Reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination (the consumer) back upstream in the supply chain for various purposes such as returns, repairs, recycling, or ...

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, with Christmas just 19 days away. All that shopping also means that retailers will deal with returned merchandise. This is part one of a two-part story on ...

Returned items cost U.S. companies $816 billion in 2022 and added 9.5 billion lb. of waste to landfills. Small fleets and owner-operators can pick up more freight during downtimes by helping retailers ...

Reverse automation describes how technology is creating new human-centered jobs in the spaces where machines fall short, ...

15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable: Seeking growth drivers amid big M&A questions The 15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable examines the current state of the U.S. rail and intermodal markets, ...

When you order a pair of sweatpants online and don’t want to keep them, a colossal, mostly opaque system of labor and machinery creaks into motion to find them a new place in the world. From the ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

The unpredictable swings of the current economy are adding to what is an unquestionably tumultuous moment for retail. The industry facies uncertainty around what cargo will move in and out of the U.S.

What is as predictable as large end-of-year holiday retail sales figures? That many of those gifts will come rolling back. A report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail estimated ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...