Food and drink firm Nestlé has partnered with transport and logistics solutions provider XPO Logistics to build a digital warehouse facility in the UK. Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO ...
German luxury automaker Daimler, through its brand Mercedes Benz is investing $1bn in Alabama, US plant to produce electric vehicles. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz U.S. International), its ...
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Food distribution giant US Foods will implement a real-time load tracking platform from FourKites for advanced logistics operations. The refrigerated food supply chain company evaluated various players before opting for Chicago based ...
US based packaging firm Sealed Air has introduced cartoning solution designed to protect package cartons during transit while eliminating the use of outer boxes or additional packaging materials. StealthWrap claims to provide security and ...
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 7, 2016 – As a next step in an effort to increase economic mobility of workers in retail and adjacent sectors in the U.S., the Walmart Foundation today announced 10 Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) across ...
Retailers are transforming their organisations and market approaches to leverage the power of digital and satisfy the needs of the ever-changing consumer. With a huge increase in demand for goods purchased online, supply chain and ...
Tags: digital, customer experience, demand
Perry Ellis International Inc., which distributes several golf brands and makes Nike swimwear, appointed Joe Arriola to its board. Arriola is a former member of the Perry Ellis Board, having served as a director from 2006 until 2015. ...
Tags: Perry Ellis International Inc, golf brands, Sporting Goods
Unilever has announced that it has become a zero landfill company in Europe after achieving zero non-hazardous waste to landfill at its 242 factories. The announcement means that Unilever will not contribute to wastes from its premises, ...
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Net profit at Spain based Inditex Group, the biggest global apparel marketer soared 28 per cent year on year in the first fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2015. In the three months to April 30, 2015, an Inditex Group press release, said its ...
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Con-way’s global logistics subsidiary Menlo Logistics has opened a new after-sales spare parts facility in Dharuhera, India, expanding its automotive logistics operations in the country. The 3,846m2 facility is situated close to car ...
Tags: logistics operations, customers, Auto Parts
endor relationships are critical to an organization’s supply chain both upstream and downstream, but how can an astute executive management team understand how their partners are equipped to protect their proprietary economic ...
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The Toll Group (Toll) has announced a range of transactions to “drive improved returns for shareholders and rationalise its portfolio of businesses”. The actions announced today by Toll include: Earning more money off its ...
Tags: marine freight business, Service
Northline, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned logistics operations, has officially started operating from its new $21 million Brisbane transport and logistics facility at Redbank. The new facility, located within the Goodman ...
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Canadian transportation firm Mullen Group said its net income fell in the fourth quarter as weather and holidays hurt trucking and logistics operations. Profit fell to C$20.3 million, or 22 cents a share, a 6.9% decrease from last year's ...
Tags: Transportation
Truckload carrier Marten Transport reported 2013 was the best financial year in its history, but fourth-quarter income declined. Fourth-quarter net income dropped to $7.3 million, or 22 cents per share, from $7.7 million, or 23 cents per ...
Tags: Transportation