The Supply Chain Buzz for April 17th: Consumer Habits and Supply Chain ‘Hot Spots’

<p>The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!</p><p>This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White. In addition to covering top supply chain news stories, they teased some of the supply chain factoids shared in the most recent edition of “With That Said,” the Supply Chain Now LinkedIn newsletter, the busiest global airports and the busiest U.S. seaports.</p><p>In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Scott and Greg discussed:</p><p>• How many shoppers are willing to accept slower eCommerce delivery speeds in exchange for slower delivery timing</p><p>• Possible explanations for the 1 percent drop in U.S. retail sales reported in March – and why those same factors may have caused online retail sales to increase by 1.9 percent</p><p>• Surprises and confirmations to be found in recent lists of the busiest airports in the world and the busiest U.S. container ports/seaports</p><p>Additional Links &amp; Resources:</p><p>Learn more about Supply Chain Now: <a href="https://supplychainnow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://supplychainnow.com</a></p><p>Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: <a href="https://bit.ly/3emdLcK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3emdLcK</a></p><p>Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs:<a href="https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe</a></p><p>Join the NOW Community: <a href="http://bit.ly/41kpUSO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/41kpUSO</a></p><p>Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: <a href="https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-uk