Retailers

The Hobby Industry Coalition seeks targeted refinements to what it sees as crippling tariffs.

This week we explore how retailers are balancing security measures with customer experience.

The Stockout content breadth expands to include both CPG and retail logistics coverage.

Weather has a significant impact on retailers, but most still rely on manual forecasting. Tomorrow.io’s advanced weather intelligence is changing the game.

While consumers are indicating they may be spending less on holiday shopping this year, many merchants are expecting something different.

Speed and instant gratification, combined with the effects of the pandemic, drastically altered supply chain dynamics, but taking a holistic approach to managing it leads to more resiliency and dependability.

With e-commerce returns growing, retailers have plenty of opportunity to make shoppers loyal customers.

With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?

Understanding the difference between routed and scheduled deliveries is a key to last-mile delivery success.

Cleo has introduced a new tool to help retailers manage potential violations of service level agreements before they occur.

Consumers are demanding more, and retailers that employ a multinode strategy across their supply chain are better equipped to meet those needs.

Ongoing supply chain constraints and the need to get a handle on e-commerce fulfillment is driving interest in logistics companies among retailers.

The latest state of fulfillment report from Bringg finds retailers adapting to faster delivery and fulfillment demands, but many challenges continue to hamper efforts at meeting consumer demands.

The Biden administration wants consumer protection regulators to examine whether giant retailers are creating supply chain distortions for smaller businesses.

Shippers utilizing last-mile delivery providers face some level of risk due to claims, but some simple steps can help mitigate it.

Mark Manduca, CIO for GXO, told Modern Shipper the company is proving its logistics business model works, and retailers are responding positively.

Square posted a 45% increase in revenue, but lower-than-expected bitcoin revenue dampened analysts’ enthusiasm for the Q3 results.

Post-purchase experience technology firm Narvar is adding insights into retailers’ logistics networks with a real-time monitoring service.

SPS Commerce is collaborating with C.H. Robinson to open up new LTL capacity to retailers in need of space to move goods this holiday season.

If you thought President Joe Biden would quickly reverse Trump’s controversial trade policy toward China, guess again. U.S. importers aren’t happy.

While most of the focus has been on capacity constraints for ocean containers and truckload freight, e-commerce shippers remain concerned about the impacts on the last mile.

Surefront has introduced an end-to-end product lifecycle management tool that connects all steps in the product development and go-to-market process in a single virtual environment.

Gopuff users will now be delivered advertising through Skai, an ad platform for retailers.

The use of legacy technology and the lack of real-time visibility continue to impact the ability of last-mile delivery providers to increase business, according to a Bringg report.

French robotics company Exotec has embarked on a pilot run with the Gap in North America, testing its Skypod robots to handle e-commerce returns management.

“What is really attractive is the technology platform that enables the retailer to do a full assortment of products.”

The stimulus is providing a huge boost to Americans, who by and large, still remain unable to spend on big-ticket services like concerts, sporting events or amusement parks. The recent stimulus has created the strongest spending gains in furniture, online electronics and clothing.

As consumers become accustomed to same-day delivery, retailers and their delivery partners are facing increased pressure to improve the overall experience.

National Retail Federation’s Jon Gold and CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco discuss the impact of empty containers and port congestion and how retailers can protect themselves from future supply chain vulnerabilities.

More people did their holiday shopping online, driving up global e-commerce transactions 24% in December compared to 2019, according to new data.

COVID induced demand for goods and spending in the home. How will spending behavior change when vaccines are widespread? Retail Analyst Andrew Cox believes consumer spending will be “A Tale of Two Halves”. See what he means:

Leveraging more advanced data accuracy tools and processes, shippers and CPGs achieve a higher level of on-time performance by making more informed decisions in real time.

The retail apparel sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how international trade, supply chains and tariffs complicate things further.

C.R. England has continued the tradition of its One Initiative, announcing it has not donated more than four million meals to food banks since 2018. Plus, New York truckers face longer wait times, Tyson Foods warns to meat shortages and retailers push for uniform reopening plans.

Traffic data tracked by Inrix is indicating much quicker commute times for those on the roads during rush hour as more workers stay home. Plus, J.B. Hunt to pay bonuses, GE cutting its workforce, and St. Christopher’s Truckers Relief Fund facing a critical time.

Walmart’s fiscal fourth quarter comes in light of expectations as holiday activity was lower than expected.

To remain competitive in the marketplace, shippers need to adapt.

Lowe’s announces plans to make leadership changes and close 34 stores in Canada. The home improvement retailer increased earnings guidance for fiscal 2019.

The Home Depot, Inc. reels in full year sales expectations due to timing of investment initiatives. Management expects broad-based growth to continue as consumer discretionary spending remains steady.

Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.

Executives from C.H. Robinson discussed increasingly strict retail compliance programs and how to exceed expectations.

E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had to adapt in various ways to keep pace.

Onfleet won the first annual RTech supply chain innovation award for its online dashboard application. The application’s software assists businesses to manage in-house deliveries, as well as managing outsourced last-mile deliveries.

Supply chain investments are helping retailers meet the inventory challenges of a growing market, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported today in its 2019 retail sales forecast.

Retail activity posted the strongest gain in five months, as big gains in auto sales and rising gasoline prices helped to drive overall activity. Core spending grew at a more moderate pace, but the broad-based nature of the gains is encouraging headed into the holiday season.

U.S. retail sales rose solidly in June, boosted by increases in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, cementing expectations for robust economic growth in the second quarter.

Morgan Stanley says that shippers with low gross margins, bulky merchandise, and relatively low cost of goods sold who outsource their transportation needs are at the mercy of rising freight costs and will face EPS headwinds in 2018.

No surprise, the e-commerce trend has entrenched itself into the lives of consumers — for better or worse — and there’s no turning back now. Another round of retailers this year has filed for bankruptcy.

Pay particular attention to analytics-driven IoT platforms, computing at the edge, and data exchange brokerages (DEBs), as IoT influences everything from home security systems, to oil and gas exploration, to smart cities, to retail experiences, and beyond.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Trump Administration to increase the federal fuel tax 25 cents per gallon.

According to ACT Research, preliminary North America Classes 5-8 net order data show the industry booked 58,800 units in December, bringing the full-year net order tally to 543,400. That is an 11% improvement over November and 35% above December 2016.