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25% of UK Trade Threatened by Potential Maritime Strike
"Ships can't leave or enter the U.K.'s ports without them," said Sharon Graham, general secretary of labor…
New Flexport Layoffs Trim 30% in Fresh Round of Job Cuts
Last month, former CEO Dave Clark said half of his team was let go with "the most brutal nonseverance…
How Important are Logistics and Global Services Today?
A global infrastructure with strong logistics can give a company a considerable leg up. Just ask Copen…
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Why Shippers are Consolidating Their 3PL Spend
Seventy-eight percent of shippers and 40 percent of 3PLs say labor challenges have impacted their service…
Pitney Bowes CEO Steps Down After Investor Pressure
After a hedge fund pressured the company to get rid of an 11-year CEO, will the firm next sell a struggling…
TikTok Names Fulfillment Partners Behind New Shopping Platform
ShipBob will warehouse, pick, pack and ship goods for sellers using "Fulfilled by TikTok" in the U.S.
Warehousing Startup Linked to Walmart, Ralph Lauren Cuts 33% of Workers
The job cuts come more than a year after Flexe raised a $119 million Series D funding round valuing the…
California Governor Vetoes State Senate’s Autonomous Trucking Ban
AB316 is a Teamsters-backed bill requiring a safety operator to be present when a self-driving, 10,000-pound…
Adidas Opens New Distribution Center in China Powered by Robots
Geek+ has outfitted the facility with robots designed to help Adidas with item location detection and…
GXO’s New Acquisition Expands North American Presence
The contract logistics provider acquired e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb for about $181 million.
What Dave Clark’s Exit Could Mean for Flexport
With the former CEO's departure, the future of the logistics firm's non-core businesses remains in flux.
‘It’s Like Trying to Get Taylor Swift Tickets’: How AI Helps Importers
AI can enhance demand planning, purchase order management and lead time management efforts, said Trade…
Unions Cut US Income Inequality, Treasury Department Says
The report notes that unions raise the wages of their members by 10 to 15 percent and contribute to more…
Did Shopify Turn to Amazon for Its Fulfillment Savvy?
"It's clearly a concession that [Shopify] couldn't get fulfillment to work on their own," said Forrester's…
How Tropical Storm Idalia Disrupted Amazon, FedEx and UPS
Amazon said it would use its national network of storage and delivery to fulfill customer orders from outside…