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  • From Dirt to Shirt blog 6-14-21
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    From Dirt to Shirt: How to Build a Traceable Supply Chain

    Tom Gould shares how traceability has important market implications.

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    Expand Your Brand Reach with Retail Partnerships

    Retail partnerships can result in extraordinary sales and brand growth. Discover steps to better prepare your supply chain and take advantage of expansion opportunities.

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  • Aerial view of barges and an orange oil tanker navigating a wide green river lined with forest
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    Why Don’t We Move More Freight via Inland Waterways Like the Mississippi River?

    As the logistics industry grapples with delays and driver shortages, outdated laws and lack of infrastructure prevent us from using the Mississippi River to move more freight between the Gulf of Mexico and inland destinations.

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  • Man on a phone stands behind a shop counter beside wooden drawer shelving stocked with boxed inventory and a desktop monitor.
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    For Explosive Growth, Regain Control of Your Inventory and Working Capital

    Cover your supply chain and inventory costs with trade financing from industry experts, so you can invest everything you’ve got in growth opportunities.

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    How Duty Drawback Can Help Ecommerce Businesses Save Big

    Duty drawback is a way for ecommerce businesses to recover up to 99% of the import duties they’re paying, allowing more capital to be funneled to expansion or other business-growth activities.

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  • Interior of the US Capitol Rotunda dome with coffered ceiling and the Apotheosis of Washington fresco
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    Supply Chain Resiliency, Demand, and Inflation - Senate Testimony

    Why has price inflation soared? What’s causing shortages in supply chains? Will onshoring provide better outcomes? Our answers are provided in recent testimony to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.

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    Mistakes Merchants Make With Their Drayage and Transloading (And How To Solve Them)

    Learn about the common mistakes to avoid when it comes to drayage and transloading freight processes here.

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  • Two retail staff review a tablet between clothing racks in a brightly lit apparel store
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    How to Avoid Common Mistakes in Supply Chain and Logistics

    How retail and e-commerce brands can sidestep common supply chain mistakes and supercharge business growth.

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