In a recent meeting with a large retailer, my contact shared that each buyer on her team receives over 100 emails daily referencing data on a variety of topics, from out-of-stock issues and inaccurate pricing to recommendations for driving e-commerce. On the supplier side, the situation is simila... Read more
Fast Company - Dec 23
Many Chinese exporters have turned to transshipping to reduce tariff payments—a process that led them to route goods through ASEAN countries before shipping them to America. Read more
Fortune - Dec 19
Gaurav Sachdeva of JSW One Platforms says tariffs have forced India's MSMEs to look to markets including the Middle East and Europe for their exports. Read more
Cnbc - Dec 01
Mourad Tamoud of Schneider Electric discusses the company's focus on localized and regionalized supply chains, and explains why it provides extra flexibility in reacting to market changes. He also discusses the outlook for Schneider's China business. Read more
Cnbc - Nov 24
Microsoft, Amazon and Google are ramping up efforts move production of their products and data centers outside of China, Nikkei reported, citing supply chain sources. Read more
Tech Crunch - Oct 16
China has imposed sweeping new export controls that extend far beyond semiconductors, covering key industrial inputs like rare earths and even drilling equipment. Headlines on this here from yesterday:China's Commerce Ministry tightens rules on rare earths exportsChina commerce ministry announces... Read more
Forexlive - Oct 10
The United States smartphone market is in flux as uncertainty around tariffs continues, with Apple taking a 11% year-on-year shipment decline after strong growth in Q1.iPhones increasingly are imported from IndiaApple and other smartphone makers have reconfigured their supply chains so more devic... Read more
Apple Insider - Jul 28