Black Friday US sales up despite cost headwinds, Salesforce says

As of noon ET on Black Friday, U.S. online shoppers had spent 7% more than they did at the same time on Black Friday 2020, according to data published by customer relationship management firm Salesforce.com Inc.

Initially, Salesforce projected that U.S. Black Friday online sales would be flat over last year at $12.9 billion. Global online sales for Friday were projected to hit $62.9 billion, which would also be flat year-over-year.

Sales during “Cyber Week,” which began Tuesday and culminates a...

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Black Friday is going to be boring this year

Black Friday will be boring this year as supply chain disruptions spread out deals and discounts

Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the morning rife with excitement to join the gaggles of other holiday shoppers as they explored endless aisles of holiday gifts and goodies.

But not anymore.

Black Friday is no longer an event –– it’s a concept that’s becoming more and more amorphous every year.

“Black Friday isn’t actually a day,” Deb Gabor, CEO of Sol Marketing, told Modern Shipper. “Black Friday is, at...

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More regulations, more problems? — Freightonomics (with video)

freightonomics recap 11/25

What a Biden administration means for regulations on the freight industry

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Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland hit your headlines for Wednesday and discuss how the new presidential administration may enact more regulations for the freight industry. 

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Dog food, supply chains and how COVID drove new challenges

COVID drove higher pet adoption and supply chain challenges

As consumers searched frantically for toilet paper, paper towels and other essentials in the spring as store shelves lay bare, logistics networks faced logjams and disruption the likes of which they haven’t seen in years, if ever at all.

Once the initial disruptions from COVID-19 faded away and supply chains adjusted, a potential shortage of another essential came to light: dog food.

Yes, pet food suppliers saw a sudden surge for their products as Americans, suddenly stranded at home, adopted...

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