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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

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Franklin Sports needed to protect sales in this category by improving their pickleball supply chain. The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. 40% of the finished goods are shipped directly to retail clients by their contract manufacturers.

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

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More and more retailers are giving consumers choices for how they want an order delivered, and part of this is to show the environmental impact of the option that they choose. On top of that, some retailers are developing sustainability scorecards for items, allowing consumers to see hoe sustainably sourced and delivered their order is.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

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Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. The retailers feel the impacts of the recession fast and deeply.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. Much of the world’s fabric is produced in Asia, for example.

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US Retail Sales Miss Forecasts

Material Handling and Logistics

retail sales rose less than forecast in September, as a broad-based increase was overshadowed by a drop in restaurant receipts that may reflect the impact of Hurricane Florence. Estimates for overall retail sales in the Bloomberg survey ranged from gains of 0.3% Purchases in the non-store category, which includes online shops, rose 1.1%

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13 – 19)

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The USPS announced this week that it is raising rates for commercial and retail parcels from early October through late January. Retail customers will see increases ranging from 30 cents to more than $6, depending on the weight of the package and the distance it must travel. Walmart is facing some serious supply chain issues.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

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This year’s CNBC ranking looked at 10 categories that weighted differently for a grand total of 2,500 possible points. The 10 categories are as follows. million square feet of warehouse space to support the distribution of products to manufacturers and retailers. To learn more about Kanban’s services, contact us today.