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    Material Handling & Logistics provides news, analysis, technology and best practices for managers overseeing supply chain, warehousing and transportation in the manufacturing sector.

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    As Inflation Moderates Fed Could Cut Interest Rates
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    Ways to Attract and Retrain Supply Chain Talent
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    Manufacturing Sector Unable to Shed Weight of Interest Rates
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    Import Cargo To Hit Highest Level Since 2022
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    Manufacturing Contracts Again: ISM

    Highlights

    Walmart
    A New Retail Model
    Global Supply Chain

    A New Retail Model

    July 26, 2024
    Walmart said this model "brings shopping to the customer in exactly the way they want and need "
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    Labor Management

    Judge Halts NLRB Joint Employer Rule

    June 3, 2024
    Would broadly expand the number of employers subject to unionization.
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    75% of Logistics Companies Focus on Sustainability
    Global Supply Chain

    75% of Logistics Companies Focus on Sustainability

    May 31, 2024
    Logistics Hall of Fame survey found companies invested in the areas of compliance, climate and employees.
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    Supply Chain Sees Value in AI, But Slow to Adopt
    Technology & Automation

    Supply Chain Sees Value in AI, But Slow to Adopt

    May 28, 2024
    New survey shows 77% of respondents have not yet integrated AI into their supply chains.
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    Economy Remains on Solid Footing
    Global Supply Chain

    Economy Remains on Solid Footing

    May 23, 2024
    Near-term recession risks remain exceedingly low, says Oxford Economics.

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    White Papers

    eBook: How to Manage a Modern Warehouse Workforce

    June 3, 2021
    Creating a highly engaged workforce can bring your company to new, higher levels of success.
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    26 Chinese Companies Banned from US Supply Chain Over Forced Labor
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    Softer Retail April Sales is Payback from Strong March
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    Intermodal Makes Gains in Q1
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    Opposing Viewpoints on Senate Warehouse Worker Protection Bill
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    NAM Wants Trade Policy to Promote Supply Chain Resilience
    Global Supply Chain

    NAM Wants Trade Policy to Promote Supply Chain Resilience

    May 1, 2024
    The industry group wants agreements that include market access and removal of barriers to economic engagement.
    News

    RIP John Hill, Industry Icon

    April 22, 2024
    Hill was a pioneer of the material handling and auto-ID industries.
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    Job Growth Drove March's Retail Sales Increase Says NRF
    Global Supply Chain

    Job Growth Drove March's Retail Sales Increase

    April 16, 2024
    Also helping was the Easter holiday and slightly larger tax refunds, says NRF.
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    Import Prices Up Three Months in a Row
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    Import Prices Up Three Months in a Row

    April 12, 2024
    Fuel prices put an end to headline import price deflation in March says Oxford Economics.