Author Archives: Chili System

The retailer is adding distribution centers and sorting sites to refine and speed up its delivery network serving stores and e-commerce. Target Corp. is sharply expanding its logistics footprint across the U.S. to build up capabilities to handle growing sales at both its physical stores and online. The big-box retailer, following earnings growth in its past fiscal…

New Jersey plans to withdraw from the bistate Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor on March 28. The state of New York asked the Supreme Court on Monday to stop New Jersey from dismantling a bistate agency that fights crime at the East Coast’s busiest port. New York Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Kathy…

Eighteen companies—ocean carriers, retailers and freight forwarders—have so far signed up to the data portal, the Biden administration’s latest attempt to smooth out tangled shipping logistics. The Biden administration launched a pilot program Tuesday to have ocean carriers, ports, trucks and major retailers share data with each other to improve the flow of goods through…

The freight carrier says it agreed to pay $6.8 million to resolve a claim it overcharged the Defense Department by millions of dollars by inflating shipment weights. Trucking company Yellow Corp. agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle a federal claim that the company overcharged the Defense Department by millions of dollars over several years by inflating the…

Executives at discount stores including Ross, Burlington say supply-chain strains are leaving their buyers with lots of available merchandise. The supply-chain bottlenecks that have hobbled big retailers are proving to be a boon for off-price apparel sellers. Executives at discount stores, including Burlington Stores Inc. and Ross Stores Inc., say their buyers have been snapping up late-arriving clothing and other goods…