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Retailers Experience Slight Rise in Fraudulent Returns for 2014 Holiday Season

January 12, 2015

Retailers estimate that they will lose $3.8bn to return fraud for the 2014 holiday season, up from last year's $3.4bn estimate, according to a recent National Retail Federation (NRF) survey. Retailers also estimated that 5.5 percent of all holiday returns are fraudulent, similar to last year's 5.8 percent.

What Will We Do With All That Electronic Waste?

January 9, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Electronic waste is threatening to overwhelm our landfills.

Syspro USA Adds Voyage, Container Tracking App to ERP Offering

December 23, 2014

Syspro USA

Syspro USA, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for on-premise, mobile and cloud-based use, has released a new supply-chain management application for global manufacturers and distributors.

Peru's Largest Retail Pharmacy Chain Aims to Get Even Larger

December 19, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

InkaFarma has an ambitious plan to nearly double the number of stores it operates in Peru, with an emphasis on opening up new locations in some of the country's remotest areas. To make that happen, the company needed both a new, automated distribution center and a warehouse-management system with which to run it.

Chainalytics Inks Technology Partnership With Logistical Labs

December 17, 2014

Chainalytics

Chainalytics, a provider of market intelligence, analytics and supply-chain consulting services, has entered into a partnership with Logistics Labs, a vendor of cloud-based software.Chainalytics, a provider of market intelligence, analytics and supply-chain consulting services, has entered into a partnership with Logistics Labs, a vendor of cloud-based software.

Echo Global Logistics Joins CargoNet to Reduce Theft Risk

December 12, 2014

Echo Global Logistics

Echo Global Logistics has joined CargoNet to reduce its risk of cargo theft and provide an additional level of security for clients.

Inmar Acquires Company Specializing in Pharmaceutical Returns, Recalls

December 2, 2014

Inmar

Inmar, a company that operates collaborative commerce networks, announced its acquisition of Fremont, Calif.-based EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp., whose core business of pharmaceutical returns and recalls aligns well with Inmar's healthcare service offerings.

Technologies Provide Huge Savings for Retailers When Items Returned

November 26, 2014

Business Week

Returned merchandise, which retailers have to discount or even dump, end up costing U.S. merchants as much as $20bn a year, and are a "ticking time bomb" that threatens retailers' profitability. To avoid that blowup, merchants are turning to new technologies.