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  • Close-up of a person at a desk using a calculator and pen with charts on paper, eyeglasses and a coffee cup nearby
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    Resource Round-Up: Tools to Help Simplify Supply Chain Management

    Bookmark links with this curation of supply chain tools and logistics resources, including carbon calculation, a duty calculator for customs duties or drawback, a forecasting guide, RFP template, and more.

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  • Container ship stacked with colorful containers sailing head-on across open water under a cloudy blue sky
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    Carbon Calculator API Lets Any Company Assess Carbon Emissions

    A new Carbon Calculator API functionality, developed by Flexport, is designed to help businesses assess up to 100% of their carbon footprint for shipments—whether or not they use Flexport for shipping. The free tool is available through Flexport's digital platform.

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    What Is Amazon A+ Content? Here’s Everything You Need To Know

    Amazon A+ Content allows you to differentiate, boost your conversion rates, and showcase your products in the best possible light.

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    Supply Chain Mistakes During COVID-19 Can Inform Ocean, Air, and Customs Strategy

    COVID-19 caught entire industries off guard and wreaked havoc with their supply chains. Looking back, many companies were underprepared for massive disruption. But tough lessons from the first half of 2020 can inform strategies for a post-COVID world.

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  • Cardboard parcels with shipping labels lined up on a metal conveyor belt in a warehouse, worker blurred behind.
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    Amazon UK: How Sellers Should Prepare for the Brexit Deadline

    As Brexit looms, Amazon UK [has announced](https://sellercentral.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/external/9KF67HWNN2FQ2NJ) that sellers will no longer be able to fulfill orders via their European Fulfillment Network (EFN) scheme. For UK sellers who use this service to transfer Fulfilled…

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  • Rack of color-graded apparel on hangers, from blue to grey to tan, representing the fashion supply chain.
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    Fashion’s Supply Chain Reset Demands Better Technology to Build Resilience

    A tech-driven supply chain reset could save the fashion industry from the profit loss and disorder of pandemic and global shutdowns

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  • Man on a phone stands at a wooden-shelved retail shop counter stocked with boxed products
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    Rethinking Inventory Management in the Age of COVID-19

    As retailers adjust their inventory strategies to take a more cautious approach during COVID-19, real-time visibility over stock can drive planning, replenishment, and purchasing processes.

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    When To Use Influencers in Your Ecommerce Marketing Strategy

    The eCommerce stores that are successful with influencer marketing typically adopt the following tactics before getting started.

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