Looking at 2021, NRF said it is pegging retail sales to be up between 6.5% and 8.2%, which would represent a tally topping more than…
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While it is still very much in the early innings of the Biden Administration, it is fair to say that there are certain aspects of…
The letter did not mince words in laying out the case for the “urgent issue” of vaccinating the U.S. maritime workforce. Source: logistics Mgmt
On its earnings call, UPS CEO Carol Tomé dug deeper into the move, explaining that UPS Freight is a capital-intensive low returning business, one that…
The lack of real movement relating to U.S. exports continues to remain a major concern for supply chain stakeholders. Source: logistics Mgmt
Well, that has clearly changed now, given that dry ice is, and will continue to be, a key factor in keeping doses of many COVID-19…
With the outcome of the election all but certain, at this point, there is now a pivot to the future, in many ways, especially on…
The National Retail Federation is calling for an expected 3.6%-to-5.2% annual gain, to between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion in total sales. In 2019, total…
A recurring narrative related to the United States Postal Service (USPS) over the last several quarters pertains to how even though the organization continues to…
With most everyone (assumingly) still recovering from election malaise, of one type or another, and the results of the Presidential election (seemingly) in and official,…
While we all know 2020 is truly a year unlike any other, there are many themes that are indicating that will also be the case…
Even though parcel networks are already operating in Peak Season-like conditions—and really have been going back to last spring—when a vaccine arrives, it will take…
This goes back to just how different 2020 is shaping up to be, from a shopping, shipping and e-commerce logistics perspective, make no mistake. As…
A recent blog by Vivek Vaid, Chief Technology officer, for Chicago-based FourKites, observed that consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage (F&B), and retail payments…
A research report pointing to ways in which the strategy can impact industrial site selection on various fronts. The CBRE research report, entitled “Changing Patterns…
The “Freight Transportation Forecast: 2020 to 2031,” was released this week by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and conducted by IHS Markit. This publication is…
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and…
With consumers itching to get their holiday shopping going, driven by pent-up demand and more time than usual spent at home, due to the ongoing…
It is well known that the large, publicly traded companies in the logistics sector are well capitalized. That pretty much goes without saying. But data…
Memphis-based transportation and logistics titan FedEx, not surprisingly, issued its “2020 Seasonal Peak Surcharges and Fees. Source: logistics Mgmt