramp and chartering services provider Nordana Project and Chartering, with offices in Copenhagen, Bangkok, Singapore and Houston.

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

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