While recent actions won’t end the issue of forced labor entirely, this may well be a meaningful milestone in the long-running effort.

The solution is not eliminating free returns, but fixing convoluted supply chains and collaborating with shippers to make reverse logistics more affordable.

However, the percentage of abuse and fraud impacting total returns continues to trend in the wrong direction, increasing from 10.2% to 13.7%

The U.S.'s trade body had barred imports and sales of Apple watches with technology for reading blood-oxygen levels, because of a patent row.

Households will be able to drop off cables and other electrical waste in-store or have home collections, says the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

2023’s peak season will have seen supply chain professionals both relying on tried-and-true peak season strategies and testing next-gen solutions.

While retailers and shippers may balk at the prospect of altering the functional status quo, making concrete changes to protect workers will pay dividends in the long run.

Mass production at the upcoming $17 billion fab would begin in 2025, the newspaper reported, citing a speech by President Choi Siyoung of Samsung’s foundry business.

As retailers navigate headwinds this holiday season and forecast for the coming year, three key trends will define retail planning in 2024.

Construction has already begun at the Fab 38 plant, which is due to open in 2028 and operate through 2035.