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Walmart aims to hire 20K supply chain workers ahead of holiday season
The retailer is looking to fill permanent full-time and part-time roles amid shipping constraints as businesses compete for labor.
By Maria Monteros • Sept. 1, 2021 -
Burlington's sourcing costs are up 78% over 2 years due to pandemic supply chain disruptions
Company executives laid out three reasons why supply chain costs are leading to high prices — and why they think price hikes won't last.
By Edwin Lopez • Sept. 1, 2021 -
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Read how retailers and brand manufactures are rethinking inventory management as an effective strategy against tariffs.
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JD.com ramps up omnichannel approach as it looks beyond e-commerce
The Chinese e-commerce giant is sharing some of its gross profit with merchants involved in its omnichannel fulfillment program, "but at the same time, it helps us save the fulfillment costs," CFO Sandy Xu said.
By Max Garland • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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A tale of two dollar stores: Dollar Tree contends with freight, Dollar General mostly shrugs off costs
The $1 price point means limited options for mitigating expenses as supply chain congestion leads to extraordinary cost increases.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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Gatik opens Texas hub for autonomous middle-mile deliveries
The AV company, known for delivering goods for Walmart, will deploy box trucks in response to heightened e-commerce demand.
By Max Garland • Aug. 31, 2021 -
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What retail executives are saying about widespread supply chain bottlenecks
From air shipping to ship charters to price increases, industry players are managing chaos at ports and throughout the global production network every way they can.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 26, 2021 -
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Home Depot improves inventory depth with focus on high-velocity SKUs
Some companies are chartering ships to secure inventory. Others are shifting SKU priorities. Home Depot is doing both.
By Max Garland • Aug. 24, 2021 -
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Target to open 4 new sortation centers, adding capacity and speeding delivery
Shifting the sortation process from the backroom and stores to a dedicated facility will help free up space and time within retail locations.
By Matt Leonard • Aug. 20, 2021 -
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Retail freight proves a doorbuster for trucking
The continued inventory stock-up will keep trucking busy until consumer picking starts to wane. Shippers are trying to lock down lanes they need by contracting with dedicated fleets.
By Jim Stinson • Aug. 19, 2021 -
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Walmart charters ships to ensure freight capacity, inventory for peak season
One ship leasing company referred to the charter market as "red hot" as it has signed 40 new charters so far this year.
By Matt Leonard • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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Dollar Tree advertises worker safety in warehouse hiring push
Dollar Tree's nationwide hiring event aimed to fill positions at the employer's 26 distribution warehouses, according to a company spokesperson.
By Kate Tornone • Aug. 17, 2021 -
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Industry group releases contactless delivery standard to increase safety, reduce dwell
The Consumer Brands Association found contactless delivery practices, like using electronic bills of lading, reduced average dwell time from 66 minutes to 23 minutes.
By Max Garland • Aug. 10, 2021 -
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Deep Dive'You can pay or you can wait': How retailers are navigating a shipping crisis
Consumer demand came raging back this year. The supply chain wasn't ready for it, and now retailers, brands and consumers are paying the price.
By Ben Unglesbee • Aug. 3, 2021 -
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5 charts show Amazon's growing logistics network as it puts inventory closer to consumers
Amazon doubled down on its commitment to expand supply chain capacity on its latest earnings call. And in 2020, its capital expenditures were more than three times greater than those of Walmart.
By Matt Leonard • Aug. 2, 2021 -
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Tractor Supply plans to add 3 distribution centers in 5 years, accelerate supply chain investments
The new facilities will play a part in Tractor Supply's goal to offer one-day delivery to 99% of its customers by leveraging stores and distribution centers.
By Edwin Lopez • July 30, 2021 -
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Shippers struggle to land carrier space despite preparing for peak early
The looming capacity crunch and other challenges throughout the order-to-delivery process mean retailers not already preparing for peak will have a bumpy holiday season, experts say.
By Max Garland • July 29, 2021 -
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Walmart offers its omnichannel capabilities to other businesses
The retailer has partnered with Adobe to give small and mid-sized retailers access to its pickup and delivery technology.
By Maria Monteros • July 29, 2021 -
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Retail stores on track to use one-third of their space for e-commerce fulfillment by 2023: report
Swiftly rising e-commerce is projected to push 34.8% of global retail online in the next two years and 40% by 2025, according to research from Edge by Ascential.
By Daphne Howland • July 28, 2021 -
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Bed Bath & Beyond taps Ryder in bid to speed replenishment times
The two distribution centers Ryder will operate are strategically located near dense population hubs on the two coasts and will allow inventory to quickly reach store locations.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 27, 2021 -
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Guess sources more from India, Bangladesh to avoid tariff risks in China
The retailer is leaning more on suppliers from Bangladesh and India as tensions between the U.S. and China linger and tariffs persist, including among fashion products.
By Max Garland • July 26, 2021 -
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Retailers leverage open calls to add diversity, sustainability to supply chains
Faced with empty shelves over the past year, companies like Kroger, Lowe's and QVC are looking for new or more local suppliers that meet their needs.
By Jen A. Miller • July 22, 2021 -
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Instacart collaborates with Fabric to offer automated fulfillment service
The partnership is the first phase of the e-commerce company's “next-generation fulfillment initiative” that moves order picking and packing out of store aisles and into dedicated spaces.
By Jeff Wells • July 22, 2021 -
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Walmart plans to automate 25 distribution centers with Symbotic
The retailer aims to improve the storage density, pallet density, throughput as measured in cases per hour, system availability and order accuracy of its replenishment system.
By Matt Leonard • July 20, 2021 -
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Pandemic changed rail's product mix as e-commerce grew intermodal volumes
Large retailers and third-party logistics providers leveraged railroads to diversify their transport risk and get around labor constraints in the trucking market during the pandemic, according to a study by Northwestern University.
By Edwin Lopez • July 15, 2021 -
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Macy's plan to speed up its supply chain starts with inventory management
By having a supply chain that looks at in-store and warehouse inventory as a whole, the retailer says it can strengthen its margins, and get items to customers quicker and in the ways they prefer.
By Jen A. Miller • July 13, 2021
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