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UPS Pilots Union Votes for a Strike

United Parcel Service (UPS)

The union representing UPS pilots voted overwhelmingly to strike as contract negotiations enter their fifth year

Current Retail Business Strategies Won’t Support Future Growth

Focus on an integrated digital strategy, as trends show that neither online nor in-store sales alone sustain growth

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Warehouses Super-Size to Meet e-Commerce Demand

Retailers are building warehouses topping 1 million square feet, a size that was unheard of a few years ago

Software Solutions

Rigor Acquires Web Optimization Company Zoompf

Rigor’s software as a service boasts web performance management with diagnostic and prescriptive analytics

Sourcing & Procurement

Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller Reach Agreement on Acquisition

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is taking over SABMiller to create a brewer selling one in every third beer worldwide

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Risk/Compliance

Drivers Beginning to Reap Benefits of Trucking Boom

Average pay is up 17 percent in less than two years as freight haulers fight to meet hiring needs

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Risk/Compliance

Transportation Department Doubles Grants to Train Veterans as Truckers

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Companies will need to hire 890,000 drivers over the next decade to replace retiring drivers and meet demand

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Supply Chain Education

MIT to Add Micro-Master’s Program for Supply Chain Management

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The certificate program will boost the pool of logistics students as companies say the talent shortage is growing

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Online Auto Parts Sales Accelerate; Shoppers Shift Behaviors

United Parcel Service (UPS)

The study indicates consumers are combining online and in-store channels for an omnichannel shopping experience

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Fear of Buying the Wrong Size, Hassle of Returns Top Reasons Consumers Hesitate to Buy Gifts Online

Loop Commerce data shows 60 percent of e-gifts are considered hard to gift, such as apparel, shoes and jewelry

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Surveys Find Global 3PLs Experiencing Significant Success Across the Supply Chain Industry

Penske Logistics

The annual surveys, which this year included the CEOs of 30 of the world's largest 3PLs, found that more than 80 percent of the companies surveyed were profitable in 2014

Software & Technology

Omnitracs Unveils New Brand Identity, Reinforces Position as Innovator in Fleet Management Technologies

Omnitracs | Solera Fleet Solutions

Emphasis on seamless, end-to-end solutions unifies specialized businesses withintegrated messaging, naming and creative

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