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What Canada's New Prime Minister Means for Cross-Border Returns

Global logistics and cross-border e-commerce are entering a new phase [ReturnBear].

The Cost of Inefficiency: How Siloed Food Supply Chain Data Holds You Back 

​At every step of the process, inefficiencies or poor information flows raise the risk of costly delays and hamper compliance efforts [SPS Commerce].

Retailer's Roadmap to Sustainable Ecommerce: A Step-by-Step Guide

Whether you're a small enterprise or a well-established company, embracing sustainability is no longer just an option, it's a responsibility, and a strategic decision with potentially significant benefits [Frate].

Digesting the Supply Chain Alphabet Soup

The retail supply chain world is full of acronyms and abbreviations. This resource will help you digest that alphabet soup [Vendormint].

Turning Tariffs into Opportunity: The Returns Management Silver Lining

As tariffs drive up import costs and consumer prices, businesses are searching for ways to protect margins without sacrificing customer satisfaction [ReturnPro].

Colgate-Palmolive: Managing Demand Peaks with Inventory Flexibility

Demand peaks are inevitable in the consumer goods industry. Companies that can adapt quickly to these fluctuations gain a significant competitive edge [Infios].

Dropship: A Fast Response to Tariff Uncertainty for Mid-Market Retailers

Learn how dropshipping represents a viable action to protect margin, provide customers more choice, and redirect attention back to core competencies [fabric].

How Amazon Robotics Changed the Landscape of Fulfillment

Read how Amazon has fundamentally reshaped customer expectations and forced businesses across various industries to adapt quickly or risk falling behind [Exotec].

Luxury Fashion and the Need for Flexible Warehouse Automation

As warehousing costs rise and consumer spending tightens, luxury brands need to rethink their fulfillment strategies [Locus Robotics].

Supply Chain Automation Guide: Benefits & Strategies for 2025

Whether you’re looking to reduce costs, improve efficiency, or enhance customer satisfaction, automation is the key to transforming your supply chain for the better [Lowry Solutions].

Rates Aren’t Everything When It Comes to Shipping

Some businesses prioritize competitive rates when selecting a shipping partner. While it’s true that price is an important factor, it’s not the only thing that should guide your decision [OSM Worldwide].

How Women Are Leading in the Supply Chain Industry in 2025

With Women’s History Month coming to an end, now is the time to highlight the impact of women in supply chain management and leadership [WSI]. 

The Role of Technology in Foodservice Distribution

In today's fast-paced foodservice industry, technology plays a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency and improving customer satisfaction [ORTEC].

Why Should Shippers Seek Alternative Delivery Methods?

As eCommerce demand keeps growing, shippers must stay competitive. One way to do this is by using alternative delivery channels [Sifted].

What Are 7 Food and Beverage Challenges That Automation Solves?

Learn why leading F&B producers and distributors are investing in automation to address new challenges and to realize significant and lasting competitive advantages to their supply chains [Dematic]. 

Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency in the Retail and Consumer Goods Industry with Agentic Systems

Supply chain agility and resiliency rely on fast and accurate decision making. Poor decisions or slow responses lead to missed promises, negatively impacting revenue and customer satisfaction [Microsoft]. 

The Need for Speed in Logistics and the Impact of Rapid Insights on Your Operations

​Advanced technology provides the foundation for agility, especially through real-time data and analytics that empower logistics companies to make smart, swift decisions [Dexory].

How The Zero Proof Powers 3.5x Year-Over-Year Growth

Discover how the beverage brand leverages commerce enablement across physical fulfillment and integrated technology to maintain meteoric growth and unlock consumer experience at scale [Stord].

AI, Real-Time Visibility & Sustainability: The Future of Supply Chain Tech

Today's logistics winners have embraced the future of supply chain tech: AI's predictive muscle, real-time visibility's ground truth, and sustainability's importance [Tive].

Don’t Let What You Don’t Know Hurt You

In the days leading up to its legendary Thanksgiving parade Macy’s headlines not because of the holiday season, but for the more than $150 million in parcel shipping expenses an employee hid over an extended period [Reveel].

Supply Chain

Designing Seamless Quality Assurance Across the Cold Chain

To ensure the effective delivery of pathogen-free food and critical medications to its customers, wholesalers and retailers require accurate, real-time data across the cold chain [SmartSense by Digi].

Crawl, Walk, Ride: Achieving End-to-End Supply Chain Success at Canyon Bicycles

Canyon’s COO is tackling one of the industry’s toughest challenges: aligning a complex, outdated supply chain with the rapid pace of modern consumer demand [o9 Solutions].

Critical Questions for Managing Grocery Retail Supply Chain Disruptions

Significant supply chain disruptions whether caused by a strike, a recall, or a viral video-induced influx of consumer demand – can happen at any time to anyone in the retail food industry [Circana].

Top 10 Cities for a Distribution Center

The strategic placement of a distribution center can drastically reduce delivery times, lower transportation costs, and enhance customer satisfaction [Kenco].

Chinese New Year Shutdown 2025: How to Prepare

If your business relies on manufacturers in China or other countries in Asia that celebrate, here’s how to prepare for the holiday shutdown [ShipBob].

​The Power of an Order Management System for E-commerce Businesses

Discover how an OMS can streamline your e-commerce operations, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction [Standvast].

Same-Day Appliance Delivery: How to Level Up Your Operations Fast

​You have a simple choice: Jump on board the same-day delivery train now or stick to the slow lane [OneRail].

Solving the Problem of Profitable CPG Distribution

Every supply chain is complex, with tough decisions that need to be made at every
​stage. Making the right choices is critical to ensuring high service levels, along with strong sales and margins [Blue Yonder].

The 5 Biggest Demand Forecasting Challenges in Supply Chains—and How to Fix Them

Five of the top challenges that stand in the way of better demand forecasting and planning in supply chains, and how logistics leaders are overcoming these problems with better control over their data [SPS Commerce].

Supply Chain Nightmares: VANISHED

A company’s operations are thrown into disarray when its lifeblood—customer orders—vanishes, replaced by eerie silence. Furious customers leave the team desperate to solve the mystery of the missing orders before the business fails [Deposco].

Technology to the Rescue: How a Modern Tech Stack Transforms Middle Mile Logistics

Shippers are learning an important lesson in today’s delivery and fulfillment landscape: success in the last mile begins with effective middle-mile logistics [Frayt].

How Amazon Is Using AI to Become the Fastest Supply Chain in the World

Did you know that Amazon has been using machine learning and AI for more than 25 years? Discover three use cases that have propelled Amazon’s supply chain efficiency [Sifted].

Supply Chain

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) for Efficient Material Handling Solutions

AGVs offer a modern, economical, and safe way for distribution and production operations to scale up throughput with flexible automation instead of adding more labor, physical space, or bulky equipment [Dematic].

AI-Powered Smart Warehouses: How AI and Robotics are Transforming Your Operations

Embracing AI and robotics in your warehouse isn't just about keeping up with the times; it's about solving longstanding challenges with innovative solutions [Dexory].