E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

A tan storefront with white metal detectors spread across the open front entrance, and "JCPENNEY" written in large white lettering across the top

JCPenney Announces Store Closures Across Eight States

February 13, 2025

JCPenney will be closing one store in each of eight states, spanning California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire and West Virginia.

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EU Trade Chief Talks to Trump Team to Find Tariff Solution

February 12, 2025

The bloc could move quickly by re-applying duties it first imposed on the U.S. during Trump’s first term.

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The Retail Playbook for Expansion into Emerging Economies

February 12, 2025

Helaine Rich, SCB Contributor

Setting up operations in a new country involves overcoming regulatory complexities, ensuring compliance with local laws, and tailoring strategies to unique cultural landscapes.

Rows of brown cardboard packages with "Made in China" written along each, moving along conveyer belts in front of three Chinese flags hanging from the rafters

Trump Delays Suspension of Duty-Free Exception on Chinese Goods

February 10, 2025

Bloomberg

On Feb. 3 Trump revoked a “de minimis” rule that previously allowed small packages under $800 to enter the U.S. duty free. On Feb. 7, he reinstated it.

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Trump’s China Trade Crackdown Sparks Shipping Chaos, Price Hikes

February 9, 2025

Bloomberg

Trump’s orders have highlighted the complex supply chain that underpins the flow of packages.

Amazon Revenue Expected to Leapfrog Walmart for First Time

February 6, 2025

SupplyChainBrain

This would be the first time Walmart hasn't occupied the top spot for quarterly revenue among U.S. retailers since it dethroned Sears in 1993.

A phone screen with numerous apps in a grid, with a black Shein app icon in the center

Shein Relaunches in India as Five-Year Ban Ends

February 3, 2025

SupplyChainBrain

India had banned Shein, TikTok and several other Chinese apps in 2020, over claims that China's government had used the apps to steal user data.

An app screen of a phone, depicting an orange icon with white writing that reads "Temu," a brown icon with an arrow shaped like a smile for Amazon, and a black icon with a white "S" representing Shein.

Trump Targets Loophole Temu, Shein Used to Take On Amazon

February 3, 2025

Bloomberg

Trump’s decision to end de minimis tariff exemptions is expected to hit a fast-growing market segment.

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Supply Chains 2025: The Uncertainty Principle

February 3, 2025

Robert J. Bowman, Editor-in-Chief, SupplyChainBrain

The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises.

MANUFACTURING

Reshaping the Future and Global Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing

February 3, 2025

Jim de Vries, Founder and Managing Partner, Enhance International Group, LLC

By blending its strengths in innovation with proven global best practices, the U.S. can reclaim its position as a manufacturing leader.

E-Commerce/Omni-Channel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the e-commerce/omnichannel industry — which consists of companies engaged in internet retailing, including those with auxiliary brick-and-mortar stores. Learn how e-commerce/omnichannel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.