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  • Woman in a leather jacket reaches for a 'Prices Staying Down' shelf tag in a grocery store aisle.
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    What the Newest Round of Tariffs Means for Consumer Goods Brands

    The White House announced last Tuesday that it would impose a 10% tariff on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods ranging from fish to petroleum. If consumer goods brands pass through the costs of the new tariffs, that would lead to price increases at many U.S.…

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    What Is the Amazon Inventory Performance Index (IPI) And How Can You Improve It?

    This post discusses what the Amazon Inventory Performance Index (IPI) is, what it means for your business, contributing score factors, and how to improve your score.

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  • Three coworkers in an office, one diagramming a shipment flow on a whiteboard, a Flexport screen behind them
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    Hiring for the Future of Logistics

    Flexport is working on creating the new operating system for global trade, and we know that making trade easy for everyone is dependent on the right talent that the industry so desperately needs. Here's our approach.

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    What you need to know about the Emergency Bunker Surcharges

    by: Nerijus Poskus & Dharshini Shegran The rising cost of crude oil is causing disruptions throughout the global supply chain. Brazil saw a devastating trucker strike recently, IATA cut profit targets, and the demand for logistics services is outpacing supply. And nowhere is…

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    Scooter war caught up in trade war

    As the impending trade war begins to play out, importers within the United States are struggling to assess the effects on their supply chain and going to their logistics partners for strategies. Scanning the new proposed list of $16 billion in 25% duties published by the USTR…

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    Chinese Import Tariff Impact and Analysis: Part 2

    The Trump administration announced an update today to the proposed tariffs on certain Chinese goods we told you about in April.

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    Growing our warehousing services in Shenzhen

    With the opening of Flexport’s new Shenzhen LCL warehouse today, we are honored to continue expanding our services for clients with operations in China. Our new facility is born from a desire to give greater control over warehousing to clients, and creating better visibility…

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    Ebay Promoted Listings: How To Use Them and Take Advantage of Them

    Ebay promoted listings are ads with a twist that can help you increase sales and exposure by up to 30%, and support your organic listings.

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