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When a Bellevue, Washington consumer’s shipment failed to arrive on the scheduled day, she did what many consumers would do and called the retailer’s – […]

Does it ever seem like you’re operating, well, on auto-pilot when it comes to determining service levels for your airline parts shipments?  Such […]

When the U.S. Department of Commerce self-initiated anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of aluminum sheet from China, it brought […]

On the one hand, export opportunities have never been better for U.S. medical device manufacturers, as global demand continues to grow for high […]

When the President hosted a White House ceremony in June to mark the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, included among the invited […]

Given the average “shelf life” of an article of clothing in some fashion retail chains is about six weeks before discounting begins, it’s […]

A study of U.S./Canada border crossing delays found the average wait was 29 minutes.  But for participants in the U.S./Canada “Free and Secure […]

It used to be when a business looked for return on investment (ROI) from its logistics provider, the provider would be expected to […]

According to data from the U.S. Commerce Department, less than one percent of U.S. companies’ export – and of those that do, 58 percent […]

While many are still figuring out the winners and losers of the fiscal cliff resolution, retailers are hoping consumers will shrug off some […]

A study by the departments of economics at Ontario’s University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University found that border delays cost the U.S. and Canadian […]

When a U.S. retail giant opened its first Canadian stores in Fall 2012, questions were raised about the slow path the company took […]

It used to be that customer returns were treated as the ugly duckling of retail management.  Returns were tolerated, because they had to […]

Unless you have a direct interest in pallet design or manufacture, you probably have not followed recent trends in the industry.  Which means, […]

Canadian truckers doing business in the United States will soon have to change their modus operandi, as a result of regulatory changes issued […]

At one point last winter, Florida was the only one of the 50 states that did not have snow on the ground.  The. Only. One.  […]

Don’t underestimate the effect of new regulations on the nation’s commerce, was the unmistakable message delivered by a contingent of shippers, carriers and […]

With the spotlight pointed directly at the predicted capacity shortage, businesses are looking to ensure that their shipments will not be left behind.  […]

In a late-December announcement, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gave the trucking industry what amounted to a lump of coal, when it finalized […]

Late last year the Canadian government reported that Internet sales in that country passed C$15.1 billion during 2009, an 18 percent increase from the C$12.8 billion that […]

A recent survey of  supply chain and logistics professionals found that 89 percent of respondents believe that the supply chain function has become more important […]

Businesses that regularly import goods into the U.S. face the possibility each year of being selected for a Customs and Border Patrol “Focused Assessment.” What is […]