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Logistics is the lifeline of retail success, essential for keeping the shelves stocked and customers happy. Join us for a must-attend webinar where QVC shares how they’ve transformed their logistics sourcing using Keelvar’s Sourcing Optimizer, all while improving efficiency and driving cost savings.

Learn how Dynamic Market Sourcing is helping QVC stay agile during tender season and discover best practices for optimizing logistics in the retail world.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from a retail leader transforming logistics procurement!

Moderator

Ariane Herrera, Senior Associate Editor, Special Projects, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global

Speakers

Dylan Alperin, Vice President, Professional Services, Keelvar

George Conway, Sr. Manager-Logistics Procurement, QVC

Moderator:

Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor-West Coast, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

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Moderator:

Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

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The containerized refrigerated shipping market in 2024 has been a tale of the haves and have-nots. In the US, refrigerated imports were up 7% in the first eight months of the year, led by fruits and vegetables, particularly from the Southern hemisphere. Exports, however, extended their 2023 decline into this year, falling 4%, with proteins such as meat, poultry, and pork falling 5%. Overall, US refrigerated imports are twice that of exports, a gap only expected to widen going forward, according to Eskesen Advisory. Globally, reefer volumes continue to suffer under the weight of demand-stifling inflation in multiple economies, as well as supply chain disruptions brought about by a months-long drought in the Panama Canal and shipping diversions away from the Suez Canal related to Red Sea Houthi attacks on ships. The result, after 20 years of annual increases, is that 2024 is shaping up as the second consecutive year of global declines for refrigerated shipping volumes. And yet, the longer-term future is bright, with market research firm Future Market Insights forecasting the global containerized reefer market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.9% through 2034, to $10.5 billion.

This webcast will analyze the state of the refrigerated shipping market as of fall 2024 and cast an eye toward 2025. Specific areas of discussion will include the outlook for perishables, proteins, and frozen goods; the impact of supply chain disruption; and the state of investment in equipment and cold storage.

Moderator:

Laura Robb, Associate Editor-Americas Container Markets, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

William Duggan, North American Cold Chain Advisor, Eskesen Advisory

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After a two-year-plus freight downturn, trucking companies along with their partners and customers are looking forward to heightened demand. The US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts in September likely set the stage for not only improvements in manufacturing and housing demand that will generate freight, but also lower capital costs for companies looking to expand by acquisition. Even before September’s half-point rate cut, freight volumes were beginning to increase, as consumer spending rallied over the summer and more goods hit the road earlier than expected. All this has shippers bracing for truckload rate increases, perhaps in the fourth quarter but certainly down the road in 2025. Will demand push rates up sharply during the next round of contract talks? Or will the availability of capacity blunt rate hikes and pave a more moderate path toward growth in transportation pricing in 2025? This webcast, led by Senior Trucking Editor William Cassidy will assess those and other points, such as the growth of dedicated and private fleets and the outlook for less-than-truckload shipping.

Moderator:

William Cassidy, Senior Editor, Trucking and Domestic Transportation, Journal of Commerce by S&P Global

Speaker(s):

Jason Miller, PhD, Eli Broad Professor of Logistics, Michigan State University

Holly Pearce, Director of Logistics and Warehousing, Otis Elevator Company

Scooter Sayers, Founder, Sayers Logistics, and Sales Executive, Cubiscan

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