Victoria Fraza Kickham

2 weeks ago | thescxchange.com | Victoria Fraza Kickham

Supply chain and technology leaders gathered in Boston this week for FutureLink 2025, a three-day conference focused on digitalization in the healthcare and life sciences industry.

3 weeks ago | thescxchange.com | Victoria Fraza Kickham

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the September 2024 issue of our sister publication, DC Velocity. It wasn’t long ago that the term “microfulfillment center,” or MFC, frequently cropped up in logistics industry conversations. The trend reflected a need for local inventory sources that could fill accelerating demand for last-mile delivery as e-commerce surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the grocery market. You hear the term far less frequently today.

1 month ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |Diane Rand

Retail sales grew in March after two straight months of declines, as consumers stocked up on goods before Trump Administration tariffs hit, according to the "March 2025 Retail Monitor Report," a monthly measure of retail sales created by CNBC and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

1 month ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |Diane Rand

Prolonged tariffs on all auto imports into the U.S. along with tariffs on steel and aluminum will have a multi-billion-dollar negative impact on the earnings of North American automakers and suppliers, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings.

1 month ago | thescxchange.com | Ben Ames |Victoria Fraza Kickham |Diane Rand

Triggered by tariff volatility, global smartphone shipments surged beyond consumer demand in the first quarter of 2025, increasing 1.5% year-over-year (YoY) to 304.9 million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. That jump occurred as manufacturers ramped up production in anticipation of the expected announcement by the U.S. Administration on tariffs on China imports.