Cathy Morrow Roberson
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Amazon to Hold Its 1st Shopping Event for Used Goods www.ecommercebytes.com/2025/08/29/a...
Amazon to Hold Its 1st Shopping Event for Used Goods www.ecommercebytes.com/2025/08/29/a...
Amazon to Hold Its 1st Shopping Event for Used Goods
Amazon will hold its first ever shopping event for used goods called Second Chance Deal Days in Germany next week.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Amazon to Hold Its 1st Shopping Event for Used Goods www.ecommercebytes.com/2025/08/29/a...
Amazon to Hold Its 1st Shopping Event for Used Goods www.ecommercebytes.com/2025/08/29/a...
Trump to nominate Heritage Foundation's chief economist E.J. Antoni to lead BLS. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Nominate Bureau of Labor Statistics Critic to Lead Agency
Antoni had the support of conservatives like former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
www.wsj.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Trump to nominate Heritage Foundation's chief economist E.J. Antoni to lead BLS. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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My latest Substack article is out - FedEx and UPS Look Outside of the US to Offset Weak Domestic Demand cathyroberson.substack.com/p/fedex-and-...
FedEx and UPS Look Outside of the US to Offset Weak Domestic Demand
As FedEx and UPS close facilities in the U.S.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
My latest Substack article is out - FedEx and UPS Look Outside of the US to Offset Weak Domestic Demand cathyroberson.substack.com/p/fedex-and-...
Part 3 of the series, 'What's Being Said About Tariffs', is now available on LTI's blog section. logisticsti.com/f/whats-bein... These are a compilation of quotes from various shippers' earnings transcripts. Enjoy. 🙂
What's Being Said About Tariffs (Part 3)
A new earnings quarter for many businesses is underway and instead of sharing compilation of quotes from shippers, carriers and logistics providers by Substack, I’ll share them on the website’s blog. ...
logisticsti.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Part 3 of the series, 'What's Being Said About Tariffs', is now available on LTI's blog section. logisticsti.com/f/whats-bein... These are a compilation of quotes from various shippers' earnings transcripts. Enjoy. 🙂
A chief White House economic adviser said that Trump wants allies placed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the agency published a dismal jobs report and the president fired its commissioner www.wsj.com/economy/jobs... 🤔
Trump Seeks Bigger Overhaul at Labor Statistics Bureau, Adviser Says
Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A chief White House economic adviser said that Trump wants allies placed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the agency published a dismal jobs report and the president fired its commissioner www.wsj.com/economy/jobs... 🤔
The latest 'What's Being Said About Tariffs' is posted on the LTI website - logisticsti.com/f/whats-bein...
What wasn't noted was Tractor Supply's comments about the build out of their final mile. Check out some of those comments and more from the LI post - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What wasn't noted was Tractor Supply's comments about the build out of their final mile. Check out some of those comments and more from the LI post - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What's Being Said About Tariffs (Part 2)
A new earnings quarter for many businesses is underway and instead of sharing compilation of quotes from shippers, carriers and logistics providers by Substack, I’ll share them on the website’s blog. ...
logisticsti.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The latest 'What's Being Said About Tariffs' is posted on the LTI website - logisticsti.com/f/whats-bein...
What wasn't noted was Tractor Supply's comments about the build out of their final mile. Check out some of those comments and more from the LI post - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What wasn't noted was Tractor Supply's comments about the build out of their final mile. Check out some of those comments and more from the LI post - www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
This is an interesting read, dynamic pricing in the grocery stores - Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day
Electronic shelf labels are spreading at grocery chains in Europe and the U.S., enabling instant price drops—and raising fears of surge pricing
www.wsj.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is an interesting read, dynamic pricing in the grocery stores - Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Freight Forward: Strong Import Demand in Europe Continues
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Freight Forward: Drayage Truckers Face Competition
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Flash PMIs show US outperformance gaining ground in July. However, the US also reported the steepest rise in prices and the gloomiest prospects for the year ahead of the G4. www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Flash PMIs show US outperformance gaining ground in July. However, the US also reported the steepest rise in prices and the gloomiest prospects for the year ahead of the G4. www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
The 'what businesses are saying about tariffs' series is moving to the LTI blog where I'll post updates.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The 'what businesses are saying about tariffs' series is moving to the LTI blog where I'll post updates.
Stay up to date by subscribing & receiving a weekly email with all updates.
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My latest Substack article - FedEx Parts Ways with Its Chief Digital and Information Officer
cathyroberson.substack.com/p/fedex-part...
