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CrossDock, our fortnightly newsletter, has the latest roundup in the warehousing, e-commerce, and logistics industry

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Cashless Crops 🌽

April 24, 2025
A deep dive into America's agricultural trade deficit

Costco Effect 🛒

April 17, 2025
What's the secret behind Costco's success

Tech Tariffed

April 10, 2025
Why tariffs are bad for US tech companies

Mineral Monopoly

April 3, 2025
Who will win the global critical mineral race

Can American manufacturing be made great again?

March 27, 2025
Resurrection of American manufacturing

Forever 21 Files for Bankruptcy for the Second Time

March 20, 2025
The Rise and Fall of Forever 21

Built in America 🚢

March 13, 2025
Can America build great ships again?

Coppering America 🟤

March 6, 2025
Resetting America’s copper supply chain

Tariff Car-nage 🚗

February 27, 2025
Impact of Trump tariffs on American automobile industry

Fentanyl Fiasco 💊

February 20, 2025
Deep dive into America's fentanyl crisis

Canal Wars

February 13, 2025
History of Panama Canal

Tariff wars, Ban on Chinese parcels, EU targets Shein and Temu

February 7, 2025
The latest news from supply chain, e-commerce and logistics

Canadian Countdown 3️⃣0️⃣

February 6, 2025
The US-Canada Trade History

CrossDock's Weekly Dispatch #2

January 31, 2025
The latest news from supply chain, e-commerce and logistics

Scrambling for Eggs 🥚

January 30, 2025
What's causing the egg shortage in the United States

Dock to Stock 📦: US Trade Deficit, Story of Avocados, Retail Dichotomy, Weekly Dispatch, Going Greenland

January 23, 2025
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🇬🇱 Going Green’land’ 🚢

January 16, 2025
Why global superpowers are competing for Greenland

CrossDock's Weekly Dispatch

January 14, 2025
The latest news from supply chain, e-commerce and logistics

The retail dichotomy 🛍️

January 9, 2025
Why big retailers are winning while small retailers are struggling in the US

Holy guacamole 🥑

January 7, 2025
The journey of Avocados from Mexico

The Great American Trade Problem 💰

January 2, 2025
The tale of trade deficit in the United States

Dock to Stock 📦: Walmart vs Target, Story of Olive Oil, AI Chip Wars, Drug Supply Chain in US, Top E-commerce and Supply Chain Stories 2024

December 31, 2024
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Supply Chain & Logistics Rewind 2024 ⏪

December 26, 2024
Supply chain and logistics highlights of 2024

E-Commerce & Retail Rewind 2024 ⏪

December 24, 2024
E-commerce and retail highlights of 2024

Tick Tock...TikTok 💣

December 19, 2024
Why is the United States banning TikTok?

Chip Wars📱

December 17, 2024
Tracing the journey of AI chips

Pharma Drama 💊

December 12, 2024
What is causing the drug shortage in the US?

Walmart vs Target

December 5, 2024
The curious tale of two retail giants

Olive Branching 🫒

December 3, 2024
Why is the olive oil industry slipping away

Dock to Stock 📦: Shein and Temu Invading America, Presidents and Supply Chains, Rising Warehouse Vacancy

November 28, 2024
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Killer Fashion

November 21, 2024
How fast fashion is harming the planet and exploiting people

Presidents, Policies, and Supply Chains

November 14, 2024
US presidents and their impact on supply chain

How are Chinese companies invading US e-commerce?

November 7, 2024
Chinese e-commerce companies are reshaping the U.S. market

Do Tariffs Benefit the United States

October 31, 2024
The Tale of Tariffs in the United States

US Warehouse Real Estate - The Boom and Fizzle

October 24, 2024
Rise and Fall of US Warehouse Real Estate

How Shein and Temu are disrupting the US e-commerce

October 17, 2024
Two Chinese Companies are Rewriting Rules in E-commerce

How Longshoremen Built One of the Strongest Unions in America

October 10, 2024
The Tale of the Longshoremen

Cold Play

October 3, 2024
The Epic Story of the American Cold Chain Industry

Dock to Stock 📦: Trade Wars, Climate Change and E-commerce Supremacy

September 28, 2024
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How climate change is affecting global supply chains

September 26, 2024
Unpredictable climate change is severely disrupting global supply chains

How the CHIPs Act is transforming U.S. semiconductor and global supply chain

September 19, 2024
Can the CHIPs Act revive U.S. chip manufacturing and reshape global supply chains

How Amazon-Walmart rivalry is reshaping e-commerce in the US

September 12, 2024
Amazon and Walmart are fighting it out for e-commerce dominance

How Bangladesh’s political turmoil impacts global apparel supply chain

August 27, 2024
The recent political turmoil in Bangladesh has potentially disrupted apparel supply chain globally

How is the US-China trade rift benefiting Mexico?

August 13, 2024
The US-China trade war has caused a nearshoring boom in Mexico

Spotlight: FTC Sues Amazon Over Alleged Monopoly Practices

October 31, 2023
Amazon is in a legal mess. FTC sues the e-commerce giant for anticompetitive practices.

CrossDock | October 26, 2023

Amazon Prime Day Results, Strong Holiday Spending Predictions, Latest Shopify Updates

CrossDock | October 12, 2023

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Flexport Layoffs, US Warehouse Boom

CrossDock | September 28, 2023

Amazon Introduces Supply Chain with Amazon, USPS Avoids Holiday Surcharges, GXO Logistics Acquires PFSweb

CrossDock | September 14, 2023

Increase in US cold storage demand, Shopify offers 'Buy With Prime', Increasing inventory costs and warehouse prices.

CrossDock | August 31, 2023

Panama Canal drought, Amazon fee hike, rise in global warehousing costs

CrossDock | August 15, 2023

Yellow Files Bankruptcy, Biggest Amazon Warehouse in Australia, TikTok Enters Fulfillment Service

CrossDock | July 31, 2023

UPS And Teamsters, TikTok's E-Commerce Ambitions, Spread Of Amazon One

CrossDock | July 13, 2023

UPS strike, Prime Day 2023, Home Depot cost savings, and more

CrossDock | June 30, 2023

CrossDock is evolving. Walmart's massive new fulfillment center, FedEx and Floship partner up, Amazon's fulfillment fee surge

CrossDock | May 31, 2023

Flexport acquires Shopify Logistics, 3PLs lead warehouse leasing, DHL continues layoffs

CrossDock | April 28, 2023

Record high delivery costs, Ikea’s US expansion and Amazon moves to regional fulfillment model

CrossDock | March 31, 2023

Warehouse automation market heats up, Walmart layoffs, and Amazon closes facilities

CrossDock | February 28, 2023

Shopify's logistics ambitions, Walmart sunsets e-commerce stores, UPS' RFID rollout

CrossDock | January 31, 2023

Warehouse demand decline, Walmart-Salesforce partnership, Amazon worker injuries

CrossDock | December 30, 2022

Walmart’s Drone Delivery Service, Amazon surpassing UPS and FedEx, layoffs of DHL, and FedEx increase in revenue despite lesser parcel volume.

CrossDock | November 30, 2022

Amazon layoffs, Shopify and Deliverr merge, and new Black Friday record.

CrossDock | October 31, 2022

TikTok's warehousing ambitions, Amazon's failed attempt at another Prime Day sale, and more.

CrossDock | September 29, 2022

Holiday season 2022 e-commerce slump, UPS' seasonal hiring plans, DHL and OnTrac's, and more.

CrossDock | August 30, 2022

Quiet Platform's bets on taking on Amazon, Walmart's AR ambitions, supply chain tech growth led by D2C sales, and more.