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The latest news for every retail supply chain nerd Attention shoppers and all you retail supply chain nerds. Welcome to Point of Sale: The Newsletter! Here you’ll find all the latest industry deals, tech developments and everything in between regarding shoppers’ interests. I’m Sydney Edwards, the voice in your head and the writer before you….
Nearly three-quarters of large online retailers plan to invest in two-day parcel delivery over the next two years, a sign that e-tailers take seriously the value of speed in consumers’ online purchasing decisions, according to a survey commissioned by regional parcel carrier OnTrac. Two-day delivery is expected to be the standard for the upcoming peak…
Consumers are putting fewer items in their carts (Chart: Barchart.com Inc.) In the face of inflationary pressure the past two years, consumers have generally not cut back much on everyday purchases, and CPG companies have often said that elasticities have been muted, or at least no worse than history would suggest. But recent CPG results…
Maersk, the world’s second-largest ocean carrier, gambled that a U.S.-led military force, Operation Prosperity Guardian, would allow safe passage through the Red Sea. That gamble has failed. On Tuesday, Maersk said it will suspend Red Sea transits indefinitely and reroute ships around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. The decision followed attacks on the container ship…
UPS Inc. said Friday it has begun “business continuity” training to prepare nonunion employees to handle packages in the event a Teamsters union strike disrupts operations. “Over the coming weeks, many of our U.S. employees will participate in training that would help them safely serve our customers if there is a labor disruption. This `temporary…
Bill Hall left his job as a senior marine engineer at age 59, earned his CDL and started Coyote Container with two trucks and one trailer in Northern California. Now he is among the first retail purchasers of a zero-emissions Nikola fuel cell electric truck. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Click here to get…