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Tariffs set to dramatically reduce U.S. port traffic

With sweeping tariffs now imposed on all U.S. trading partners, import cargo at the nation’s major container ports is expected to drop dramatically beginning next month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

“Retailers have been bringing merchandise into the country for months in attempts to mitigate against rising tariffs, but that opportunity has come to an end with the imposition of the ‘reciprocal’ tariffs,” NRF...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/tariffs-set-to-dramatically-reduce-u-s-port-traffic/

Locked up and losing out

Walgreens and retailers are dealing with a delicate balancing act between securing goods from theft while ensuring that security measures don’t drive customers away. Recent insights from Walgreens and the National Retail Federation (NRF) illustrate the complexity of this issue and highlight strategies retailers are employing to address it.

Facing a 52% increase in stolen inventory, Walgreens resorted to locking up a wide range of products. However, as CEO Tim Wentworth noted during a January...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locked-up-and-losing-out

Retail, CPG industries brace for election results

Latest The Stockout show explores sock puppets

This is how RFK Jr. sees U.S. food regulators. (Image: FWTV)

On Monday’s The Stockout show, which focuses on topics relevant to shippers in the retail and CPG industries, Grace Sharkey and I discussed how the election could impact those sectors. If Trump is elected, the Federal Trade Commission could look much different. That’s of particular importance to the retail industry since the FTC has been especially active in addressing what it considers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retail-cpg-industries-brace-for-election-results

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