Supply Chain

11/29/2011 - 5:55pm
Save-A-Lot opens DC in North Carolina

Grocer Save-A-Lot, a subsidiary of SuperValu, said Tuesday it will open a 330,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Lexington, N.C., on Nov. 30.

11/08/2011 - 9:24pm
Retail container traffic to decline in November

With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall, and November is forecast at 1.9% below the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

11/08/2011 - 5:59pm
Target building DC in Texas

Target Corp. is building a distribution center in Denton, Texas, the Dallas Business Journal reported.

10/31/2011 - 4:39pm
Container import volume down 6% in September from August

U.S. containerized import volume fell 6% in September from the month before as surging shipping of auto parts was not enough to offset growing pessimism among retailers about consumer demand heading into the holidays, according to figures from The Journal of Commerce/PIERS.

10/28/2011 - 4:56pm
Toy imports dip 9% in U.S. despite approaching holidays

A report released Friday by the Journal of Commerce/PIERS showed that U.S. toy imports dropped 9% year-over-year in September, as the country's retailers apparently chose caution heading into the 2011 holiday season.

10/18/2011 - 5:03pm
Report: Retail container traffic to rise 2.6% in October

A report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said that import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.6% in October over the same month last year and should reach its highest level of the year as retailers stock up for the holiday season.

10/18/2011 - 4:54pm
Sleepy’s and RedPrairie extend supply chain platform

Global supply chain solution provider RedPrairie Corp. said that Sleepy’s, The Mattress Professionals has signed an agreement to use RedPrairie Warehouse Management, Workforce Management, Transportation Management and Fleet Management solutions for its distribution centers and delivery fleet of almost 400 vehicles.

09/30/2011 - 10:39am
Lumber Liquidators makes strategic supplier acquisition

Flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators said Friday it will acquire certain assets of Sequoia Floorings in order to strengthen its mill-direct relationships and shore up its long-term sourcing strategies.

09/28/2011 - 5:24pm
Ace Hardware to build Import Re-Distribution Center in Virginia

Ace Hardware Corp. has selected Suffolk, Va., for the company’s new 336,000-sq.-ft. Import Re-Distribution Center (RDC).

06/17/2011 - 1:13pm
Supply chain theft poses major problems for retailers

Organized retail crime should not be an issue solely addressed at the store level, according to the results of the National Retail Federation’s seventh annual Organized Retail Crime survey.

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