Black Friday retail spending could take a hit from covid conditions, Deloitte says
But overall spending through November and December still on track to beat last year’s totals, NRF forecasts.

IATA offers cargo guidelines for vaccine distribution
Pharmaceutical cold chain could be strained by high volume, low temperature required for new drugs from Pfizer, Moderna.

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ITA Presidents Forum offers global lift truck market insights

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Why your supply chain should support the three R’s
Reflections
Butterflies are pretty, but they are hell on a supply chain.
Supply chains are not the closed systems that macroeconomists posit. There are always unexpected external influences at the microeconomic level.

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Logistics

Retail-to-logistics conversions slow to take hold
Repurposing malls, stores, and other retail spaces for sorely needed logistics operations gets a lot of hype, but not much action, real estate experts say.

Manufacturing

What is ASTM A53
Introduction of ASTM A53

Finance

Retail trade groups press for covid stimulus funds as Washington transition continues
IFDA and NRF balance their agendas between Trump and Biden administrations.

Strategy

Will this be the decade of supply chain sustainability?
Three major trends suggest that supply chain sustainability will seize center stage during the 2020s.

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CASE STUDY: How Relationships Lead to Proactive Solutions in a Difficult 2020

Learn how Natrol leverages Echo's proprietary shipping technology, EchoShip, to manage their transportation operations in a volatile 2020.

Industry Press Room News

GCT Vanterm Implements Navis N4 as Part of $160M Modernization Project
Terminal is the fourth and final GCT location to go-live with N4 in North America

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Technology

Artificial intelligence continues to mature with o9 and Project44 partnership
Improved AI works hand in hand with precision data, firms say.

Whitepapers

The Top Supply Chain Pains That You Should Address For a Healthier 2021
As we look forward to a much healthier 2021, it's more important than ever that we closely examine the challenges that are sure to come with it: headaches that may not be entirely new to supply chains, but may need new treatment options.
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Research Report: New Rules for Supply Chain Insights, Collaboration and Overall Resiliency
Learn about three capabilities that are now deemed essential for supply chain management and IT teams.
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Industry Data Points

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Logistics Managers Index

41.2 in January, down 10 percent compared to December
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FTR Shippers Conditions Index

Rose to 8.8 in July, up 2 points from November; strongest reading since June 2018.
0.4%

National Retail Federation

Retail sales up 0.4 percent in January from November and up 4.6 percent year-over-year

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E-Commerce

Spiraling e-commerce volumes could swamp parcel networks, lead to peak delays
Canada Post warns holiday surge could “overwhelm capacity,” asks consumers to shop early to spread out the load.

Third-Party Logistics

Stricken by pandemic, 3PLs and their shipper customers look to strategic relationships and “nearshored” supply chains
Risk management takes on growing role, “25th Annual Third-Party Logistics Outsourcing Survey” finds.

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