Carl Prindle Schottenstein Stores and Rooms To Go have taken an ownership stake in online retailer Furniture.com, which will relaunch later this year, backed by a network of large retailers across the country handling fulfillment. ...
Tags: Furniture, Stores, Furnishing
The turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2013 due to the improving economy and continued competition for drivers, according to the latest figures from the American Trucking Associations. ...
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Imagine if in just one year you saw 97 percent of your staff leave. 97 percent. Well, as the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reports, that isn't an imaginary figure any more. In the most recent version of the ATA's Trucking Activity ...
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Years ago, intermodal movements were only cost and service effective on freight movements of 1500 miles and up. But intermodal Transportation has gone through a renaissance over the last decade and this number is now well below 1000 miles. ...
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The American Trucking Associations ATA) has released a new freight forecast that projects an increase in freight volumes for all modes of transportation by more than 20 percent. The forecast predicts: • Overall freight revenue ...
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Enso Detego GmbH, one of the leading specialists in Europe for RFID solutions, has announced new possibilities for the use of RFID in fashion retail ahead of the EuroCIS technology trade fair (February 19th–21st in Duesseldorf, ...
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Every year for the past 10 years,Supply Chain Brain has allowed and encouraged supply chain professionals to nominate vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on their company's efficiency,customer ...
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As the remnants of Superstorm Sandy continue to make life difficult from Nova Scotia to North Carolina to Wisconsin, millions who bore the brunt of the storm are now working to assess the damage and begin the hard work of rebuilding. As ...
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Editor's Note: The following column by Chuck Fuerst, director of product strategy at HighJump Software, is part of Modern's Other Voices column. The series, published on Wednesdays, features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, ...
Addition of Long-Haul Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Units Expands Heavyweight Service Portfolio for Customers FedEx completes acquisition of the LTL operations of Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates creating FedEx National LTL and ...
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Casegood producer Horizon Home Furniture, announced that it has signed an agreement for a new showroom in High Point's International Home Furnishings Center, where it will show this fall High Point Market. Their new showroom at IHFC ...
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UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety, today announced it has been named a Zhaga authorized testing center. This credential, coupled with UL's LTL, Europe, and Nansha positions UL as one of the most ...
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