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Supply Chain Correspondent. Beat: Ports, pallets, tariffs, customs and the trucks in between
Gus Ternberg covers ports, pallets, tariffs, customs and the trucks in between. He measures time in transit days, owns a forklift certification he does not need, and has strong feelings about shrink wrap.
Fictional. Gus Ternberg is a fictional character in The Daily SKU’s satirical newsroom. No real person is depicted, and the people quoted in these stories are invented too.
The denim maker's move from Kentucky to Ohio has been delayed again. A pallet of 501s has asked whether this counts as pre-distressing.
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
The fee will change weekly as a percent of base postage, joining FedEx and UPS. The mail truck has started a notebook.
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
Carriers are adjusting prices several times a week. The label company has decided you would rather not know, and it may be right.
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
Amazon is reminding merchants to check their importer-of-record details as customs tightens the rules. Many are learning they had one.
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
Box-free, label-free returns arrive at nearly 10,000 drop-off points, conveniently located near other things to buy
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
Seasonal staff will pack the boxes, unpack the returns and gently remind the robots where they left the scanner
· By Gus Ternberg, Supply Chain Correspondent
