Consumer

Keeping pace with rapidly changing customer demands, behaviors, and expectations has become a full-time job for most companies. No longer able to operate in a “business as usual” manner, organizations must respond and adapt to customer requirements or risk losing them to their nearest competitor. Driving the trend is a...

Used to describe the movement of goods from a transportation hub (i.e., a warehouse or DC) to the final destination (usually a customer’s home or business), the “last mile” plays an important part of any company’s transportation strategy in today’s competitive business environment. “The final mile of delivery presents a...

Little Has Been Done to Slow the Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Over the Past 35 Years The bullet points are staggering. One American in 13 works in manufacturing versus one in five Americans 35 years ago. The U.S. imports about $100 billion more in high-tech goods per year than it...

The Chinese Extravaganza Singles’ Day on November 11 generated billions in sales. DB subsidiary handled the entire logistics for a prominent US fashion house. How do they handle the overload? By increasing the headcount more than sixfold. The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary in Shanghai is the sole provider of logistics services...

The Tom Tailor Group is on its way to becoming a global player. The company’s successful expansion strategy is based on a logistics service that is both efficient and flexible. When it comes to air and ocean freight, the company relies entirely on DB Schenker. Aluminum containers are being rolled...

New program from USDA allows South American produce to the Port of Tamp Bay and beyond. A Large On-Dock Cold Storage Facility is under construction. Port Tampa Bay has been approved to begin participating in the cold treatment program the U.S. Department of Agriculture to handle imports of select types...

The Indian eCommerce industry is estimated to see a 72% increase in the average annual spending on online purchases per individual in 2016 from the current level of 65%. Slowdown in consumer, coupled with online shopping that provides convenience of delivery at door steps, have led to troubles for the...

Coordinating and optimizing ocean freight transportation can be a balancing act. Today, companies shipping freight via ocean transport need to create whatever advantages they can. Rising costs, increasingly complex schedules, new rules and regulations, and a variety of other issues, not the least of which is congested, overburdened ports on...

High Stateside Production Costs Tied to Price of Imported Sugar The maker of Oreo cookies and a host of other iconic food products, New Jersey-based Mondelēz International– formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc.–has said it will move production of Oreo cookies from its plant in southwest Chicago to its newest...

As Americans spend more money on doing things, not buying things, department stores are losing out. A rebound in overall spending at retailers, which grew 0.6 percent in July from the previous month, has eluded department stores, where sales dropped 0.8 percent. Department stores made up one of just two...