Shippers seeking greater control over their transportation spend are increasingly turning to a multi-carrier strategy.

Dollar General will open a dual distribution center in Nebraska, two regional facilities in Georgia and Texas, and expand operations in South Carolina and New York.

The growing role of artificial intelligence and machine learning have enabled retailers and CPGs to create forecasts that allow them to stay ahead of ever-changing demand.

The modern-day supply chain isn’t just about delivering product, but doing so in an efficient and sustainable way.

Over the past three years, retailers have been wrestling with product shortages and increasingly painful out-of-stock issues. More recently, however, they’ve been struggling with overstocks.

Companies make thousands of decisions a day about what to produce, where to put product and what to promote. But they often make those decisions based on very limited information.

Huge growth in sales led to the need to optimize inventory, fulfillment and warehouse operations at Ecentria, say Michael Wohlwend, managing principal of Alpine Supply Chain Solutions, and Andrew Mironov, head of operations at Ecentria.

OSHA investigations are currently underway at more than 10 Amazon locations, with pending inspections reportedly planned for dozens of other Amazon facilities.

The report also showed that shoppers’ definitions of loyalty are reportedly moving away from the idea of exclusivity.

The Teamsters said that UPS has dragged its feet “for four months” after beginning supplemental contract negotiations in January, 2023.