The pandemic’s impact on the supply chain and all its moving parts cannot be understated. First, it was the issue of too many orders and not enough inventory. Companies couldn’t keep up with ...

Reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final destination (the consumer) back upstream in the supply chain for various purposes such as returns, repairs, recycling, or ...

Atlanta-based reverse logistics platform Pollen Returns has secured a patent for its tech-powered, direct-to-consumer returns solution. The tool brings together existing logistics operators, from mail ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A well-known market intelligence company, Infiniti Research, has announced the completion of their latest article on the strategies for better reverse logistics management.

Returned items cost U.S. companies $816 billion in 2022 and added 9.5 billion lb. of waste to landfills. Small fleets and owner-operators can pick up more freight during downtimes by helping retailers ...

For years, retailers have seen product returns as a headache, or just another cost of doing business. The logistics required for returns needs a different approach and mindset from that of regular ...

Logistics company UPS noted in its earnings call last week that its returns business has grown 25% since 2020. It also announced that it’s acquiring the software and reverse logistics company Happy ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2024 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. Back in 2019, ...

Online retail sales are here to stay. In the U.S. alone, sales will surpass $1 trillion this year and are expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2027, according to a new Forrester report. But along with ...

Victoria Kickham, Senior Editor, started her career as a newspaper reporter in the Boston area before moving into B2B journalism. She has covered manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain issues ...

Brazil has recently seen significant updates to solid waste management regulations at the national level. These include new regulations which address: the qualification criteria of managing entities; ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...