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FedEx Parts Ways with Its Chief Digital and Information Officer
FedEx is parting ways with its chief digital and information officer, Sriram Krishnasamy, after an internal investigation within the company’s information technology organization.
cathyroberson.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My latest Substack article - FedEx Parts Ways with Its Chief Digital and Information Officer
cathyroberson.substack.com/p/fedex-part...
cathyroberson.substack.com/p/fedex-part...
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Freight Forward: Drayage Truckers Face Competition
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Trump’s cuts are making federal data disappear bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Cuts Are Making Federal Data Disappear
Online tools that professionals use for everything from diagnosing diseases to calculating insurance payouts are going dark.
bloomberg.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Trump’s cuts are making federal data disappear bloomberg.com/news/article...
June's CPI data notes an uptick from May. The top items that noted the biggest month-to-month increase, May to June, unadjusted:
Car & Truck Rental +9.2
Franfurters +8.2
Window Coverings +5.9
(eggs fell 10.8 from May)
linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Car & Truck Rental +9.2
Franfurters +8.2
Window Coverings +5.9
(eggs fell 10.8 from May)
linkedin.com/feed/update/...
June CPI data ticked up to 0.3% from May and 2.7% from a year earlier, faster than May’s increase of 2.4% from a year earlier. | Logistics Trends & Insights LLC
June CPI data ticked up to 0.3% from May and 2.7% from a year earlier, faster than May’s increase of 2.4% from a year earlier.
BLS - https://lnkd.in/eMBVijz
WSJ - Inflation Picks Up to 2.7% as Tari...
linkedin.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
June's CPI data notes an uptick from May. The top items that noted the biggest month-to-month increase, May to June, unadjusted:
Car & Truck Rental +9.2
Franfurters +8.2
Window Coverings +5.9
(eggs fell 10.8 from May)
linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Car & Truck Rental +9.2
Franfurters +8.2
Window Coverings +5.9
(eggs fell 10.8 from May)
linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Freight Forward: Hopes of a Return to Red Sea Shipping Dashed
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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EU plans to engage more with other nations hit by US tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Plans to Engage More With Other Nations Hit by US Tariffs
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs following a slew of new threats to the bloc and other US trading partners, according to people familiar...
www.bloomberg.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
EU plans to engage more with other nations hit by US tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A new Substack article is out: Parcel Dynamic Pricing - Peak Season open.substack.com/pub/cathyrob...
Parcel Dynamic Pricing – Peak Season
FedEx has been dabbling with dynamic pricing since it launched its Network 2.0 strategy in 2022 during its investor conference.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A new Substack article is out: Parcel Dynamic Pricing - Peak Season open.substack.com/pub/cathyrob...
A few parcel market updates from the LTI blog - logisticsti.com/f/parcel-mar... 📦📦
Parcel Market Updates - July 9, 2025
The parcel market continues to evolve in the post-pandemic era. Prior to the pandemic, there was a clearly defined duopoly that made up the US parcel market – FedEx and UPS. However, since the pandemi...
logisticsti.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A few parcel market updates from the LTI blog - logisticsti.com/f/parcel-mar... 📦📦
UPS shifted away from its hub-and-spoke air network & instead is delivering USPS' air cargo via point-to-point via its gateways. Despite USPS internal concerns, OIG noted the air cargo with UPS is helping to lower its air cargo costs. My Substack article - cathyroberson.substack.com/p/usps-is-be...
USPS is benefitting from its new air cargo contract but is UPS?
The U.S.
cathyroberson.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
UPS shifted away from its hub-and-spoke air network & instead is delivering USPS' air cargo via point-to-point via its gateways. Despite USPS internal concerns, OIG noted the air cargo with UPS is helping to lower its air cargo costs. My Substack article - cathyroberson.substack.com/p/usps-is-be...
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Freight Forward: Planning for A Bumpy Second Half
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
linkedin.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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America’s economic data are becoming murkier www.economist.com/united-state...
America’s economic data are becoming murkier
Choked for funds, the Bureau of Labour Statistics is cutting corners
www.economist.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
America’s economic data are becoming murkier www.economist.com/united-state...
New blog post on the LTI website: Mexico – Airfreight Routes Expand as Volumes Fall logisticsti.com/f/mexico-%E2...
Mexico – Airfreight Routes Expand as Volumes Fall
Following a 7% growth in international air cargo traffic last year, the first four months of this year for Mexico's airfreight market have seen a 7% decline in global volumes. US tariffs, cargo crime,...
logisticsti.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New blog post on the LTI website: Mexico – Airfreight Routes Expand as Volumes Fall logisticsti.com/f/mexico-%E2...
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Freight Forward: Shifting Lanes
Welcome to Freight Forward, where each Monday, I’ll recap what happened in supply chains the previous week through JOC.com articles and additional sources and also what to expect for the week ahead.
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June 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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