Investor’s Business Daily: How Private Labels Could Be Amazon, Target’s Next Cash Cow
Article cites private-label manufacturing sourcing growth according to Thomasnet.com data. Tony Uphoff comments on the rise of interest in store-brand apparel.
Read More »Valve Magazine: The Economic Effects of Fall’s Hurricanes
Shawn Fitzgerald comments on sourcing data from the platform during the weeks after hurricane Harvey.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: Kobe Steel’s quality scandal is an age-old supply chain tail
Article refers to the Thomas Index Report on Kobe Steel Admission of Falsified Data.
Read More »North American Shale Magazine: Harvey’s Impact on Eagle Ford Shale Operators and Gulf Refiners Differs
Article cites the Thomas Index Report on how hurricane Harvey has impacted material buying and sourcing trends in the Houston area.
Read More »EE Times: The Future is Automated
Shawn Fitzgerald reflects on automation and Industry 4.0.
Read More »Industrial Distribution Online: Video Surge In Bearing Sourcing Helping Drive Industrial Markets
Thomasnet.com’s latest Thomas Index Report discusses how an increase in bearing sourcing is helping drive increases in manufacturing.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: Harvey and Irma rank second and sixth in costliest storms since 1980
Damage from hurricane Harvey totaled roughly $60 billion to $100 billion in 2017 dollars, second only to Katrina in terms of cost and damage … The Thomas Index revealed increased interest in materials needed for rebuilding, allowing supply chain managers and others to better predict direct spending on specific materials and services needed in the aftermath.
Read More »CNBC: Two former Goldman Sachs employees try to take their shoe accessories mainstream
When it came time to find an injection mold maker for their signature heel protector, Brown and Monica Ferguson turned to Thomasnet.com and their network of manufacturers.
Read More »Food Navigator – USA Soup to Nuts Podcast: How brands can defend their shelf-space against encroaching private label
Tony Uphoff, explains what is behind the strong sustained growth of private label, as well as how the trend is impacting retailers, national brand manufacturers and startups.
Read More »CoStar: Storm Fallout: Rebuilding Likely to Drive Up Construction Costs, Delay Project Timetables Across US
Shawn Fitzgerald is quoted about the increased activity in sourcing of products and services related to recovering from the recent storms and natural disasters as illustrated by the Thomas Index.
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