Retail War’s Secret Weapon Is Omnichannel Warehousing
Volume 2, Issue 2 – January 31, 2014 The omnichannel logistics models that make a seamless consumer experience possible are now built on a foundation of six…
OSHA Citation Vacated For Lack of Scientific Support
Volume 2, Issue 2 – January 31, 2014 A federal judge sent a message when rejecting an OSHA administrative law judge ruling that a logistics employee’s injury…
Customer Satisfaction With In-Store Sales Up Since 2008
Volume 2, Issue 2 – January 31, 2014 In a survey that was conducted before news broke of Target Stores’ hacking meltdown, Motorola Solutions found that overall…
Rosy Economic Predictions for 2014, With Caveats
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 Many of the economic numbers surfacing during the weeks straddling New Year’s Day have led to optimistic predictions. But…
Unemployment Law Hikes Penalties for Employers
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 Employers who routinely brush aside the unemployment claims they don’t intend to contest may want to rethink that strategy…
NLRB Drops Ambush Elections Court Case Defense, Will Revisit
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to voluntarily dismiss its appeals of a D.C. Circuit Court ruling that…
Employers in Colorado Can Test Workers for Marijuana
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 On January 1, the news media was filled with stories about state-licensed retail shops that began selling marijuana under…
NRF Estimates Retail Imports Will Be Up 4.8% in January
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 4.8% in January over the same…
ALAN Expands Its Disaster Response Planning Efforts
Volume 2, Issue 1 – January 15, 2014 Since its founding following Hurricane Katrina, the member companies of the American Logistics Aid Network have responded to meet…
