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Paula's Choice: A New Fulfillment Partner to Manage Growth
The popular online purveyor of skin care and beauty products undergoes a natural process of maturing. Rapid sales growth dictates that the Seattle-based merchandiser hire an outsourcing partner to handle order-fulfillment duties in the eastern U.S.
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In E-Commerce, the Race to Own the Last Mile Is Heating Up
The field of companies offering rapid delivery of items ordered online is getting awfully crowded.
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Big-Box Retailing: Will E-Commerce Blow the House Down?
In the folktale "The Three Little Pigs," a house made of brick is the one that the Big Bad Wolf can't blow down. If only today's brick-and-mortar retailers were as sturdy.
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One Filing, 48 Agencies: Introducing the 'Single Window' for Trade Compliance
For international traders who are sick of filing documents with multiple regulatory agencies, help is on the way.
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Foreign-Trade Zone Imports and Exports Record New Highs in 2013
The value of exports from America's foreign-trade zones increased by 13.7 percent in 2013, to a record high $79.5bn in merchandise exported, according to figures released by the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board in its Annual Report to Congress. At $835.8bn, the 2013 value of received merchandise into FTZs also reached a new high, surpassing the previous year’s record of $732.2bn – a 14.1 percent increase.
Canada Seeks to Lure U.S. Businesses with Lower Corporate Taxes
With Burger King planning to relocate there after completing its buy of coffee-and-donut chain Tim Hortons for about $11.4bn, Canada is emerging as the latest tax haven for U.S. firms fleeing a high tax code at home.
Whether on U.S. East or West Coast, Companies Want DCs Near 'Megapolitan' Areas, Report Says
Companies are heavily scrutinizing transportation costs in East Coast and West Coast seaports-and inland cities with strong transportation links-locating facilities in markets best able to serve established and emerging "megapolitan" areas in a quick, cost-effective manner, according to a report from CBRE Group entitled Transportation Cost Equivalence Line: East Coast vs. West Coast Ports.
Oman's Logistics Market Predicted to Exceed $12Bn by 2017
The nascent transportation and logistics market in Oman is expected to see steady growth over the next five to seven years due to planned investments in logistics infrastructure and industrial development in the country. Widespread opportunities for integrated logistics service providers that offer end-to-end logistics solutions will arise in certain industries such as chemicals.
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The Logistics Challenges of Manufacturing in Mexico
A conversation with Matt Hamson, chief executive officer of Coronado Logistics Inc.
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Supply Chain Challenges in Emerging Markets
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Supply Chain Strategy and the Boardroom
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Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization in a Global Business
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