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Abuse of Consumer Returns Policies Rife, Report Finds

January 24, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

Among those who admitted to committing returns policy abuse, fraud, or other unfavorable return behaviors, between 20% and 30% said they engaged in this behavior at least once a week.


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Consumers and Retailers Share Responsibility for Reducing Returns

January 23, 2024
Matthew Gideon, Senior Editor

One way consumers can help reduce returns (and growing landfills) is to shop more conscientiously by going into stores to test out products before making a repeat purchase online.



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Ford Cutting Back F-150 Lighting Production Due to Lower EV Demand

January 19, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The American car manufacturing giant said that it would be cutting back production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to just one shift starting April 1, 2024.


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THREE PICNIC TABLES AND A FIELD ARE COVERED IN SNOW.

Deep Freeze Forces U.S. LNG Exporters to Cancel, Delay Cargoes

January 19, 2024
Bloomberg

The Cameron LNG export plant in Louisiana canceled at least one scheduled shipment while other deliveries from Cameron and Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi facility in Texas were also delayed


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FOUR RED BUDWEISER-BRANDED DELIVERY TRUCKS ARE PARKED IN A LOADING DOCK.

Anheuser-Busch Employees Threatening to Go on Strike

January 18, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

Workers at 12 Anheuser-Busch factories across the U.S. are seeking a significant wage increase, greater job security and improved retirement options and benefits.


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A SHELL PLC LOGO ON THE OUTSIDE OF A BROWN OFFICE BUILDING.

Investors to Back Resolution Calling for Shell to Align with Paris Agreement

January 16, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The resolution has already received support from Scottish Widows, Candriam and Rathbones Group, as well as the French asset management firm Amundi.


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TOP PART OF A COMPASS WITH THE ARROW POINTING TOWARD THE WORD "RESILIENCE."

Majority of Suppliers Expect More Disruptions Over the Next Two Years

January 16, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The survey showed that 53% of organizations are investing in resources to develop and maintain programs that prepare a company for significant supply chain disruptions.


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A ROW OF WIND TURBINES ON A BODY OF WATER.

Orsted Partner to Sell Wind Farms, Take $1.6B Charge

January 10, 2024
Bloomberg

Eversource Energy is in exclusive negotiations to sell its 50% stakes in the developments to a “global private infrastructure investor,” it said January 8 in a statement.


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MACHINERY IS BEING USED TO MINE AND PROCESS RAW COBALT.

Chinese Miner Takes Glencore’s Cobalt Crown as Output Jumps 170%

January 5, 2024
Bloomberg

CMOC’s copper output also jumped by 51% to 419,539 tons, establishing it as one of the world’s top producers at a time when many miners are struggling to boost output.


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A LIQUIFIED NATRUAL GAS CARRIER TRAVELING ON AN ICY BODY OF WATER SURROUNDED BY THREE SMALLER BOATS.

Russian LNG Producer Begins Arctic Operations Despite U.S. Sanctions

January 3, 2024
SupplyChainBrain

The first shipments from the LNG project will be delivered during the first quarter of 2024, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.


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