H&M to open new store format for second-hand fashion retail-systems.com/rs/HM_To_Open_…

US to take steps to curb low-value Chinese shipments under $800 'de minimis' exemption reuters.com/business/retai… White House statement - whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

The top news this week that I see as part of longer trends: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

FedEx reactivates a MD-11 ahead of the peak season. cargofacts.com/allposts/aircr…

Air Canada and ALPA reach tentative agreement on a newfour-year contract media.aircanada.com/2024-09-15-Air…

TJX, the parent company behind TK Maxx, has exploited gaping inefficiencies in the fashion industry’s buying operations to build one of the world’s most successful retailers. thetimes.com/article/926b82… via Financial Times

Tomorrow's Freight Forward newsletter is scheduled. Here's last week's newsletter in case you missed it: linkedin.com/pulse/freight-…

The latest Freight Forward is out - linkedin.com/pulse/freight-…

Target preparing for the holiday season - It plans to hire about 100,000 additional seasonal workers to be deployed across its stores and supply-chain facilities to support pickup, drive-up and home-delivery services. marketwatch.com/story/target-t…

FedEx Q1 Earnings Preview (reports on Thursday): What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/fedex-fdx…

Next month Brian Patrick Bourke is a panelist at JOC event, #Inland24 talking about: ✈️ The need to improve #airport #cargo infrastructure 📲 The importance of collaboration and technology 👤 Staffing concerns Don't miss it! Here's the agenda: bit.ly/3z1KVZw #Logistics

Amazon CEO Update: aboutamazon.com/news/company-n…

Big congratulations to Two Boxes, one of our RLA startup contest participants from earlier this year. linkedin.com/pulse/why-we-i…

How China’s ‘Shein village’ grabbed the fast fashion supply chain ft.com/content/a40ae7… via @ft

A Freightos interview with Adam Lewis of Clearit Customs Brokers discussing the White House proposed changes to de minimis. freightos.com/resources/chan…

US customs clamps down on vague cargo descriptions aircargonews.net/policy/us-cust… via Air Cargo News

Southwest Cargo to offer same-day overnight shipments, new routes in 2025 aircargonext.com/news/southwest… via Air Cargo Next

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking more than $100 million from the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. cnn.com/2024/09/18/pol…

Teamsters will not endorse a presidential candidate: “Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business.” teamster.org/2024/09/teamst…

BREAKING: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters won't endorse a presidential candidate this cycle, the union's General Executive Board decided today. trib.al/Zxu8dWh