Under a new agreement, Cardinal Health at-Home, a unit of Cardinal Health, will supply and distribute Quipt Home Medical's disposable medical supplies nationwide. "Cardinal will service our entire operating footprint, consisting of 94 locations across the country aimed at increasing distribution channels while decreasing costs," said Quipt Home Medical CEO Greg Crawford.

Avient Corp. posted $1.3 billion in sales in the second quarter, up 5% from the same period in 2021. Quarterly profits were up 22% to $84.7 million.

Niagara, N.Y., has approved Amazon's plans for a $550 million warehouse and distribution center, but material and labor shortages may make it challenging to get the project moving. Another complicating factor may be Amazon's existing warehouse capacity, which analysts say exceeds what the retailing giant currently requires.

Straits Research predicts the market for last-mile delivery services, which includes logistics, facilities and transportation services, will increase at a 13% compounded rate during the next eight years to reach $123 billion by 2030. The Asia-Pacific market is expected to lead the way and account for $54 billion of the total.

Target plans to add three more package-sorting centers around the country over the next year, bringing the total to nine locations where Shipt delivery drivers pick up online orders that were packed at a Target store. Nearly 20% of Target's total sales come through digital channels and the surge in online shopping in 2020 spurred the creation of the first delivery hub in a former Sears warehouse in Minneapolis that now can handle up to 50,000 daily packages.

Business-to-business e-commerce marketplaces have grown over the last 20 years, and the pandemic has driven more sales online, with sales on B2B marketplaces increasing 131% in 2021. Sales on B2B marketplaces are projected to increase in 2022 at a similar rate to reach $130 billion, according to Digital Commerce 360's B2B Marketplace 400 research report.

When leaders give themselves permission to listen, relax, be imperfect and gain clarity before making decisions, their teams will follow and become more engaged, writes Alaina Love, the CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting. "As your people seek to bring the whole of who they are to their work, they are also counting on support from you, the kind that you can only deliver when you are being truly authentic," Love writes.

Culture, communication, compliance and connection should form the basis of employee orientation programs, writes Donna Cutting, founder and CEO of Red-Carpet Learning Worldwide. Cutting explains how to give recruits a better experience while focusing on these four key elements.

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