Weekly wrap-up

Walmart and Instacart partner for same-day U.S. delivery Walmart has partnered with Instacart to offer same-day delivery starting in a few U.S. market. This makes the company the latest major grocery…

U.K. Tells Drug Makers to Stockpile 6-Week Supply for Brexit Recovering from the pandemic has been at the forefront of things for supply chain professionals recently and for that reason,…

General Mills Adds More Outsourcing Partners as It Aims to Meet Packaged-Food Demand General Mills Inc. is relying more and more on third-party manufacturers to meet heightened demand for its products, but…

Apple targets a net zero carbon footprint for its entire supply chain by 2030 According to Apple, it is already fully carbon neutral where its corporate operations are concerned. However, moving…

Report: Last-Mile Delivery is the Most Inefficient Process for More Than Half of North American Companies The transportation and logistics (T&L) industry has experienced significant disruptions due to the steep…

U.K.’s Global Trade Deals Still Pose a Huge Pre-Brexit Challenge The U.K.’s trade deal with the European Union isn’t the only massive project that British negotiators must contend with before…

After pandemic, U.S. senators want review of drug supply chain Republican and Democratic U.S. senators have called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain…

Warehouse Demand Surges as Retailers Reset Supply Chains Demand for U.S. warehouse space is rebounding as upheaval from the coronavirus pandemic pushes businesses to retool their supply chains. Industrial real-estate…

Peak Shipping Season Runs Aground as Ocean Lines Pull Capacity Ocean container lines are bracing for limited demand during the usual peak shipping season heading into the Fall, with supply…

Ocean shipping shrinks as pandemic pummels retailers Some shipping lines, whose retail customers are being severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, are reducing sailing speeds and taking longer routes around…