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FASA signed on to a multi-association comment letter regarding the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHAA) proposed changes to Proposition 65 warning labels. FASA believes the proposal fails to reform Prop 65. Instead, the proposal would lead to increased litigation and unnecessary compliance burdens, without any increase in…
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The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) on June 23, released its 26th Annual “State of Logistics Report”. The report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. supply chain. The report found that U.S. business logistics costs rose 3.1% to $1.45 trillion in 2014.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on May 19, terminated an antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty case regarding 53-Foot Domestic Dry Containers. FASA, along with a number of other industry groups, sent a letter April 8, urging the ITC to consider the potential adverse economic impact of the case….
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Washington—In 2014, inventory shrink rose to $44 billion in losses for retailers, according to a recent study from the National Retail Federation. “Inventory shrink” includes: Shoplifting (38%) Employee/internal theft (34.5%) Administrative and paperwork errors (16.5%) Vendor fraud or error (6.8%) Unknown loss (6.1%) When it comes to loss prevention budgets, nearly 2 in 5 of […]
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Longarone, Italy–Marcolin SpA inaugurated last week its new manufacturing facility in Longarone (Fortogna area), already functioning since the beginning of May. This operation is part of the quality enhancement process undertaken by Marcolin and allows the company to double its in-house Made in Italy production, while also increasing the area’s local employment. The starting activities […]
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Menomonee, Falls WI–Kohl’s Department Stores is featuring beloved children’s books from author Laura Numeroff available now through September, at Kohl’s stores nationwide and on Kohls.com. Each Kohl’s Cares item is priced at just $5, with 100% of the net profit supporting children’s health and education initiatives nationwide. “Kohl’s Cares is providing families with engaging children’s […]
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Seattle—July is typically known as the summer doldrums for retail. Except for early back-to-school shopping on the rise and a few clearance sales, there’s not much to report. But online behemoth Amazon wants to change all that by celebrating its 20th year with Prime Day, a global shopping event, exclusively for Prime members in the […]
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Berlin, MD—July typically has been a month of summer doldrums, especially at retail. But that’s changing as special sales pick up and parents are shopping even earlier for their back-to-school purchases. As a new feature in Accessories magazine’s Daily Newsflash, we’re asking leading retailers of accessories to tell us exactly what is selling. For the […]
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President Barack Obama on June 29, signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295) into law. The trade preferences bill includes the FASA-supported GSP Update Act, which makes […]
Washington—The Fourth of July marks the official beginning of summer for most school children these days. For parents it can signify the start of their hunt for back-to-school or college shopping. According to the NRF’s back-to-school survey conducted last year by Prosper Insights & Analytics nearly one-quarter of families were shopping at least two months […]
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