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Reimagine, reuse, recycle: How to reach sustainable packaging targets in retail

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Retailers face costly packaging supply constraints, making it harder to contend with consumer and regulatory pressure to be more sustainable. Four actions can help.

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Unlocking value with AI in the rack-to-retail fuel market

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Understanding micromarket trendsand utilizing AIin the US rack-to-retail fuel market could help retailers optimize their supply chains and improve margins.

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Digital twins: The key to unlocking end-to-end supply chain growth

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Complexity, COVID-19, and competition have upended supply chain organizations. They can reignite revenue growth and deepen resilience by deploying AI-powered digital twins.

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Tractor Supply cuts diversity efforts and Black farmers association fights back

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The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply’s president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. ” Tractor Supply declined to comment further when reached on Tuesday. .

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Top 10 Ways To Make People Feel More Comfortable And Productive At Work

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In restrooms, supply paper towels and waste baskets near the sink and near the door for people to use as they are leaving without touching surfaces. Parents Rooms Parents Rooms can easily be made to be flexible and serve many diverse types of workers in a typical office and retail environment.

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How transparency and traceability are reinventing the future of business

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But a growing number of companies view transparency in their supply chains and manufacturing processes as a competitive advantage, and they’re not waiting for regulators to mandate disclosures. Last week, GS1 US, a member of the GS1 standards-setting organization, convened its annual supply chain conference.

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Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs

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stores and supply networks that will give them an opportunity to move into roles in facilities maintenance, refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and automation. The retailer said that $87,500 had been the average that new truck drivers could make in their first year. Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer