DHL: Global trade to slow over next 3 months

DHL's Global Trade Barometer index sits at 47, indicating overall negative growth.

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 27, 2019

Cold storage: a hot construction niche

Demand on several fronts is driving both new construction and renovation of cold storage facilities, which take longer to build than standard warehouses.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 27, 2019

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Retail Supply Chains

Retailers are making operational investments and adjustments to maintain supply chain resilience. Here’s how.

By Supply Chain Dive staff

The Backroom: Riding the tariff rollercoaster

No business likes uncertainty. Over the past several months, retailers that rely on goods shipped to the U.S. from China — a significant swath of the industry — have faced a highly uncertain landscape.

By Liza Casabona • Sept. 26, 2019

Embark to open freight transfer hubs in Los Angeles, Phoenix

The hub system will act as a link between trucks leaving warehouses in urban areas to the autonomous Embark trucks that will handle the middle mile of the trip. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 26, 2019

Amazon acquires customs broker INLT

The startup's cloud-based solution aims to help Amazon Marketplace sellers with customs clearance during international shipping.

By Matt Leonard • Updated Sept. 26, 2019

UPS pays $2.25M to settle EEOC claims it denied pregnant women light duty

Experts have said pregnant workers must be provided with the same access to light duty that other employees receive. 

By Lisa Burden • Sept. 25, 2019

In logistics, all roads lead to Memphis

The FedEx hub provides access to the four Rs: runway, rail, road and river.

By Barry Hochfelder • Sept. 25, 2019

US will remain in Universal Postal Union after compromise vote

"The Union is intact," said Universal Postal Union Secretary-General Bishar A. Hussein at a press conference following the vote.

By Emma Cosgrove • Updated Sept. 25, 2019

Kuehne + Nagel to offer carbon neutral transport options in 2020

The company announced all less-than-container load shipments will be carbon neutral next year, building toward full carbon neutrality across its network by 2030.

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 24, 2019

FedEx plans to hire 55K peak season workers

The logistics company's biggest need heading into its busy season is for package handlers and other support positions.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 24, 2019

Shipper of choice: Strategic KPI or lip service?

Simply claiming to be a shipper of choice is not enough in a supply chain increasingly dependent on relationships, panelists said at the CSCMP Edge conference. "You can talk your talk, but you have to walk the walk at some point."

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 23, 2019

Sweetgreen will create delivery program with $150M investment

The tech-centric chain also plans to use the funding, which brings its valuation to $1.6 billion, to put more designated delivery locations within office buildings. 

By Julie Littman • Sept. 23, 2019

Nike opens new distribution center running on 100% renewable energy

The 1.5-million-square-foot center is located in Ham, Belgium, expanding the company's existing European Logistics Campus on the site.

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 23, 2019

Navigating the logistics of recovery after Hurricane Dorian

While agencies and logistics firms are improving their ability to get supplies to ports of entry in disaster zones, the last mile is often where visibility breaks down. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 23, 2019

Nestlé, Ikea, Danone among 87 firms committed to further carbon emission reductions

The 87 companies also committed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through the Science Based Targets initiative. 

By Emma Cosgrove • Sept. 22, 2019

Amazon buys 100K electric vans as part of net zero carbon goals

The e-commerce company revealed its total carbon footprint was 44.4 million metric tons in 2018, and it wants to achieve carbon neutrality 10 years ahead of the Paris Climate Accord's 2050 goal. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 20, 2019

Wing Aviation to begin FedEx, Walgreens drone deliveries in Virginia

The trial is set to begin in designated delivery zones in Christiansburg, Virginia, next month and will serve as a test-case for FedEx and Walgreens to conduct last-mile drone deliveries at scale. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 19, 2019

Trump administration threatens California emissions authority as state continues EV-focus

California passed six EV-related bills this legislative session, but its zero emissions vehicle rebate program could be threatened by EPA's actions.

By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 19, 2019

76% of shippers using route, load optimization in sustainability efforts

A survey found the reasons for adopting green initiatives was fairly evenly split between public perception, regulation and cost savings.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 19, 2019

Stein Mart introduces BOPIS at all its locations

The retailer expects the move will shift about 15% of its e-commerce orders to in-store pickup. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 18, 2019

UPS and HubBox partner on last-mile delivery, BOPIS solutions

By partnering with UPS and HubBox, retailers can offer online customers a variety of BOPIS-style delivery options. 

By Morgan Forde • Sept. 18, 2019

FedEx plans to cut Express capacity, retire planes

The company expects air freight demand to continue to be weak throughout 2020, blaming ongoing global trade tensions and the loss of Amazon parcels for the drop in Express volume.

By Matt Leonard • Sept. 17, 2019

USMCA promises streamlined shipments and customs — if it passes

Chapter 7 of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement would consolidate data sets and create greater efficiency in brokerage, panelists said at the CSCMP Edge conference in Anaheim, California. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 17, 2019

How to safeguard global pharmaceutical supply chains

Big pharma is tapping the cloud to address its supply chain woes, but challenges remain.

By Jeff Newman, VP of Supply Chain Visibility Solution Sales at CalAmp • Sept. 16, 2019

Will advanced analytics solve challenges like OTIF?

The amount of data in the world has rapidly accelerated in the last two years, and supply chains can leverage analytics to improve business operations, according to the 2020 Third-Party Logistics Study presented at the CSCMP Edge conference. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 16, 2019