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3rd December 2025 Nearshoring Isn't Just a Buzzword; It's a Margin-Protection Strategy: In the retail profession, we've all become acutely aware of the fragility of global supply chains. For years, the conversation around sourcing...

15th November 2025 Your Next Best Seller is Already in Your Returns Pile: As retail professionals, we are all taught to view a returned item as a cost. It's a logistical problem, a handling expense, and a direct...

25th October 2024 Why Nearshoring and Reshoring are on the rise?: The world of manufacturing is changing. Amongst others, consumer packaged goods companies and retailers are starting to bring production back...

19th July 2024 Will Supply Chain Challenges Worsen Over Time ?: Recent news paints a bleaker picture for supply chains. This week the Houthi rebels released a video of a ship being hit in the Red Sea again...

24th May 2024 Sourcing Diversification: In a recent survey, 53% of retailers were looking at expanding their supplier base to mitigate risks associated with supply chain disruption....

8th March 2024 Imports Via the Panama and Suez Canals Face More Trouble: The risk to inventory availability due to shipping problems continues to be challenging. Historically, the Panama Canal averaged 38 ship transits...

17th January 2024 Estimating Demand for Something You Have Never Sold: When bringing in new items, how can you improve your estimate of demand for purchasing? When you create a new product in your system, define...

22nd December 2023 Shipping Problems Via Canals: For different reasons, two major waterways crucial to international merchandise sourcing are experiencing major constraints, roughly halving...