What pressures face clothing supply chains in 2022? This is the first in a two-part report which considers recent data for apparel supply chains and identifies logistics congestion, high commodity prices, pandemic-related supplier closures and risks to sales as ongoing…
Rising inflation and interest rates are suppressing consumer confidence and cutting into retail sales on both sides of the Atlantic. U.K. consumer confidence hit the lowest since the early 1970s and retail sales have trended downwards for eight straight months as of April.
90% of a company’s environmental impact is through its supply chain. Here’s how you can implement sustainable logistics.
As of July the Section 301 duties on imports to the U.S. from China will have been in place for four years and will be due for review. Whatever happened to the U.S.-China trade war? Did the tariffs deliver what was expected? What might happen next under the Biden administration?
The retail industry has been grappling with supply chain turmoil and unpredictable demand for over two years. The next 12 months offer opportunities to physical stores for the digital age.
Is the supply chain getting better since the start of 2022? Get brought up to speed on the latest in this article.
Flexport has been tracking and forecasting U.S. consumers’ heightened preference for goods over services throughout the pandemic. Our indicator was designed to signal when there were signs of consumer behavior returning to pre-Covid norms. That signal just went off.
The steady expansion of sanctions against Russia includes restrictions on exports of selected capital equipment by the U.S. and EU. That suggests the new list targets long-term commodity production where prior sanctions aimed to reduce short-term export revenues.
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