French Rugby Federation extends Adidas partnership until 2036 to secure financial stability
The French Rugby Federation has secured a long-term extension of its agreement with Adidas, keeping the German sportswear group as kit supplier until 2036, according to a report in L’Équipe cited by AFP. The current arrangement had been due to expire in 2028, but the…
A.P. Moller-Maersk is widening the reach of its North American e-commerce delivery business through a new partnership with Shipstore, a shipping automation platform aimed at higher-volume parcel shippers. The arrangement will allow Shipstore customers to access Maersk’s delivery network from within the software they already…
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Electronics manufacturers are facing a supply environment that looks increasingly different from the short-lived shortages of previous years. Copper-clad laminate makers are now into another round of price rises, memory contract prices have jumped sharply, and lead times for microcontrollers have stretched to as long as 52 weeks. Unlike the…
Nvidia has begun using Palantir software to manage its own supply chain, a sign that the two firms are trying to turn an internal deployment into a broader product aimed at industry and government alike. According to Nvidia’s own announcement, the system combines the chipmaker’s…
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Europe's cautious expansion in the Red Sea reflects strategic limits and rising tensions
Europe’s problem in the Red Sea has never been simply about whether ships can pass safely. It has been about which ships are deemed worth protecting, who pays for that protection, and how far European governments are willing to go to defend trade routes that sit far from their own…
A new artificial intelligence-enabled logistics network designed to move surplus food more efficiently across the UK is being opened up to the wider industry, in a move its backers say could transform the economics of charitable redistribution. Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Marks & Spencer have all…
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View AllMany organisations still make inventory and replenishment decisions with tools and habits that have changed little in years, even as the supply chain environment has become faster, more fragmented and more exposed to shocks. Spreadsheets, backward-looking reports and instinct, however seasoned, are still doing work that now demands connected data…
Manufacturers risk pouring money into artificial intelligence without seeing meaningful returns unless they first give their factory data structure and context, according to Mario Morales, the former global data and AI products lead for Manufacturing & Procurement at PepsiCo. Speaking at a Mobile World Live…

