How Brooks Running is deepening its supply chain visibility

The sports apparel retailer implemented traceability platform TrusTrace as the company works toward its responsible sourcing goals.

By Kelly Stroh • Aug. 1, 2023

The Backroom: Jason Del Rey and ‘Winner Sells All’

One of the most prolific journalists covering the retail industry leverages his deep sourcing for an in-depth book about Amazon versus Walmart.

By Retail Dive Staff • July 27, 2023

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Inside retail supply chains

While supply chains seems to be balancing out, the threat of more disruptions remain. 

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Why some UPS shippers haven’t diverted volume even as a potential strike looms

As many businesses firm up contingency plans, others are maintaining their current delivery activity with UPS, according to parcel shipping experts.

By Max Garland • Updated July 25, 2023

Uncertainty around UPS is ‘kryptonite’ to supply chains, RILA warns

The Retail Industry Leaders Association on Wednesday urged the carrier and the Teamsters, whose contract expires July 31, to get a deal done quickly.

By Daphne Howland • July 19, 2023

5 myths of AMR solutions

What are the biggest myths surrounding mobile robotic solutions in the logistics industry?

July 17, 2023

Walgreens closing e-commerce distribution center in Illinois

The company will lay off 393 employees on or around Aug. 28, according to a WARN notice.

By Max Garland • July 14, 2023

All Staples locations to accept Amazon returns

With the addition of Staples, the e-commerce giant now has over 8,000 drop-off locations for returns in the U.S. 

By Kaarin Vembar • June 29, 2023

Amazon wants package delivery help from thousands of small businesses

"Hub Delivery" program partners, which could include small business owners like florists or plumbers, will commit to delivering 20 to 50 packages daily for local customers.

By Max Garland • June 28, 2023

Target bolsters last-mile delivery reach with first extension facility

The Smyrna, Georgia, facility expands the retailer’s next-day delivery in the Atlanta market to an additional 500,000 customers.

By Max Garland • June 27, 2023

Temu, Shein avoid import tariffs because of their low-priced products: report

Preliminary findings in a U.S. House Select Committee investigation released Thursday show business models that may allow companies to avoid customs scrutiny.

By Laurel Deppen • June 26, 2023

Walmart rolls out inventory service for third-party sellers marketplace

Inventory Transfer Services gives sellers the option to send goods to one centralized location and offer two-day to same-day shipping.

By Alejandra Salgado • June 23, 2023

Ruggable to open first international facility

The direct-to-consumer brand is opening a plant in the U.K. and plans to launch in France in the near term.

By Dani James • June 20, 2023

Walmart opens high-tech fulfillment center in Indiana

The facility is the company’s largest to date and will move the retailer closer to its goal of offering two-day delivery to 95% of the U.S. population.

By Nate Delesline III • June 16, 2023

Duluth Trading to lean on new fulfillment center during peak season

The workwear retailer expects more than half of its direct orders will be handled by the Georgia facility in Q4.

By Max Garland • June 16, 2023

Deliveries keep getting faster. Will it last?

Shippers adjusted to pandemic-related disruptions to reach customers faster. But shifting shopper preferences and cost-cutting efforts may slow things down.

By Max Garland • June 14, 2023

Higher shipping costs keep biting into Williams-Sonoma’s earnings

The retailer has shipped from out-of-market distribution centers and made multiple deliveries for multi-unit products in order to reach customers quicker.

By Max Garland • June 1, 2023

B. Riley acquires equity interest in Scotch & Soda through Bluestar

The arrangement solidifies financial ties between the financial group and the brand management company, and adds to a growing stable of fashion labels under their control.

By Lara Ewen • May 19, 2023

After last year’s inventory tidal wave, where do retailers go from here?

Bare shelves are still a recent memory, but many are learning to live on leaner inventories after overstocking in 2022.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 18, 2023

Wayfair improves data analytics to trim last-mile costs

The online furniture retailer has sharpened its process for determining whether items should be delivered in-house or via third parties.

By Max Garland • May 16, 2023

Out of fashion: Apparel manufacturing needs a tech update

Tied to fax machines and Excel spreadsheets, many companies are resistant to change and slow to adapt to new ways of doing business.

By Krishna Thakker • May 15, 2023

Costco, Walmart join Biden administration’s supply chain data exchange

Fifty-three companies representing the end-to-end supply chain are now part of the Department of Transportation’s Freight Logistics Optimization Works initiative.

By Sarah Zimmerman • May 15, 2023

Dollar General boosts supply chain with new distribution centers

The addition of three new facilities expands storage and distribution capacity for the retailer.

By Ben Unglesbee • May 10, 2023

NRF: US imports forecast to remain ‘well below’ 2022

Although retail sales are expected to increase, “we’re not seeing the explosive demand we saw the past two years,” the NRF said. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 9, 2023

From stores to suppliers, how Destination XL tries to dodge the inventory ‘kiss of death’

“We have a philosophical point of view where we'd rather be chasing goods than chasing cancellations,” CEO Harvey Kanter said. 

By Ben Unglesbee • May 9, 2023

Osprey, Hydro Flask owner cuts 18% of SKUs in supply chain overhaul

As Helen of Troy sheds inventory, it’s also finding more opportunities to consolidate its distribution footprint.

By Sarah Zimmerman • May 8, 2023