ReposiTrak and SPAR Group unveil touchless retail to cut costs and improve shelf availability
ReposiTrak has teamed up with SPAR Group to launch Touchless Retail, a new in-store merchandising service aimed at helping suppliers improve shelf availability and retail execution at a lower, fixed cost. According to the companies, the model combines professional merchandising with automated ordering based on…
AI highlights disconnect between ESG performance and disclosures amid data quality concerns
A growing body of research is reinforcing a long-argued weakness in ESG assessment: companies are not always judged on what they do, but on how well they disclose it. The issue is particularly acute for firms that may be making genuine progress on sustainability, but…
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Oilfield service companies have long been caught in a difficult commercial pattern: win the work cheaply, deliver under pressure, and then face relentless scrutiny when the next round of savings begins. In that environment, even technically capable contractors can be treated as interchangeable. The deeper problem is often not performance,…
Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia would retaliate against British and European ships after a series of Western moves against vessels accused of helping to finance Moscow’s war effort through sanctions evasion. Speaking on 12 August during a visit to a Russian warship taking part…
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Cisco and Rockwell introduce software-driven manufacturing model to accelerate Industry 5.0
Cisco and Rockwell Automation are pushing a new manufacturing model built around software, data and security, as industrial firms race to make plants more adaptable to artificial intelligence and autonomous operations. The two companies this week outlined a Full-Stack Software-Defined Manufacturing approach designed to connect plant-floor systems more tightly with…
GM secures $4.5bn inventory facility to bolster supply chain resilience amid geopolitical tensions
General Motors has moved to harden its supply chain with a US$4.5bn inventory facility designed to keep crucial parts available even when the market is hit by disruption, according to a securities filing made public on 11 August. The arrangement gives GM access to stock…
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View AllTrump demands Iran pay compensation as Strait of Hormuz talks stall amid rising tensions
President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric over Iran’s demands in talks linked to the Strait of Hormuz, insisting Tehran should pay compensation for deaths and damage caused by decades of conflict and unrest, a move that appears to have complicated fragile efforts to restore a shipping arrangement through the…
AerFin and Lufthansa Technik partner to strengthen aircraft parts supply amid supply chain disruptions
AerFin and Lufthansa Technik have entered into a new multi-platform component agreement that is designed to widen access to serviceable parts and ease pressure on aircraft material supply chains. The arrangement covers Airbus A320ceo, A320neo and A330 aircraft, alongside Boeing 737NG, 737 MAX and 777…

