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Collateral Damage From Britain's Battered Shopping Streets

March 19, 2019

Stores are closing daily on the U.K.’s shopping streets in a crisis reminiscent of the U.S. retail apocalypse, and there’s no sign of a bottom.

Five Steps Shippers Can Use to Monitor UPS Costs

March 19, 2019

Hariesh Manaadiar, SCB Contributor

After months of contract negotiations between United Parcel Service and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union’s chief negotiator announced that the union had reached a tentative agreement.

10 Things to Look for in a Parcel Shipping System Partner

Ten Things to Look for in a Parcel Shipping System Partner

March 13, 2019

Pierbridge

Amazon Was Fighting Fakes With Big Vendor Purge

March 12, 2019

Bloomberg

Amazon hinted that fighting counterfeits was a reason for its sudden and unexplained purge of thousands of vendors that sowed panic among long-time suppliers.

Walmart Toughens Delivery Demands for Suppliers

March 12, 2019

The Wall Street Journal

The retailer wants suppliers that ship full trucks of products to deliver orders within a specified two-day window 87 percent of the time, up from an 85-percent rate it targeted previously.

Enter Now for the 2019 Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

March 7, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has extended the deadline to participate in its annual Supply Chain Innovation Award, in partnership with SupplyChainBrain.

The Man Leading Alibaba’s High-Stakes Southeast Asia Expansion

March 5, 2019

Bloomberg

In December, Alibaba Group put Pierre Poignant in charge of Lazada, the subsidiary spearheading the Chinese e-commerce giant’s Southeast Asia expansion. The choice was out of character for several reasons.

Online Grocery Shoppers Will Pay for Fast Service — But Not Enough

March 4, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The conventional notion about online shoppers is that they want it now, and they want it for free. But a new study refutes that assumption, at least partially.