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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Seldom do people wonder how those tokens of affection made it to store shelves for purchase. ”[2] All the sparkling wine Fronetics analysts report being purchased for the holiday seems to have been overlooked by the NRF. ” But when it comes to candy, Loria reports chocolate is king. The Flower Supply Chain.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

In 2020, the poorest working conditions were identified in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. How can you ensure you are not purchasing from a supplier that had a positive audit but actually practices worker abuse? Yet you may need to buy from these countries.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. A strong dollar means other nations won’t have as much buying power when they purchase U.S. The article notes that Morgan Stanley and Bank of America are planning on reducing headcount costs too, by laying people off or moving jobs to cheaper cities.

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Revenues Sagging? Here's How to Thrive in 2016

Demand Solutions

Think Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. A strong dollar means other nations won’t have as much buying power when they purchase U.S. The article notes that Morgan Stanley and Bank of America are planning on reducing headcount costs too, by laying people off or moving jobs to cheaper cities.

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Valentine’s Day 2019

Enterra Insights

Kahn reports historian and collector Nancy Rosin donated over 12,000 historical Valentine’s cards dating from the 17th century onward to the library. Valentine flowers are primarily grown by farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. “Mrs.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. The international shipment of flowers to Royal FloraHolland from Kenya, Mandarin oranges from California, and pineapples from Colombia were also used to validate the solution for shipments coming into the Port of Rotterdam.

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Top Trends in Luxury Brands That Will Influence the Future of Your Supply Chain

DynaSys

Sales in mainland China have grown by 18% in 2017 after a two-year crisis that spread doubt in the market (figures reported by Claudia d’Arpizio, partner at Bain). Today, e-commerce represents an annual growth of 20%, and is a preferred method of purchase for consumers. and are more demanding about their commitments.