Reverse Logistics Association

Earlier this week, the Washington, D.C.-based National Retail Federation (NRF) said it has acquired the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), a global trade association for the returns and reverse industry. A purchase price was not disclosed.

The National Retail Federation is acquiring the Reverse Logistics Association as it looks to bolster its circular economy expertise.

Acquiring RLA seen as part of NRF's unrivaled commitment to support sustainable practices throughout the retail industry.

Modern sat down with Tony Sciarrotta, Executive Director of Reverse Logistics Association to discuss the organization he helps lead.

An Illinois-based non-profit helps firms reduce their excess inventory while advancing their ESG initiatives by contributing to the next generation of students.

With the ongoing growth of e-commerce, the volume of returned inventory continues to rise for logistics managers in a variety of industry sectors. Finding warehousing space for this flood of goods will be a major challenge, say analysts.

Thanks to the inexorable growth of e-commerce, the reverse loop has never been so prominent in global supply chains. Now, social media contributes to the complexity.

In this exclusive interview, Tony Sciarrotta, Executive Director of the RLA, share his views

In today’s era of fickle e-commerce customers, reverse logistics represents an untapped opportunity for imaginative managers and their 3PL partners to plump up the bottom line.

It’s moving slow, but Big Data, AI and machine learning are beginning to impact reverse logistics

Handling returns and reverse logistics was front and center at Day 1 of the Reverse Logistics Association annual conference.

Handling returns and reverse logistics was front and center at Day 1 of the Reverse Logistics Association annual conference.

Reverse logistics can represent a significant chunk of supply chain cost, and it’s typically not very well managed, it’s time to manage reverse as an integral part of supply chain management.