August, 2012

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Fashion Logistics for Tax-Free Weekends

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Last weekend was tax-free weekend in Texas. For three days, purchases of many back-to-school essentials such as clothes, shoes or school supplies costing less than $100 did not have Texas’ usual 8.25 percent sales tax tacked on. According to the Austin American-Statesman , the tax holiday saved shoppers some $64.8 million this weekend. Texas, of course, isn’t the only state to stage occasional tax holidays.

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Supply Chain Management:Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the.

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Fashion Logistics When 10 Percent of the World Goes Dark

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As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the United States is not immune to large-scale power disruptions – as made evident by the Fourth of July power outages in the Washington DC area. Massive thunderstorms and a scorching heat wave left some 3 million homes and businesses lost power, leading to millions of dollars lost in damages. For businesses — especially apparel manufacturers and retailers — disruptive events like these highlight the importance of first-rate apparel supply chain

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Think Big and Outside the Box with the Help of Apparel Supply Chain Services

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When’s the last time you had all the day-to-day details in order — all the pieces working together smoothly — enough to stop, take a deep breath, climb to the top of "the box" and gaze outside at an unexplored future? According to Supply Chain Management Review , it’s not happening enough for many companies: One of the most overworked and misused phrases is "Think Out of the Box." Yes many people say it but do they mean it?

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Inside the World of Apparel Logistics

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Recently, our crack video team put together a nifty little explainer film that demonstrates how our third party fashion logistics services work far more vividly than we ever could here on the apparel logistics blog. Take a look: The video gives you a glimpse of our headquarter offices in North Dallas (Hurst, Texas, to be exact), including our automated apparel warehouse and foreign trade zone facility.

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Supply Chain Management:Enabling individual item picking in.

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