Walmart Accelerates Digital Shelf Deployment in Mexico: 1.7 Million Electronic Labels by 2026
Walmart Mexico is deploying Vusion's EdgeSense platform across its Walmart Express stores, installing over 1.7 million electronic shelf labels and ...
Region: North America
Agentic AI vs Copilot AI in Procurement: 3 Key Differences
According to skopemag.com, Copilot AI assists with human-initiated tasks like drafting and summarizing, while Agentic AI autonomously executes cross-system workflows ...
37 Freight Bankruptcies in March 2026: Supply Chain Restructuring Accelerates
In March 2026, 37 freight-related firms filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including trucking carriers (e.g., SP Trans Inc., W. Jackson Trucking), ...
Echo Global Acquisition Boosts Ratings: Two Agencies Turn Outlook Positive
Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings upgraded Echo Global Logistics’ outlook to positive following its acquisition of ITS, citing improved debt-to-EBITDA ...
AI in Supply Chain Decision-Making: Only 10% of Leaders Trust Autonomous AI, While 54% Prefer Human-in-the-Loop Recommendations
A January 2026 survey of 514 supply chain leaders reveals that only 10% trust AI to make fully autonomous decisions, ...
China’s Sidewalk Delivery Robots: A Model for US States
China has deployed over 100,000 sidewalk delivery robots across 100+ cities—led by Meituan, JD Logistics, and Cainiao—with standardized regulations, high ...
AI Cuts Warehouse Robot Congestion by 25%
MIT and Symbotic researchers developed a hybrid AI system that boosts warehouse robot throughput by 25% in simulations. Using deep ...
South American Supply Chain Transformation: The Rise of Nearsourcing and Logistics Hubs
Latin America's supply chain is undergoing structural reconfiguration: Mexico surpasses China as the US's largest trading partner, nearsourcing accelerates industrial ...
Tariffs & Frozen Food Demand Reshape Cold Chains: Lineage Survey Finds 73% Expect Financial Impact
Lineage’s Cold Chain Insights Survey of 1,000 North American supply chain decision-makers reveals tariffs are the top external driver of ...
Trailer Storage Demand Rises 160% Amid Tariffs, Nearshoring
Mobile storage trailer demand is rising sharply across North America as supply chain professionals respond to tariff uncertainty, nearshoring, port ...
