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News
Retailers’ inventories suggest restocking long way from finished
Recent earnings reports from retailers exhibited improved inventory positions compared to a year ago. However, the comps show merchandise levels are still lagging sales by…
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Logistics/Supply Chains
ITF Group offers Pop-up Fulfillment Pod solution for small shippers
ITF onboards new customers extremely fast, regardless of size or whether the end destination is a consumer or a business.
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Container
Mounting evidence that container crunch will persist until 2022
Americans are spending more on services. Contrary to predictions, this has yet to curb demand for containerized goods.
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Maritime
Rise in trans-Pacific rates is relentless with new highs hit
Spot pricing has surged even higher, propelled by carrier rate hikes and China congestion fallout.
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News
Retail sales remain strong in May; future freight flows look promising
The headline number for May retail sales was a sequential decline. What may have been lost in the report is that consumers are continuing to…
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Modest inventory bump not likely to slow freight’s flow anytime soon
There was a fair amount of “feel-good” talk regarding inventory build during the fiscal first-quarter retail earnings season. But for several chains, the year-over-year comparisons…
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April retail sales were excellent (for freight markets)
Consumers reversion to services has not come at the detriment of durable goods spending. Over the past four weeks, the mix of durable goods-to-services spending…
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News
The retail foot traffic recovery story — Great Quarter, Guys
How are retail stores recovering as COVID restrictions ease and foot traffic increases? Andrew Cox breaks it down on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.
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Equipment
Seller’s market for newer used trucks is hot, hot, hot!
The growing backlog of new truck orders has supercharged pricing for newer used models at auctions, with retail traffic also high.
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News
Retail sales pop in March along with freight demand
Retail sales surged in March along with freight volumes. An increase in vaccinations and stimulus payments provided a “perfect alignment” for the blowout report.
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