After decades of pursuing supply chain efficiency, U.S. companies have turned their focus to what’s politely termed “resilience,” but might better be described as redundancy.

The company is simultaneously launching in five other European markets — Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

As consumer expectations rise and volatility persists, retail and e-commerce brands must rethink speed, cost, data and reliability when selecting last-mile partners. 

The commission’s comments come hours after the U.S. launched a probe into major trading partners, including the EU and China.

Trump’s executive orders halting the exemption cite the same national emergencies he relied on in imposing the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.

One way or another, there is likely to be a slew of lawsuits against any and all of the new tariffs.

Activewear retailer Fabletics turns to radio frequency identification to boost inventory accuracy, efficiency and store performance.

Agility and execution matter as much as forecasting.

The administration accused companies of pushing for a speedy schedule out of an “apparent desire to be the center of attention” in the future proceedings before the trade court.

The uplift to 15%, announced by Trump one day later after the 10% rate, has yet to be implemented, but could be introduced at any time.