by Mike Duff | Dec 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
Cargo figures and strong Black Friday weekend sales suggest that retailers and consumers will keep going strong through the holiday season’s end, according to the National Retail Federation. Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should continue to...
by Mike Duff | Jun 7, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
As it revised financial guidance, Target Corp. announced it is acting to “right-size” its inventory for the balance of the year and create additional flexibility to focus on serving guests in a rapidly changing environment. Target stated that it intends to...
by Peter Giannetti | Apr 7, 2022 | Featured News, Home + Housewares, Retail Articles, Trade Shows & Associations
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed its version of a bill to improve oversight of ocean shipping with the goal of easing port backlogs and other factors contributing to freight delays and potentially higher costs. The Senate version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act,...
by Mike Duff | Nov 30, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Leaders from several major retailers met with President Joseph Biden as part of a roundtable where they discussed steps taken to overcome supply chain bottlenecks and to meet consumer demand during the holiday season. Retail executives attending were Doug McMillon,...
by Peter Giannetti | Nov 16, 2021 | Featured News
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach jointly announced Monday they will delay consideration until November 22 of a container dwell fee directed at ocean carriers and aging cargo at the ports. The announcement came the same day a coalition of 85 industry...