INDUSTRY NEWS
Trade Balance Update, Feb 7, 2024
Canada had a merchandise trade deficit of $312 million in December of 2023 according to numbers released on Feb 7 by Statistics Canada.1 It’s Canada’s first monthly trade deficit since July. The climbing value of the Canadian dollar was a [...]
Logistically Challenging Brewery-Made Hand Sanitizer Seeing Recalls
Earlier this year, something amazing happened. Following the sudden COVID-19 induced shortage of household cleaners, hand sanitizer, and [...]
Post-COVID Automotive Industry Beginning to Recover
Early ramifications of COVID-19 on the automotive industry were reasonably simple to predict: closures wouldn’t necessarily be felt [...]
The E-Commerce Supply Chain and Food Production
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of life for people all over the world and we now [...]
Retail Fashion’s “Missing Season”
For many industries, COVID-19 and its fallout have created unprecedented business landscapes and the retail fashion industry is [...]
Canadian Alliance President William McKinnon on the Challenges Facing Retail Fashion
In British Columbia, we’re beginning to move towards reopening our economy and our public spaces. How is this [...]
COVID-19 and the Automotive Industry
Since the World Health Organization declared the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 13, the [...]
Canadian Alliance President William McKinnon on the lasting impacts of Covid-19
China is easing lockdown measures, and production work is ramping up. How is this impacting global supply chains? [...]
Canadian Alliance William McKinnon on the “New Normal” for 3PLs
We’re now effectively one month into social isolation in Canada. How have you seen supply chain volume change [...]
