Reverse Logistics Rides High on the Wave of E-Commerce
March 2, 2020
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.
RILA parcel and last-mile panel focuses on benefits of using regional carriers
February 28, 2020
Given the ever-increasing role that the intersection of e-commerce and last-mile logistics has in the retail supply chain, it does not come as a huge surprise that meeting ever-increasing consumer delivery expectations is a top challenge, especially for regional last-mile logistics players. That was a key theme at a session at this week’s RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) LINK 2020 Conference in Dallas.
RILA 2020 Q&A: Jim Gehr, President, Retail, DHL Supply Chain, North America
February 27, 2020
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Jim Gehr, President, Retail, DHL Supply Chain, North America, at the RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) LINK 2020 in Dallas. Their conversation focused on a wide range of topics, including trade and tariffs, Peak Season, coronavirus, and last mile logisitcs, among others.
RILA gets real about U.S. trade policies with new strategic appointment
January 6, 2020
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has announce the appointment of Blake Harden as its new vice president of international trade.
Got labor? How supply chain companies are recruiting talent during a labor crunch
June 6, 2019
How are companies faring in the race to recruit and train high-level supply chain talent in a market with a national unemployment rate at a 50-year low?
Shippers at RILA highlight importance of collaboration and new ways of doing things
March 12, 2019
The current state of the logistics and freight transportation sectors have shown us, in recent years, when it comes to the myriad things shippers need to do, in order to adapt, survive, and thrive, there is no shortage of tasks that are needed to stay on top of things.
ATA’s Costello offers up detailed look at the state of the freight economy at RILA
March 6, 2019
One of the best presentations at the RILA Link 2019 Retail Supply Chain Conference was offered up by American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello who did not disappoint in laying out the road ahead for the freight economy and trucking, providing a deep dive on what we may expect.
Kansas City makes its case as a critical logistical hub
March 1, 2019
With a transportation and warehouse employment growth rate of 3.5% for nearly a decade, and 10 new freight-based companies that have brought nearly 1,000 jobs to the region, it’s clear that Kansas City is becoming a key business destination for many logistics managers.
Consumer confidence continues to be strong in retail sector
February 27, 2018
As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence.
RILA calls on Port of New York-New Jersey to take steps to reduce port productivity issues
February 20, 2014
Various cargo and port productivity issues have prompted the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) to call on leadership at the Port of New York/New Jersey over disruptions occurring at the port which RILA Vice President, Government Affairs Kelly Kolb said in a letter to the port’s Executive Director Patrick J. Foye and Deputy Executive Director Deborah L. Grammiccioni have had damaging consequences on the delivery of retailers’ goods.
