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    Material Handling & Logistics provides news, analysis, technology and best practices for managers overseeing supply chain, warehousing and transportation in the manufacturing sector.

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    Supply Chain Salaries Increase
    Labor Management

    Supply Chain Salaries Increase

    May 17, 2024
    ASCM’s 2024 salary survey indicates a strong labor market is pushing up salaries.
    #22798979@Brett Critchley|Dreamstime
    Job Growth Drove March's Retail Sales Increase Says NRF
    Global Supply Chain

    Job Growth Drove March's Retail Sales Increase

    April 16, 2024
    Also helping was the Easter holiday and slightly larger tax refunds, says NRF.
    #18247141@Melinda Fawver|Dreamstime
    Import Prices Up Three Months in a Row
    Global Supply Chain

    Import Prices Up Three Months in a Row

    April 12, 2024
    Fuel prices put an end to headline import price deflation in March says Oxford Economics.
    #137750581@Enanuchit|Dreamstime
    Supply Chain Stability Improving
    Global Supply Chain

    Supply Chain Stability Improving

    April 12, 2024
    KPMG Supply Chain Stability Index suggests a complete return to pre-pandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024.
    #87100428@Piotr Zajda| Dreamstime
    Small Business Optimism Hits 11-Year Low
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    Small Business Optimism Hits 11-Year Low

    April 9, 2024
    “Inflation has once again been reported as the top business problem on Main Street and the labor market has only eased slightly.”

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    "The modest rebound in retail sales in February suggests that consumer spending growth slowed in early 2024,' says Oxford Economics.