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Better Cotton platform aims to help brands track sourcing
Nonprofit Better Cotton's goal is to help fashion and textile brands improve traceability within the material's supply chains.
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Los Angeles, Long Beach ports offering $60M to aid in purchase of zero-emission trucks
The vouchers to acquire Class 8 drayage trucks come ahead of emissions rules for new trucks in California.
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Food suppliers feel the pinch on cold storage
Construction is booming, but it may not be enough to meet rapidly rising demand for warehouse space.
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Retrieved from Anagram website on November 09, 2023
Party City-owned balloon supplier files for bankruptcy
Anagram entered Chapter 11 amid uncertainty around the manufacturer’s supply contract with the retailer, which is its corporate parent and largest customer.
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Amazon extends grocery delivery, pickup to non-Prime users
The online services are now ready at Amazon Fresh stores nationwide and will soon expand to Whole Foods’ markets.
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Scientists break ground on sand sourcing traceability
A research team’s findings, reported in Nature last week, could help support certification programs amid concerns about illicit sourcing from sensitive areas.
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How military veterans can fill the manufacturing labor gap
As the industry pushes to fill more than 600,000 open roles, veterans offer unique skillsets and leadership qualities to step into manufacturing careers.
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JB Hunt, BNSF’s new service seeks to convert just-in-time shipments to intermodal
The trucking and rail giants are promising up to 95% on-time delivery for goods shipped on their joint Quantum service.
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Nitram242. (2017). "Tootsie Roll Power Plant" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Tootsie Roll wrestles with higher ingredient, material costs in 2023
The candymaker’s cost of sales has increased more than 16% so far this year as limited supply and elevated demand push up commodity prices.
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Whirlpool ‘on track’ to reduce $800M in costs via procurement tactics
In an earnings call, the home appliance company said it reduced parts complexity and used dual sourcing to mitigate supplier-driven disruptions.
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CarParts.com preps for larger, more efficient Las Vegas warehouse
The building, slated to open in Q2 of 2024, will carry between 80% to 90% of the e-commerce company's assortment.
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FedEx, UPS 2024 rate increases: What shippers should know
The variances within the carriers’ price hikes indicate what services are seeing the most pressure from competitors, experts say.
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Nestlé invests in food-delivery startup Wonder Group
The investment will allow the Stouffer’s and Sweet Earth maker to capitalize on the strong recovery in the foodservice channel.
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Retrieved from Georgia Ports Authority on November 08, 2023
Georgia Ports Authority cargo volumes fell 8% in September
Despite the volume decline, the port said it saw its busiest September ever, outside of the pandemic-related spike.
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Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.
Hyundai’s EV manufacturing campus draws 3 more suppliers to Georgia
The latest auto parts manufacturing investments bring the Peach State an estimated $2.5 billion.
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Inside McCormick’s bet to build its ‘supply chain of the future’
A half-mile-long logistics center near Baltimore is helping the flavor giant operate more efficiently, get products to customers faster and reduce its environmental footprint.
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How suppliers factored into Overstock’s rebrand as Bed Bath & Beyond
The struggling online retailer hoped to avoid “confusion” for its vendors by running a single site under the newly acquired brand, according to its former CEO.
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FTC: Amazon halted Seller Fulfilled Prime enrollment despite strong delivery performance
Sellers met the now-reopened program's delivery estimate requirement more than 95% of the time in 2018, per the agency's lawsuit. Amazon said that claim is misleading.
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Milk suppliers sour over carton shortage
Dairy suppliers and others cite Pactiv Evergreen as the supply problem’s source. Competitors are trying to step up production as beverage producers seek help.
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Retrieved from Port Everglades on October 02, 2023
Port Everglades cargo volumes fell 5% in September
The port joins others on the East Coast in reporting fewer shipments.
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Rite Aid to close Oregon distribution facility
The closure comes as the drugstore chain files for bankruptcy and plans to cut back on its real estate footprint.
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Canal de Panama. (2013). "Panama Canal Miraflores Locks" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Panama Canal.
Panama Canal restrictions to stretch into 2024 as low water levels persist
The constraints have had a limited impact on cargo due to more blank sailings and earlier peak season activity, analysts say.
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Crocs tightens inventory control, including in ‘gray market’ channels
The company stopped price matching with unauthorized sellers on Amazon and took corrective action against a distributor diverting to the U.S. without permission.
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Feds award $653M for 41 port projects
Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help bolster supply chain infrastructure around the country.
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‘Overstaffed’ FedEx tells unhappy pilots they can join American Airlines
Air cargo demand remains down at FedEx and other carriers, but passenger airlines continue to hire pilots at a strong pace, a VP told crew members in a memo.
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