Cost control Santa’s toy bag may be light this year September 30, 2021 Toy industry grapples with supply chain issues ahead of busy holiday shopping season
DC & Warehouse Operations Walmart building new DC in Moncton, N.B. August 23, 2021 Facility is 223,000-square-feet and slated to open in fall 2022
Container terminals U.S. imports expected to hit new highs in August August 12, 2021 Largest retail container ports should hit yet another record in August as consumer demand continues to stretch supply chains
DC & Warehouse Operations Sobeys and Infarm plant seeds for more farms July 27, 2021 Infarm and Sobeys Inc. have a new agreement to build four new vertical produce farms in Calgary, Halifax, Winnipeg, and Hamilton, Ontario
Covid-19 England quarantine rules relaxed for logistics workers July 23, 2021 Government exempted more than 10,000 workers from quarantine rules that had led to staff shortages and empty shelves and fears of panic-buying
Automation Walmart to use Symbotic warehouse automation July 21, 2021 After a trial in a Florida DC, Walmart will be deploying Symbotic warehouse automation systems at 25 of its 42 regional distribution centres
Import, Export & Trade U.S. containerized imports continue upward trajectory July 13, 2021 Global Port Tracker finds May containers up 52 percent over last year
DC & Warehouse Operations Sleep Country Canada opening DCs in Alberta and Ontario July 1, 2021 Calgary, Alberta, and Belleville, Ontario, hubs add 278,000 square feet (12 million cubic feet) to the company's network
e-commerce Instacart expands to Quebec June 15, 2021 French language service a first for the online delivery platform
Business Operations U.S. retailers ask Biden to address port congestion June 15, 2021 National Retail Federation wants to meet with President Biden and other top U.S. administration officials to discuss supply chain challenges
