Supply Chain & Sourcing

World Emblem to Reshore Jobs with Expanded Houston Factory

Emblem and patch manufacturer World Emblem will open a new 72,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston in October, moving its regional operations from…

Salesforce Global Holiday Forecast: AI Will Drive $1.6 Trillion in In-Store Sales

AI already has affected shopping habits for large numbers of consumers, and its ability to make hyper-personalized product recommendations — and also…

Lululemon Lawsuit Claims Costco Sells Low-Price Dupes that Infringe on its Patents

Lululemon has filed a lawsuit against Costco alleging that the warehouse retailer sells low-cost athleisure apparel knockoffs that unlawfully trade on Lululemon’s…

Private Labels Evolve into Destination Brands, Primed for Growth Amid Tariffs

As private labels and store brands have evolved over the last decade, the stigma of the “cheap, alternative, knockoff” brand has worn…

H&M Partners with Circulose to Scale Use of Materials Made from Discarded Textiles

H&M Group has entered a multi-year partnership with Circulose, a manufacturer of next-generation material made entirely from discarded textiles, to become one…

Home Depot Buys Specialty Building Products Distributor GMS for $4.3 Billion

The Home Depot’s SRS Distribution division will purchase GMS, a leading North American specialty building products distributor, for a cash tender offer…

Walmart Opens its Own Beef Processing Plant in Kansas to Bolster Supply Chain Resilience

Walmart has opened its first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef processing facility in Olathe, Kan., continuing a yearslong effort to build an…

Staples Canada Launches Electronics Trade-In Program

Staples Canada and Allstate Protection Plans have introduced Staples Trade-in by Allstate, allowing Canadians to exchange unwanted electronics for Staples e-gift cards….

David’s Bridal to Debut Dual-Sided Pearl Planner Platform for Both Couples and Wedding Vendors

David’s Bridal is in a closed beta test of Pearl Planner, a platform and marketplace designed to connect brides and grooms to…

C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

Grocery industry wholesale supplier and retailer C&S Wholesale Grocers will purchase the nearly 200-store SpartanNash chain for $1.77 billion, including assumed net…

UPDATE: Nike Delays Launch of Collab with Kim Kardashian’s Skims

[Update as of June 20, 2025] Nike is delaying the launch of the activewear line it’s developing with Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand…

DutyFreeZone.com Launches Global Luxury Marketplace for Both B2B and B2C Customers

DutyFreeZone.com, which has been supplying products to vendors in the tax-free travel retail sector since 1998, has launched an online marketplace open…

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Supply Chain & Sourcing

World Emblem to Reshore Jobs with Expanded Houston Factory

Salesforce Global Holiday Forecast: AI Will Drive $1.6 Trillion in In-Store Sales

Lululemon Lawsuit Claims Costco Sells Low-Price Dupes that Infringe on its Patents

Private Labels Evolve into Destination Brands, Primed for Growth Amid Tariffs

H&M Partners with Circulose to Scale Use of Materials Made from Discarded Textiles

Home Depot Buys Specialty Building Products Distributor GMS for $4.3 Billion

Walmart Opens its Own Beef Processing Plant in Kansas to Bolster Supply Chain Resilience

Staples Canada Launches Electronics Trade-In Program

David’s Bridal to Debut Dual-Sided Pearl Planner Platform for Both Couples and Wedding Vendors

C&S Wholesale Grocers Buys SpartanNash in $1.77 Billion Deal

UPDATE: Nike Delays Launch of Collab with Kim Kardashian’s Skims

DutyFreeZone.com Launches Global Luxury Marketplace for Both B2B and B2C Customers

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