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Manufacturing

Reshoring brought about 247,000 announced US factory jobs in 2025

Transportation equipment and electronics led the announcements, but US factory payrolls fell by 113,000. The Reshoring Initiative expects a bigger year ahead.

Fulfillment

Briefing

Ross will spend $500M on a 10th distribution center in Bakersfield

The 1.75-million-square-foot center is expected to start in 2027 and create nearly 1,000 jobs.

Procurement

Briefing

Shein says oil and freight costs cut its first-half profit

Fulfilment expenses reached 50.4% of second-quarter net revenue, up from 43.1% a year earlier.

Freight

Briefing

Amazon lets sellers buy LTL freight labels for bulky orders

Amazon plans regional delivery pricing for heavy and bulky items starting in early 2027.

Fulfillment

Briefing

TikTok Shop adds box-free returns through UPS’s Happy Returns

Shoppers can drop off returns at nearly 10,000 Return Bar locations.

Briefing

Logistics

USPS pilots same-day delivery for Amazon in two towns

The pilot at two sites, Morgantown and Lake Havasu City, have a volume cap of 200 packages.

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Logistics

FedEx orders 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger

Harbinger plans to build and deliver all 2,000 trucks within about 18 months.

Funding

Fulfillment

Destro AI raises $8M to coordinate mixed fleets of warehouse robots

Yusen Logistics Americas uses Destro's software to coordinate cart moves in transload operations.

Briefing

Risk

USDA catches first wild screwworm fly in Texas

USDA runs more than 100 screwworm fly traps along the US border.

Regulation

Briefing

California tightens cold-storage rules

Local fines can reach $50,000 per violation when a violation leads to an emergency declaration.

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