The Entrepreneurial Way with A.I.: Kelly Stroh Khareem Sudlow
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Tumbler manufacturer Stanley using AI to predict supply disruptions

11:08 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Food and drinkware manufacturer Stanley 1913 is tapping artificial intelligence software from Kinaxis to predict and prevent supply chain disruptions....

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Why apparel companies embrace supplier scorecards

10:52 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Transparency is critical in the fashion industry, a sector plagued by reports of excess production, human rights violations and unethical sourcing pra...

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Amazon trims California warehouse footprint

10:03 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Amazon is not renewing leases at its warehouse facilities in Irvine and West Sacramento, California, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson said in an ema...

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Monday, September 16, 2024

La-Z-Boy streamlines supply chain with Mexico consolidation

9:37 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: La-Z-Boy is consolidating its cut and sew operations in Mexico to optimize costs, President and CEO Melinda Whittington said in an August...

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Adidas opts to avoid China in US product sourcing

10:12 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Adidas aims to stop procuring U.S. goods from China, CEO Bjørn Gulden said during a July 31 earnings call. “We have basically tried not to source any ...

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Dollar Tree rotacart deliveries reach 600 stores

9:03 AM

#SmallBusiness Dive Brief: Dollar Tree is providing rotacart deliveries to roughly 600 of its Family Dollar stores from its distribution center in Matthews, North Carolina, according to a Q4 2023 earnings call. By the end of the year, Dollar...

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Sportwear brand On taps warehouse drones

10:22 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Switzerland-based sportswear brand On is working with artificial intelligence and robotics manufacturer Verity to increase inventory visi...

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Mattel to shutter supplier plant in China this year

10:57 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mattel is shuttering one of its tier 1 supplier plants in China as it looks to diversify its production footprint, executives said in a Q1 earnings ca...

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

The Home Depot expands distribution center network for pro orders

12:22 PM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Home Depot is opening four new distribution centers in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Antonio and Toronto in the first half of this year, ...

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Family Dollar to pay $41.7M for issues tied to rat-infested warehouse

10:02 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Family Dollar pleaded guilty to a one count misdemeanor violation after U.S. Food and Drug Administration-regulated products were contaminated at a di...

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Party City taps supply chain platform TradeBeyond to improve inventory, vendor operations

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#SmallBusiness As Party City looks to improve its efficiency across inventory management, merchandising and vendor compliance operations, EVP and COO of Supply Chain Peter Smith says he’s particularly interested in how the retailer can better l...

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Friday, February 17, 2023

Columbia Sportswear’s Q4 performance hampered by delivery delays

10:27 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Supply chain constraints impacted Columbia Sportswear’s performance as delays led to higher order cancellations in fall 2022, according to ...

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Joann’s $200M cost reduction plan relies on falling ocean rates

10:03 AM

#SmallBusiness Dive Brief: Joann announced a $200 million annual cost reduction plan that relies on declining ocean freight rates, President and CEO Wade Miquelon said during a Q3 earnings call. The craft retailer expects to realize its goal b...

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Chewy leverages automated fulfillment to lower shipping costs

9:47 AM

#SmallBusiness Dive Brief: Chewy will expand its automated fulfillment network to shorten shipping distances and save on costs, CEO Sumit Singh said during a Dec. 8 earnings call. Roughly 30% of the pet goods retailer’s Q3 volumes were shipped...

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Gap reaps benefits from lower air freight rates

10:12 AM

#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Gap saw improved operating margins in Q3 due to lower air freight rates, according to a Nov. 17 earnings call. Freight costs have been tren...

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Burlington navigates higher sourcing costs after ‘desirable’ closeout buys

10:33 AM

#SmallBusiness Dive Brief: Burlington Stores saw elevated supply chain expenses in Q3 as the off-price retailer spent more to take advantage of high-quality buying opportunities amid industry-wide inventory glut. Product sourcing costs were at...

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