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Amazon’s Project Tetromino Points to the Next Frontier in Last-Mile Automation
Amazon has spent years automating fulfillment centers, where robots move inventory, assist picking, sort products, and reduce the number of touches required to get an order out the door. Its next major automation challenge may be much closer to the customer. Amazon is reportedly developing an advanced delivery-station concept known internally as Project Tetromino, designed…
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From Moscow to the Diesel Pump: How Geopolitics Is Moving Through Logistics Networks
The most important logistics story coming out of Moscow this week may not be the unusual arrival of a U.S. Air Force C-17 carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe. It may be diesel. Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on August 25 for meetings with senior Russian intelligence officials as relations between Washington and Moscow remain deeply strained.…
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The Supply Chain Operating Model After AI
For the past several years, the enterprise AI discussion has focused heavily on capability. Can a model forecast more accurately, summarize information, identify an exception, write code, reason through a problem, or operate an agent? Those questions mattered because the technology was new, but they are no longer… The post The Supply Chain Operating Model…
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H&M, Inditex and PVH’s garment manufacturer called out for alleged union-squashing
Union employees of a Turkish supplier for the apparel brands said they “should not remain silent while union rights are being violated.”
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Advance Auto Parts rebids carrier contracts, expects to save tens of millions
The retailer’s focus on transportation efficiency is part of a larger goal to optimize its supply chain through shipment accuracy and distribution center processes.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club to cut SKUs by 20%
The retailer, which has attempted reduction efforts in the past, hopes to bring down its inventory assortment to 6,000 or 6,500 SKUs.
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USPS announces 6% rate increase for 2026 peak season
The holiday price bump is set to impact Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and other package shipping services starting Oct. 4.
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How big box retailers are using tariff refunds
Walmart is investing its $2.9 billion return into price cuts, while Target plans for additional reimbursements and Home Depot and Lowe’s offset higher costs.
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Maersk switches pricing strategy – now quicker to pass on rate hikes
Maersk has changed the way it prices container freight, tracking market movements more closely than it did during the pandemic, according to Sea-Intelligence. Its analysis compares Maersk’s average quarterly freight rates with the Container Trade Statistics (CTS) global average, using Q4 23 as a baseline. During the pandemic-era freight rate surge, Maersk was the clear…
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Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia plan coordinated response to box ship fires
Singapore is seeking closer cooperation with Malaysia and Indonesia to improve regional response to containership fires. Cargo-related incidents aboard box ships have become an increasing concern for the maritime industry. The move was outlined at the 17th Cooperation Forum in Singapore yesterday, where the three countries discussed navigation safety and marine environmental protection in the…