Supply Chain

It's still iced coffee season. Pavement is shimmering in the late summer heat. However, inside warehouses across the country, teams are already in holiday mode planning for a peak season that's coming faster than the first frost. This year, the usual holiday rush comes with an extra twist of a chaotic tariff climate. Sweeping increases…

Peak season already pushes supply chains to their limits, but heightened consumer demands and disruptions are making today’s e-commerce landscape even more of a challenge. To remain competitive, brands are turning to artificial intelligence-powered logistics providers to ensure packages are delivered with speed, transparency and accuracy. Leveraging key brand data to learn and adapt in…

Paths to purchase have changed significantly over the past decades, with customer journeys nearly unrecognizable compared to those of the early 2000s. With the internet at their fingertips, shoppers are more informed, connected to brands, and able to discover new products without leaving their browser. Still, the majority (70 percent) of shoppers choose to head…

President Donald Trump on Monday delayed high U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from snapping back into place for another 90 days, a White House official told CNBC. Those tariffs were set to resume Tuesday. However, Trump signed an executive order hours beforehand that extends the deadline until mid-November, according to the official. The delay was the…

E-commerce continues its steady climb, growing 6.1 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The undercurrent to this stable growth is a more complex reality: With tariffs and trade policies shifting weekly, retailers are grappling with unprecedented supply chain volatility and cost pressures. This environment demands more than…

When the United States threatened a 50 percent duty on every T-shirt and pair of jeans sewn in Lesotho this spring, U.S. buyers cancelled orders overnight, factories in Maseru went dark, and the government declared a two-year state of disaster as up to 40,000 garment workers lost their jobs. The episode is a vivid reminder…

In episode 487, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Gregg Brockway, co-founder and CEO of Chairish, the design lover's curated marketplace for the best vintage and used furniture, decor, art and jewelry. Listen in as Brockway details the genesis of Chairish (1:40), his entrepreneurial background and his co-founder wife's retail career (3:05), and what's driving the surge…

In the past, a reliable supplier delivered a quality product, at a good price, and on time. Today, these are just the basics. With competition for consumer attention more intense than ever, simply having products on the shelf isn’t enough. Shoppers now expect exclusive offers, innovative formats, and better ways to save. Retailers gain a…

The retail sector demands reliable, modern supply chain platforms to streamline operations, meet customer expectations, and achieve profitable growth. This is easier said than done. In 2025, retailers and their supply chain partners face numerous challenges, including tariff policies, geopolitical instability, trade disruptions, increasing demand volatility, the need for accurate forecasting, and the rising costs…

Tariff-driven uncertainty isn’t just a cost or supply chain concern; it’s also a marketing communications challenge. Since early 2025, new tariffs imposed on imports by the Trump administration — as well as the ongoing whiplash on policy decisions around those same tariffs — have created a volatile environment for retailers. Facing ballooning potential costs, brands across…