Retailers
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Modes
C.H. Robinson: speed, visibility and cost are key to successful retail compliance
Executives from C.H. Robinson discussed increasingly strict retail compliance programs and how to exceed expectations.
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High Tech, High Touch
Technology helps ease the transition for LTL carriers adapting to e-commerce
E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had…
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News
Onfleet wins the first annual RTech supply chain innovation award
Onfleet won the first annual RTech supply chain innovation award for its online dashboard application. The application’s software assists businesses…
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Economics
Retail sales forecast: efficiency in supply chain innovation
Supply chain investments are helping retailers meet the inventory challenges of a growing market, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported…
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Infographics
Retail Activity Rebounds
Retail activity posted the strongest gain in five months, as big gains in auto sales and rising gasoline prices helped…
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Economics
Strong consumer spending boosts retail sales in June
U.S. retail sales rose solidly in June, boosted by increases in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other…
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Economics
Transport costs pose threat to hardline retail margins: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley says that shippers with low gross margins, bulky merchandise, and relatively low cost of goods sold who outsource…
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Economics
What does the “retail apocalypse” mean for freight?
No surprise, the e-commerce trend has entrenched itself into the lives of consumers — for better or worse — and…
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Economics
Digitize or die: Transparency for transportation service providers trending high
Pay particular attention to analytics-driven IoT platforms, computing at the edge, and data exchange brokerages (DEBs), as IoT influences everything…
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: U.S. Chamber calls for fuel tax increase
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking the Trump Administration to increase the federal fuel tax 25 cents per gallon.
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