'Buy it now': The time has come to start holiday shopping or risk missing Christmas
TribLive, November 15, 2021
If you haven’t started holiday shopping, you might be falling behind.
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.
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National Recycling Day: sizing up Atlanta’s efforts to reduce waste
WABE, November 15, 2021
Every day on the west side of Atlanta, tons of plastic arrive at the Nexus processing facility. Most of it is thin plastic like shopping bags, packaging and “bubble wrap, huge amounts of bubble wrap,” said Nexus’ CEO Jeff Gold. “And where this comes from, I don’t really know or why we get it I’m not sure.”
Could supply chain issues drive more people to shop in person this holiday season?
USA Today, November 14, 2021
Just when consumers have come to terms with, and have even embraced, online shopping during the pandemic and after, the proverbial rug's been pulled out from under us because of supply chain logjams – and during the holiday season to boot. Investors in the retail space might want to know what to expect for the industry.
25 Investigates: Tips to navigate soaring cost of toys this holiday season
Boston 25 News, November 14, 2021
BOSTON — The nation’s supply chain crunch is driving up the cost of just about everything. Now, you can add toys to the list.
White House unveils supply chain dashboard, but who is it for?
Tech Target, November 12, 2021
The White House went live Nov. 3 with a supply chain dashboard intended to shed light on the current disruption.
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