When bringing on a new client, expanding into a new facility, or even opening a micro-fulfillment-based store, it's critical to have the flexibility in your warehouse management system that allows you to flex your operations as needed, says Chris O'Stean, vice president of solutions consulting at Softeon.

Exports of clothing and footwear from the U.K. to the EU have dipped from £7.4 billion ($9.4 billion) in 2019 to £2.7 billion in 2023.

A study by the IHL Group found that retailers miss out on nearly $1 trillion in sales per year because of out-of-stock items.

Typically, the U.S. will allow shipments valued under $800 — known officially as Type 86 entries — to be imported without tax or duty payments.

Temu has until the end of September to provide the EU with a risk assessment report on the sale of counterfeit goods and illegal products. 

The U.S. banned all imports from Xinjiang — which supplies 20% of the world's cotton — in 2022, over allegations of forced labor.

Claims and appeasement fraud surged by 1.5% year-over-year in 2023, with retailers estimating that 10.5% of all return claims were fraudulent.

The Administration said these principles should be considered during the whole lifecycle of AI – from design to development, testing, training, deployment and use, oversight, and auditing.

By understanding the use cases best suited for each pallet material type, supply chain practitioners can make significant strides in sustainability while ensuring efficiency.

Unlike conventional software, which becomes outdated as time passes, newer AI-driven machine-learning systems become increasingly sophisticated with age.