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Procurement

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Imports nearly doubled from a year earlier as computer parts and storage drives made up most of the rise.

Freight

Briefing

The beauty company has still cut air freight 48% since 2019 and is moving more volume to sea and rail.

News

Manufacturing

CPU, memory and storage now make up 68% of a mainstream laptop's parts cost, up from 45% in early 2025.

Freight

News

Dockworkers are expected to honor the picket lines of watchmen whose contract runs out Nov 1.

Technology

Briefing

Kroger is sharing computer vision data with suppliers after a bakery RFID pilot cut waste 50%.

Trade

Briefing

VF set aside $37.6 million, about a quarter of the refund, for vendors that shared the tariff cost.

Fulfillment

Briefing

WD-40 also cut four days of inventory and added a manufacturing partner in Europe.

Briefing

Manufacturing

Qualcomm's chips will come from Arizona, but the laptop's display panel still comes only from China.

Briefing

Manufacturing

Upgrades at Reckitt's St. Peters, Missouri plant took about four Lysol lines down longer than planned.

Technology

Briefing

The robots start in North Carolina and Tennessee in early 2027, though GXO says humanoids haven't paid off yet.