Reverse logistics is one of the trickiest operations a retailer will undertake. Getting returns from a customer’s home back to the warehouse without losing product along the way or allowing ...

The pandemic’s impact on the supply chain and all its moving parts cannot be understated. First, it was the issue of too many orders and not enough inventory. Companies couldn’t keep up with ...

Reverse logistics is a term that is often heard but not fully understood by many business owners. Simply put, it’s the process of moving goods from their final destination back to the supplier. In ...

A year ago, 16% of holiday shopping purchases were returned, according to data from Salesforce. With many Christmas 2023 purchases still within a returnable timeframe today, Salesforce anticipates a ...

The unpredictable swings of the current economy are adding to what is an unquestionably tumultuous moment for retail. The industry facies uncertainty around what cargo will move in and out of the U.S.

In recent years, there’s been a big emphasis in retail on reuse. One of the byproducts has been an explosion of secondhand goods, or re-commerce, companies. In May, consignment company ThredUp ...

What happens after a customer returns an item? The reverse logistics process starts. Reverse logistics is a type of supply chain management that moves goods from customers back to sellers or ...

Ever receive a gift that wasn’t quite right? We all have. Returns are the messy, rather-not-think-about-it element of retail — part of a process called reverse logistics. Here’s what to know → What’s ...

Intel has undertaken an ambitious program to eliminate waste from its manufacturing process, and prevent all used and returned materials from ending up in landfill. In this conversation with ...