Frontline Freight

HR Dive | April 07, 2020

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, wage growth for sales jobs experienced a sharp decline, which is a leading indicator for a major economic downturn on the horizon, according to the compensation software and data company PayScale. The Q1 2020 PayScale Index released April 2 tracks quarterly and annual trends in compensation....

Lowe’s | January 24, 2020

As part of its growth strategy, the home improvement retailer is also improving its ecommerce platform, including its LowesForPros.com site for professional contractors. Home improvements chain retailer Lowe’s Cos. Inc. is investing $1.7 billion over the next five years to modernize its supply chain with digital technology. Lowe’s is overhauling its ecommerce platform and adding in some new B2B ecommerce tools for procurement managers. Late last month, Lowe’s, which generates a...

Supply Chain

Veriforce | January 06, 2023

Fastest-growing supply chain risk and compliance management solutions provider Veriforce, has acquired UK-based CHAS, a leading provider of supply chain management, risk prevention and compliance services. CHAS is known to make health and safety prequalification easier and raise the risk management standards. With over 80,000 contractors, over 3,200 top organizations, and millions of individual workers, Veriforce and CHAS partnership delivers a worldwide platform of technology a...

Mercedes-Benz | February 03, 2020

Mercedes-Benz, in partnership with traceability startup Circulor, will pilot blockchain technology to track carbon emissions, ethical compliance and product flows in its cobalt supply chain, a key raw material in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to an announcement on Thursday. The Democratic Republic of Congo produces the majority of the world's cobalt, and the production is notorious for involving child labor and other human rights abuses. The metal enters Mercedes-Benz's supp...