Sarah Zimmerman
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Target plans $100M investment to expand next-day delivery
The retailer will add more than six new sortation facilities as it builds out its stores-as-hubs strategy. → Read More
LA Port director expects ‘real progress’ in West Coast labor talks this spring
As capacity loosens at other ports, it’s possible even more shippers will take the opportunity to shift cargo to the East and Gulf Coasts. → Read More
Peloton struggles to offload manufacturing assets
The connected fitness company is looking to shrink its operating footprint, but it hasn’t been able to find the right buyers. → Read More
2023 outlook: Is this the year supply chains stabilize?
Freight rates are finally easing, but geopolitical turmoil and ongoing economic uncertainty continue to create headaches for businesses. → Read More
Gap teams with UPS unit to offer small businesses outsourced fulfillment
The partnership allows shippers to access the retailer’s distribution network and gain supply chain capabilities “previously only available to billion-dollar brands.” → Read More
Amazon focused on streamlining operations after reporting unprofitable year
The e-commerce giant is looking to work out kinks in the intersection between its fulfillment and transportation networks. → Read More
FedEx to end SameDay City service
The carrier is ditching what it dubbed “the fastest local shipping option” in large metro areas as it reduces its costs in the face of declining demand. → Read More
Amazon cited for safety violations at 3 more warehouses
Federal safety inspectors are calling on the e-commerce giant to implement a “company-wide strategy to protect their employees." → Read More
FedEx to lay off 10% of management staff
The cuts will help the delivery giant become “a more efficient, agile organization,” President and CEO Raj Subramaniam told staff. → Read More
Maersk taps drones for warehouse inventory management
Four facilities are already making use of the Verity drones, and the company is planning to deploy the tech further in 2023. → Read More
Sam’s Club aims to modernize supply chain with expansion of automated fulfillment
The wholesale club chain is adding more distribution centers as it looks to open 30 new stores across the U.S. over the next few years. → Read More
JB Hunt forecasts intermodal rebound in 2023
Intermodal President Darren Field told investors that “appropriately cautious” shippers want the carrier and its rail partner BNSF to prove they can achieve their service and velocity goals. → Read More
Cargill, CHS add Houston terminal in expansion of export joint venture
The new facility will give more agricultural shippers access to Mexico as trade with the country grows. → Read More
Increased use of embargoes ‘a major concern’ for rail regulators
The Surface Transportation Board will closely monitor carriers’ use of traffic limits as Union Pacific faces backlash over traffic limits in the upper Midwest. → Read More
Hot warehouse market shows signs of cooldown
Supply has now outstripped demand for the second straight quarter, according to Cushman & Wakefield. → Read More
Supply chains 2022: A year in pictures
Rising inflation, strike threats and slowing demand triggered a wave of business uncertainty following months of growth. Take a look back at 13 memorable moments. → Read More
Rail regulators streamline process for shippers to challenge unreasonable rates
The Surface Transportation Board will decide a final rate in small disputes unless all seven Class I carriers agree to opt into a voluntary arbitration program. → Read More
Port of Los Angeles, Long Beach to end terminal dwell fee
Officials said the threat of a fee contributed to a 92% decline in lingering cargo since the program was announced last October. → Read More
LA port director embarks on ‘whistlestop tour’ to bring cargo back West
With cleared congestion and open capacity at the port, Executive Director Gene Seroka met with shippers across the country to regain lost volumes. → Read More
Costco slows chartered ship use as supply chain congestion eases
The retailer took a $93 million charge so it could downsize its shipping activities after controlling delivery on 50,000 containers during the ocean crunch. → Read More