Oliver Guy: How supply chains can cope with Black Friday

With Black Friday looming, Oliver Guy, senior director of industry solutions at Software AG has made a statement exploring how a real-time and single view of inventory across the entire retail ecosystem will help retailers keep up with the surges in demand anticipated this year. “As we edge closer to Black Friday, retailers will be […]

IAG: huge demand for capacity in run up to Black Friday

IAG Cargo says it has seen the highest ever demand for airfreight capacity across its network in the lead up to ‘Black Friday’ especially on its Hong Kong and Indian routes. The shopping event takes place today, the day after Thanksgiving Day in the US and sees consumers come out in their droves to take […]

IATA: Air cargo grows 8.2% – the strongest in 18 months

European cargo growth led the way in October with a 13.4 per cent surge, driven by German exports and a weak euro, boosting worldwide volumes by 8.2 per cent, IATA says. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says freight tonne kilometre growth (FTK) was the strongest for 18 months, helped by the collapse of the […]