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Supply Chain Edge: Reversible reshoring, Israeli supply chain risks, EU’s mainland China strategy

December 15, 2023

• In new research this week, we dive into the risks for Israeli supply chains from the worsening security situation in the Red Sea; the possibility of a reversal of reshoring for Bangladesh’s apparel industry; the EU’s as-yet undefined supply chain de-risking strategy vis-à-vis mainland China;... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Halloween shock, AI-powered chip recovery, mineral protections

August 24, 2023

• In new research this week, we find that retail supply chains have geared up earlier than normal for Halloween. Labor conditions in Cambodian apparel production are being scrutinized. Home-appliance maker Breville Group Ltd. has reshored to Mexico. Home improvements supply chain activity rema... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: A light in the semiconductor tunnel

May 5, 2023

Demand for semiconductors remains depressed while a recovery will take until later in the year, based on a review of the forward-looking comments from eight firms including Apple Inc. The latter’s supply chain remains in flux, with one supplier leaving India and another setting up in Vietnam. ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Smoothed chains, popped stocks

March 24, 2023

Our second-quarter 2023 outlook report finds that 2023 is proving to be a year of normalization for supply chains, but we are not quite there yet and significant corporate strategy (inventory and reshoring) and government policy uncertainties will take at least the rest of the year to play out... Read more →

Avocados avoid logistical mush

March 1, 2022

Fans of guacamole, avocado toast, and cinco de mayo narrowly missed experiencing supply chain issues firsthand as the U.S. temporarily banned imports of avocadoes from Mexico. The restriction was spurred by death threats made to an on-site U.S. Agriculture inspector who among other things chec... Read more →

Neumann, Coffee America brew import success

February 8, 2022

Coffee prices have increased, prompting a corresponding increase in prices from companies like Starbucks. The price hikes are the result of bad weather in coffee producing regions, like a drought in Brazil, as well as the same supply chain and logistics issues faced by other importers. Pricing... Read more →

Yarn, wind power face new duties; olives poised to wrinkle US-EU relationship

November 30, 2021

The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a variety of rulings in November, with polyester yarn, wind towers, and solar panels all receiving some form of additional tariff burden. The polyester yarn ruling targeted subject imports from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam that w... Read more →

IKEA, Adidas, seek recovery in Vietnam as new outbreak looms

August 30, 2021

The Vietnamese army has increased lockdown measures designed to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country as the tragic outbreaks intensify. These measures, essential to bring the virus under control, will likely have impacts throughout global supply chains, especially manufacturers that swit... Read more →

Brexit Watch: Sainsbury’s, Tesco may switch food supplies if customs aren’t reformed

July 19, 2021

The CEOs of major U.K. retailers, including J Sainsbury and Tesco, have warned that uncertainty over the future of customs for shipping food into Northern Ireland “could force many retailers to move supply chains from GB to the EU”. The U.K. government will shortly be making a proposal to adap... Read more →

Fresh Del Monte, WH Group lead U.S. food boom as inflation hoarding starts

July 12, 2021

Retailers are reportedly changing their approach to inventory management due to expectations of continued food price inflation. Elevated demand can be seen in U.S. seaborne imports of food and beverages which climbed 17.5% year over year in Q2’21. Imports of meat rose by 29.1% led by a 175.9% ... Read more →

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