NRF’s Gold Examines the State of the Retail Supply Chain
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jonathan Gold, Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy, for the National Retail Federation (NRF).
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NRF’s Gold Examines the State of the Retail Supply Chain Recording Date
May 6, 2021 Duration
00:22:48 hrs/min/sec
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Jonathan Gold provided LM's Berman with an update on how retail supply chains have adapted and evolved, going back to the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Gold provided a deep dive on key takeaways of the most recent edition of the monthly Port Tracker report issued by the NRF and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates, with a sharp focus at the impact of COVID-19 on United States imports.
Other subjects addressed over the course of the podcast included the biggest challenges retail supply chains are currently facing, the biggest lessons learned over the course of the pandemic, the current state of the port congestion and its impact on freight flows and inventory optimization, and a look ahead to what may be in store for the 2021 Peak Season, among other topics.
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