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  • Workers walk through Amazon's robotics fulfillment center in Elkhart, Indiana.
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    Amazon plans next Indiana fulfillment center

    The facility would join the e-commerce giant’s roster of 13 fulfillment and sortation centers in the state, including another site opened last month.

    By Updated Oct. 7, 2025
  • Workers pack and ship customer orders at the 750,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center on August 1, 2017 in Romeoville, Illinois.
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    What Amazon shippers should prioritize this peak season

    Being mindful of deadlines, maintaining minimum inventory and providing accurate delivery windows is key to meeting holiday demand, experts said at Amazon Accelerate 2025.

    By Oct. 3, 2025
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    Inventory Management

    Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
  • Ikea Global Sustainability Manager Elisabeth Munck af Rosenschöld speaks during a panel session about maritime decarbonization at TPM24 in Long Beach, California.
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    Top supply chain conferences to keep on your radar in 2026

    Next year’s trade shows will showcase resilience strategies, technology adoption and talent development as companies contend with tariff volatility and other challenges. 

    By Oct. 2, 2025
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    Walmart invests $300M in North Carolina fulfillment center

    The 1.2-million-square-foot facility will ship large and bulky items, such as patio furniture and lawnmowers.

    By Oct. 2, 2025
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    Poshmark taps USPS Ground Advantage for lower shipping rates

    The fashion resale marketplace, which previously used Priority Mail, said delivery fees are the lowest they've been since 2017 due to the shift.

    By Oct. 1, 2025
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    Grocery Outlet names new supply chain leader

    Scott Fremont started as chief supply chain officer for the grocery chain earlier this month following nearly 18 years with Target.

    By Sept. 30, 2025
  • People walk by a kitchen cabinet display at an Ikea store on Sept. 26, 2025, in Emeryville, California.
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    Trump tariffs

    US to begin furniture, wood import tariffs on Oct. 14

    An executive order from President Donald Trump installs a 25% tariff on couch, sofa, chair and kitchen cabinet imports and a 10% duty on timber and lumber.

    By Sept. 30, 2025
  • Items inside a KiwiCo crate to make your own ice cream are laid flat.
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    Why this kids subscription box service shifted to Amazon Shipping

    The e-commerce giant’s offering is helping KiwiCo improve delivery speed while reducing costs, the toy company's VP of Operations Rick Zumpano said.

    By Sept. 29, 2025
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    BarkBox owner switches to Amazon for shipping

    Bark made the jump to mitigate rising delivery costs and speed up transit times, per Chief Supply Chain Officer James O'Leary.

    By Sept. 29, 2025
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    How SMEs are building resilient supply chains in turbulent times

    SMEs are rewriting the global trade playbook, discover how they’re scaling with digital tools.

    Sept. 29, 2025
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    3 ways retailers are maintaining inventory resilience amid tariff turmoil

    Companies are leveraging AI and evaluating SKU mixes to meet holiday demand, according to industry experts.

    By Sept. 23, 2025
  • Lululemon storefront.
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    De minimis elimination strains Lululemon’s fulfillment model

    The retailer expects a $240 million gross profit hit this year stemming from tariffs and the end of the duty exemption.

    By Sept. 23, 2025
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    ITS Logistics leverages flexible transportation model for retail hubs

    Owned assets, drop trailer pools and vetted partner carriers are some of the options ITS will use to move inbound and outbound freight.

    By Sept. 22, 2025
  • A facade of a commercial building, a sign reads, "Love's" and another reads "It's the love that drives us".
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    Love’s expands supply agreement with Core-Mark

    The partnership, which now encompasses all 664 Love's sites, aims to help enhance the c-store chain's operations and inventory management.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 22, 2025
  • Packages move down a conveyor belt at an Amazon same-day delivery facility in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 2, 2024.
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    Amazon adds Walmart, Shopify, Shein to Multi-Channel Fulfillment coverage

    The announcement is one of several logistics and fulfillment upgrades for sellers the e-commerce giant revealed Thursday.

    By Updated Sept. 18, 2025
  • Packages of Folgers coffee on a grocery store shelf.
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    JM Smucker to raise coffee prices again in the face of tariffs

    The food and beverage company is planning a hike for “early winter” that would make coffee over 20% more expensive than a year ago.

    By Sept. 16, 2025
  • A freight train crosses the U.S.-Mexico border.
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    US kicks off consultation process for USMCA review

    Shippers have 45 days to submit comments evaluating the free trade agreement governing cross-border trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

    By Sept. 16, 2025
  • An employee moves a cart of packages at a Target sortation center.
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    Target expanding next-day delivery coverage to top 35 US metros

    The retailer aims to meet growing demand for fast shipping while also evolving its in-store fulfillment strategy.

    By Sept. 16, 2025
  • A BNSF locomotive sits by containers in an intermodal facility.
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    BNSF, Hobby Lobby to open intermodal facility in Oklahoma City

    The 42-acre facility aims to simplify container movements from ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach to the retailer’s distribution network in the city.

    By Sept. 16, 2025
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    Kroger is reviewing its automated e-commerce fulfillment network

    The grocery chain is conducting a “full site-by-site analysis” and leaning on its stores to fill orders as it looks to reduce costs, interim CEO Ron Sargent said.

    By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 15, 2025
  • The exterior of a DSW Shoe Warehouse store with a blue sky
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    Designer Brands shifts online orders to warehouses to boost efficiency

    The operational adjustment helps protect its in-store stock while reducing expenses, the company said.

    By Sept. 15, 2025
  • Workers Unloading Packaging Boxes on Pallets in Warehouse
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    Sponsored by Roadie

    If you don’t like the rules for big and bulky delivery, stop following them

    For today’s online shopper, the expectation is instant gratification, on their terms — regardless of item size — and retailers are feeling that pressure.

    Sept. 15, 2025
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    UNFI opens robotic distribution center in Florida

    The tech-powered facility is part of the company’s multiyear effort to boost its performance through investments in automation.

    By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Asos targets supply chain visibility upgrade

    The apparel retailer tapped traceability platform TrusTrace to strengthen operational transparency down to the Tier 5 level.

    By Sept. 11, 2025
  • People sit in a coffee shop.
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    Starbucks deploys inventory-taking AI tool

    The computer vision technology helps the chain track its in-store stock and may soon be able to automate some ordering.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 10, 2025