OPERATIONS / SUPPLY CHAIN

A handmade and vintage goods e-commerce retailer isn’t just offsetting carbon emissions from shipping, but from materials used to pack shipments.

Retailers and consumer goods companies are still struggling to address a double shock to their supply chains: COVID-19 disruptions combined with surging online sales and rising customer expectations.

Starbucks Corp. has resolved allegations brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of alleged racial bias in the promotions of store employees (based on workforce data from 2007 to 2011).

CVS Health is targeting customers, employees, and sustainability in its “Transform Health 2030” corporate social responsibility strategy.

Amazon is looking ahead to the return of its “office-centric” culture.

It’s no secret that the digital era has caused retailers to completely rethink how they can meet the constantly shifting demands of the consumer. 

The Ever Given ship has been freed from the Suez Canal, but its impact on global supply chains in the coming weeks and months is just beginning — and like the ship itself, the impact is expected to be massive.

The leading arts and crafts retailer in North America is supplementing its existing proprietary same-day delivery offering.