Here is some more information I found on a topic I blogged about a couple of weeks ago: Crisis in freight markets creates risks for retailers. This article from Manufacturing & Logistics IT points out that the increased risks retailers are facing this year due to the instability of the freight industry makes it more [...]
According to a report released recently by American Shipper and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), automated transportation management systems are delivering a return on investment, as users are operating with more efficiency, increasing productivity, reducing cost and utilizing environmentally sound methods of transport, when compared to companies who handle their international transportation management manually. [...]
The holiday shopping season has officially begun (confirmed yesterday, when I saw my first Christmas-themed commercial for the year), and retailers have already started stocking up. After last year’s disappointing sales and excess inventory, and sales being weaker than expected in September, retailers and manufacturers are likely to err on the side of caution when [...]
