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  • Person in dungarees holding a kraft-paper gift box with candy-cane print tied with red and white string
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    How To Improve On-Time Delivery Metrics Ahead of The Holidays

    Peak season is in full swing. Here's how to improve your on-time delivery metrics to be prepared for the 2023 holiday season.

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  • State of trade: is shipping bottoming out?
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    State of Trade: Is Shipping Bottoming Out or Still Descending?

    Trucking troubles? Flexport experts share how to build operational flexibility.

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    Article20 July, 2023

    CFO Mindset with Jon Blair

    In this latest CFO Mindset episode, we hand Jon Blair, Founder of Free to Grow CFO the mic to learn about the most common mistakes scaling D2C brands make and why cash flow starts to diverge from P&L.

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  • UNICEF aid workers in vests inspect a tub beside pallets of F-75 therapeutic food boxes
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    Flexport.org and UNICEF Deliver Therapeutic Food to Over 100,000 Children in Ethiopia

    In response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, Flexport.org partnered with UNICEF to deliver therapeutic milk formula on two charter flights to Ethiopia.

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    And the Rest is Noise - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The cheery headline CPI number for May was deceiving. More reliable, recent core components of the same report show persistent inflation well above the Fed’s tolerance levels.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (July 17, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    In Focus: Italian Manufacturing Exports to the U.S.

    Italy’s primary manufacturing exports to the U.S. jumped nearly 27% year-on-year in 2022. What’s behind the increases and what can it tell us about shifting supply chains?

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    Hot or Not? - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The cheery headline CPI number for May was deceiving. More reliable, recent core components of the same report show persistent inflation well above the Fed’s tolerance levels.

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