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KredX Rebrands to Focus on Supply Chain Financing
January 10, 2022

KredX has completed a major rebranding to help its efforts in becoming a supply chain financing giant, the company announced Jan. 7, which will come with a new logo and revamped website. The new branding will be another chapter in the evolution of the company’s...

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Increased Buying Power Fuels Cost Hikes, Overloads Supply Chain
December 21, 2021

Despite the continued tolls of the 2-year-old pandemic, U.S. consumers’ increased buying power is straining supply chains worldwide and leading to the ongoing surge in prices, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 21) Wall Street Journal report. Based on early output assessments from the Federal Reserve...

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Bamboo Rose Teams With Blue Yonder on Consumer-Focused Product Strategy
December 15, 2021

Multi-enterprise product and supply chain platform Bamboo Rose recently partnered with digital supply chain platform Blue Yonder to help retailers integrate their innovation, demand planning, product development and supply chain operations, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 15) press release. The collaboration brings together Bamboo Rose’s...

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Secure Thingz, Intrinsic-ID Partner on ‘Supply Chain of Trust’
December 15, 2021

Secure Thingz, an IoT development and security firm, has launched a partnership with Intrinsic ID, which provides Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) security IP. “Establishing a supply chain of trust has never been more important as products and devices share sensitive information and provide vital services,”...

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TrueCommerce, Vori Collaborate on Grocery Supply Chain Connectivity
December 09, 2021

Unified commerce platform TrueCommerce on Thursday (Dec. 9) announced an exclusive trading partner marketplace and connectivity platform for the grocery supply chain. The Vori platform and digital marketplace aims to replace pens and paper and other fragmented, labor-intensive ordering processes, simplifying communication throughout the network...

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Three Words Are Starting to Define Online Shopping 2021: ‘Out of Stock’
December 03, 2021

Supply chains continue groaning under the weight of material shortages and shipping delays leading to historic out-of-stock (OOS) positions, and are steering consumers to substitutions. At best, it’s a lose-lose-win scenario. Customers don’t get desired brands, and brands lose the sale. The retailer wins —...

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Walmart Combats Supply Chain Issues With Rented Space Near Major Ports
December 01, 2021

Retail giant Walmart has taken a proactive approach to combating supply chain issues by renting a pop-up yard near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to bolster its cargo flow and increase the amount of incoming goods available for customers, according to a...

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FTC Probes Supply Chain Issue, Orders Walmart, Kroger and Wholesalers to Provide Data
November 29, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been looking into ongoing supply chain issues and will ask nine large retailers, wholesalers and suppliers of consumer goods to give information on the issue, per a press release Monday (Nov. 29). The information, gathered under Section 6(b) of...

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Biden to Meet With Retail Leaders on Supply Chain Snags
November 29, 2021

President Joe Biden is meeting on Monday (Nov. 29) with the CEOs of Walmart, CVS and other large retailers in the latest move to overcome ongoing supply chain snafus and inflation ahead of the holiday gift-giving season, according to a Bloomberg report. The meeting is...