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    Levi Strauss moves away from insourced logistics network

    The retailer’s shift to a hybrid model that includes 3PLs intends to cut costs and grow its direct-to-consumer channels.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • FedEx jets sit at the company's facility at O'Hare International Airport on September 19, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    FedEx nabs $500M in ‘quality’ healthcare business

    The deals involve creating customized procedures for critical shipments as the delivery giant competes with UPS in the high-value sector.

    By • July 1, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, prolonged supply shortages and dangerous geopolitical tensions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Hibbett taps Walmart GoLocal for fast delivery

    The white-label delivery service will help get online orders from the fashion retailer's stores to customers.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Albertsons enters e-commerce partnership with Grubhub

    The restaurant delivery company is providing delivery service in as little as an hour from nearly 1,800 of the grocer’s stores under a deal announced Tuesday.

    By Sam Silverstein • June 27, 2024
  • A person walks by a storefront window. The words "Men's Wearhouse" are displayed on the store window.
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    Tailored Brands opens new distribution center to reduce shipping times

    The company is prioritizing product availability and next-day delivery for Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank stores in the Midwest.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    Parcel carrier Jitsu launches Detroit delivery coverage

    The company once known as AxleHire aims to expand into more Midwest markets soon, CEO Raj Ramanan said.

    By • June 27, 2024
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    The next big LTL shakeup? FedEx explores options for Freight division

    Any sale or spinoff would follow a shift by large carriers toward pure-play operations — and could further consolidate an LTL sector still reeling from Yellow’s demise.

    By • June 27, 2024
  • An ocean vessel filled with containers docks at a water port.
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    ONE, Port of Savannah launch India ocean service

    The weekly route also connects the fast-growing manufacturing hub to ports in Florida and New York.

    By • Updated July 10, 2024
  • Workers prepare to offload an incoming FedEx plane at a FedEx global hub on December 16, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey.
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    FedEx preps for $500M headwind after US Postal Service split

    The delivery giant aims to aggressively reduce costs tied to air cargo operations following the contract's Sept. 29 expiration.

    By • June 26, 2024
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    High-calcium lime supplier MLC hires VP of supply chain

    Cheryl Stuckmeyer’s appointment comes as the company expands its supply chain capabilities through additional trucking routes as well as rail and transloading growth.

    By • June 25, 2024
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    Port of Nevada opens inland intermodal yard

    The site provides service to the Port of Oakland on Union Pacific’s network and is expected to improve inland shipping.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • A sign is posted in front of a distribution center on March 20, 2013 in San Rafael, California.
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    FedEx plans 4 facility closures, layoffs in North and South Carolina

    The Ship Center shutdowns coming in September will impact 310 employees, according to WARN notices.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • RXO staff work at computers in a modern office with a TV screen showing the company's logo and green lights illuminating desk dividers.
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    RXO to acquire UPS’ Coyote Logistics

    The parcel giant expects to complete the $1.025 billion deal by the end of the year.

    By • June 24, 2024
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    Ikea taps HMM service to cut ocean transport emissions

    The agreement is expected to reduce about 11,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from March 2024 to February 2025.

    By • June 21, 2024
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    Stitch Fix among rush of retailers adding delivery providers

    Several shippers are diversifying their carrier mixes this year in a bid to reduce transportation costs.

    By • June 20, 2024
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    Parcel delivery startup Delivered buys Point Pickup’s assets

    The $100,000 purchase will help build new services for shippers and carriers, Delivered CEO Andrew Hurst said.

    By • June 20, 2024
  • USPS test packages are featured in a machine setup in a La Vergne, Tennessee, facility.
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    USPS says consolidator changes won’t hurt service. Stakeholders aren’t sold.

    There could be "devastating" impacts to delivery reliability if the Postal Service isn't prepared, the Association for Postal Commerce said.

    By • June 18, 2024
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    Canadian border agents to decide on new labor deal by July 4

    Starting June 20, union members will vote on a tentative four-year agreement that forestalled a potential strike.

    By • June 14, 2024
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    Insource or outsource fulfillment? Companies weigh cost vs. control

    Business size, growth trajectory, distribution costs and customer service needs are among the top factors to consider, experts say.

    By • June 14, 2024
  • Gray clouds over a Kohl's store, with an entrance to Sephora.
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    Kohl’s introduces Return Drop service to stores nationwide

    In addition to its Amazon partnership, the department store will now accept returns from brands like Carhartt, Hanes and Levi’s.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 14, 2024
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    ILA ‘more likely’ to strike in October as tensions rise

    The union representing East and Gulf Coast port workers made the threat Wednesday, while noting wage and automation concerns are behind contract disagreements.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • In an aerial view, the Juno Horizon, a Japanese bulk vessel, sails though the cleared Fort McHenry Channel in the Patapsco River on June 11 in Baltimore, Maryland. The federal shipping channel has fully reopened more than two months after the cargo ship Dali hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and cutting off vessel access to the port.
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    Deep Dive // Baltimore bridge collapse

    The Port of Baltimore is reopened from the bridge collapse. How much cargo will return?

    With wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse removed, leaders are bullish on the port’s ability to retain customers.

    By • June 13, 2024
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    How big retailers are battling the last-mile delivery squeeze

    Walmart, Target and Kroger executives pointed to price and technology improvements that they are using to offset cost pressures.

    By Suman Bhattacharyya • June 13, 2024
  • Workers unload flowers from a plane before being sent for inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists for foreign pests or diseases in the Avianca Cargo Warehouse at Miami International Airport on February 08, 2022 in Miami, Florida.
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    De minimis crackdown: What shippers should know

    The U.S. government is ramping up enforcement on low-cost goods entering the country, suspending brokers like Seko Logistics from a key import program.

    By • June 13, 2024
  • Pallets of baby formula are unloaded from a FedEx cargo plane upon arrival at Dulles International Airport on May 25, 2022, from Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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    FedEx layoffs: Cost cuts target up to 2,000 Europe jobs

    The company aims to slash back-office and commercial roles and consolidate certain activities in the region.

    By • June 12, 2024