The pandemic’s impact on the supply chain and all its moving parts cannot be understated. First, it was the issue of too many orders and not enough inventory. Companies couldn’t keep up with ...
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 ...
The growth of e-commerce businesses around the world has increased the number of returns and replacement items and the need for an efficient reverse logistics service. The demand for reverse logistics ...
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA, Feb. 28, 2023 — The Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), the global voice of the returns and reverse logistics industry, voted Newmine, the leader in returns reduction and returns ...
Brazil has recently seen significant updates to solid waste management regulations at the national level. These include new regulations which address: the qualification criteria of managing entities; ...
Logistics company UPS noted in its earnings call last week that its returns business has grown 25% since 2020. It also announced that it’s acquiring the software and reverse logistics company Happy ...
Online retail sales are here to stay. In the U.S. alone, sales will surpass $1 trillion this year and are expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2027, according to a new Forrester report. But along with ...
The post-peak returns surge is inevitable. Every year, retailers and e-commerce brands brace for the January reckoning—when holiday returns flood warehouses, margins shrink, and balance sheets take a ...
A new report expands on how fashion brands, retailers, value chain partners and logistics providers can use reverse logistics to build an effective and holistic circular fashion system. Produced by ...
The holiday season may be over, but the returns season is in full swing for logistics professionals. With technology like ...
This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2024 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. Back in 2019, ...