GSCW chat: Retailers prioritize resiliency

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How are retailers responding to supply chain disruptions?

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, FreightWaves reporter Grace Sharkey and Jonathan Gold, the National Retail Federation’s vice president of supply chain and customs policy, discuss how increasing e-commerce sales and capacity crunches are changing retailers’ logistics strategies. Gold dives into how port congestion, automation and acquisitions have changed how retailers design their supply chains.

SPEAKER: Gold is vice...

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GSCW chat recap: NRF’s Gold talks port congestion impact on retail

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This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 2 focuses on retail, building and construction.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The price of congestion: How is the retail industry navigating the container congestion? 

DETAILS: Lori Ann LaRocco speaks with Jonathan Gold about the retail import slowdown. No retailer wants to have empty shelves or place items they receive late immediately on discount. These added costs from the delays ultimately have to be absorbed by the...

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