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Pharma Serialization, Aggregation and DSCSA
Why Has Serialization Become Necessary in the Pharma/Life Sciences Industry? Helps to eradicate counterfeit prescription drugs and protect consumers Serialization increases the efficiency of the pharma supply chain Improves inventory visibility Enables collection of...
The Friday Report: July 12th, 2019
Bed Bath & Beyond in Free Fall The pressures of modern retailing have taken their toll on major retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. The industry giant reported that sales decreased 6.6% during the last quarter at stores open at least one year. Q1 2019 also saw...
The Friday Report: July 3rd, 2019
U.S. Trade War Travels to India Following the June 1st decision by President Trump to end trade concessions on $5.7 billion of goods shipped by India to the United States, India announced imposition of higher customs duties. The goods included leather products,...
The Friday Report: June 28th, 2019
Apple and Nintendo Prep to Shift Production Out of China In preparation for the upcoming potential fourth round of Chinese tariffs, both Apple and Nintendo announced plans to move some production out of China to Southeast Asia. The pending round of tariffs may...
The Friday Report: June 21st, 2019
IMO 2020: Major Impact Coming to Global Shipping Industry Did you know that more than 90% of all trade conducted globally occurs on Earth’s oceans? Currently, the 39,000 vessels that power global trade operate on sulfur-laden bunker fuel. The emissions from this...
Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution
First, a Primer about Specialty Drugs In previous blogs, we have mentioned that specialty pharmaceuticals are on the rise. Since 1990, the number of specialty drug approvals has increased dramatically. What characteristics are used to define if a pharmaceutical...
The Friday Report: June 14th, 2019
Beyond Meat Burgers Finally Fixed for Fast Food After the April announcement that Burger King would test the vegan burger Beyond Meat in 59 locations in the St. Louis area and successful sales by Carl’s Jr. in 1000 locations since January, Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown...
The Friday Report: June 7th, 2019
Target Tempts Shoppers with Same-Day Delivery Target now offers same-day delivery service in 47 U.S. States, facilitated by the Shipt same-day delivery platform. Although a Shipt account is no longer required, the service costs $9.99 per order or a $99 annual...
The Friday Report: May 31st, 2019
FedEx Ground to Debut New 7 Day a Week Residential Delivery Service In an effort to keep pace with Amazon Prime’s one day delivery service, FedEx recently announced that FedEx Ground will begin seven day a week residential delivery service for most of the United...
Selecting a 3PL for Your Canadian E-Commerce Logistics Needs
Driven by a need for convenience and personalization, Canadian customers have embraced online shopping but have been a bit slower to do so than American consumers. Even with the success of e-tailing, Canadian merchants have been disinclined to adapt to the wave of...