Risk and Resilience

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    FedEx cuts Asia-Americas capacity to match trade demand

    Despite the overall reduction, the carrier has made network changes to capture growth in Southeast Asia, including a Singapore-to-U.S. flight.

    By • July 8, 2025
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    Top supply chain conferences to keep on your radar in 2025

    As the first half of the year wraps up, here’s a look at the remaining trade shows focused on adopting technology innovations, navigating logistics risks and securing new talent.

    By • Updated June 30, 2025
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    Risk Management

    Risk takes many forms in the supply chain: severe weather, geopolitical uncertainty and labor tensions. Explore the tactics supply chain managers use to prepare for disruptions.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Academy Sports and Outdoors eases tariff pressure with multilevered strategy

    The retailer in Q1 frontloaded $85 million in evergreen products like bicycles to offset duty-driven product cost increases.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Ocean spot rates cool in June as demand wanes, experts say

    July demand is likely to soften as April's frontloaded cargo arrives at ports, Clint Dvorak, senior director of ocean operations at SEKO, said.

    By • June 27, 2025
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    JM Smucker plans tariff-driven price hike for coffee

    The food and beverage company faces import fee exposure in direct materials, product exports and capital items used in manufacturing. 

    By • June 26, 2025
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    Fed on hold to see if tariff-induced inflation persists, Powell says

    “A majority of my committee has said that they do expect to cut rates between now and the end of the year,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.

    By Jim Tyson • June 26, 2025
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    Nestlé’s coffee brand surpasses sustainable sourcing goal for 2025

    Nescafé procured 32% of its coffee from farmers that adopted regenerative agriculture practices last year, eclipsing a 20% target.

    By Zoya Mirza • June 25, 2025
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    Lucid’s strategy to strengthen supply chain means using fewer parts

    "Doing more with less is at the heart of sustainability and at the heart of resilience," VP of Engineering James Hawkins said.

    By • June 23, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada suspends operations, shippers tap alternatives

    In-transit shipments that weren't delivered by Thursday will be held in the carrier's network as an employee strike continues.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Nintendo launched the Switch 2 in a tariff storm. Now comes the difficult part.

    The video game console maker will have to navigate the all-important peak season as reciprocal duties from the Trump administration are slated to return.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    P&G aims for resiliency with supply chain redesign

    The initiative, which will include right-sizing production and discontinuing some brands, is expected to yield $1.5 billion in annual savings.

    By • June 17, 2025
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    The right tools bring structure to supply chain decarbonization efforts. Bernd Dittrich via Unsplash.

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    Why supply chain emissions remain disconnected from climate goals

    Fragmented data, limited tools and low alignment are slowing supply chain decarbonization.

    By Mingi Lim (Head of Platform Services, CnerG) and Kate Roh (Head of Global Markets, CnerG) • June 16, 2025
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    In an uncertain economy, security is a necessity — not an afterthought

    Rising theft and tight budgets make security a must-have for today’s vulnerable supply chains.

    By Mike Dorington • June 16, 2025
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    5 tips for tariff mitigation

    Tariff engineering, exercising “reasonable care” and checking invoices for erroneous duty charges are some tactics companies can use to blunt the impact of import duties. 

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 13, 2025
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    HP responds quickly to tariff shock

    The computer and printer maker expects to bypass China for nearly all U.S. imports by the end of June.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    C-store execs aren’t too concerned about tariffs. Experts think they should be.

    Convenience leaders don’t expect tariffs to hurt their operations, but industry analysts believe the levies could result in higher operating costs and fewer store visits.

    By Brett Dworski • June 11, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada strike begins, union warns of delivery risks

    The carrier can sustain its operations despite the labor action from over 2,100 employees, which followed a DHL lockout, a spokesperson said.

    By • June 9, 2025
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    J&J may take a softer tariff hit after US-China pause, CFO says

    Joseph Wolk said the company’s tariff estimate is a “moving target” as U.S. trade talks and Section 232 investigations continue.

    By Susan Kelly • June 9, 2025
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    Lucid signs US graphite supply deal for EV batteries

    The agreement with Graphite One builds on a 2024 pact between the two companies and is expected to begin providing EV battery materials to the carmaker in 2028.

    By • Updated June 6, 2025
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    Tariffs squeeze off-price retailers more than expected

    The major players likely have greater exposure to import levies than previously thought, though their value proposition remains an advantage.

    By Daphne Howland • June 5, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada workers could strike as soon as Sunday

    The carrier said contingency plans are in place in case of a labor action by more than 2,000 Unifor-represented employees, including drivers and warehouse workers.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Ralph Lauren tackles tariffs with agile supply chain

    The fashion brand can shuffle manufacturing across a network that spans five continents to mitigate the impact of tariffs on costs, said CFO Justin Picicci.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Canada Post turmoil: Shippers shift volume to UPS, FedEx and others

    As an overtime ban persists, shippers are using multiple private carriers to pick up the slack, in spite of added fees and coverage limitations.

    By • June 2, 2025
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    Costco holds prices on some tariff-impacted items, CFO says

    The warehouse club retailer has sought to eliminate the effect of higher duties on prices of certain “staple” goods like bananas, CFO Gary Millerchip said.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 30, 2025
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    Canada Post makes ‘final offers’ to union as parcel volume plummets

    The Canadian Union of Postal Workers voiced its displeasure with the contract proposals while holding firm on its employee overtime ban.

    By • May 29, 2025