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United Natural Foods is adding more than 40 new products to its Wild Harvest private-label brand that is available in more than 30,000 grocery stores. Among the new items that will carry the distinctive purple label are avocados, broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes and limes.
Full Story: Progressive Grocer (1/27) 
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has announced a Wednesday hearing on challenges concerning the supply chain and transportation infrastructure. Representatives of unions and of trucking and railroad trade associations are set to attend.
Full Story: Reuters (1/26) 
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Operations and Technology
Robotics is changing our world, but software can't cope with irrational variables or emotional critical thinking, can't grasp context and can't understand customer service, which highlights the importance of better managing the relationship between humans and robotics, the McKinsey Global Industrial Robotics Survey says. Labor management system technology is key, according to the report, and 36% of executives in a recent industrial-focused survey are using it in warehouses now, and 29% more expect to invest in the technology this year.
Full Story: Material Handling & Logistics online (1/25) 
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Sales and Marketing
Missed opportunities to repurpose and other content marketing mistakes diminish the power of business-to-business communication, content creator Swati Saini writes. Saini outlines how to avoid common mistakes, such as inadequate performance tracking and limited subject-matter resources.
Full Story: MarketingProfs (free registration) (1/26) 
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The Business Leader
Don't leave your team hungry when it comes to strategy
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A CEO whom Art Petty had worked for compared the company strategy to a cheeseburger, leaving employees confused and frustrated. Petty recommends three ways for leaders to make strategic thinking clear and exciting for everyone. "If the work of strategy is cloistered in a conference room, don't expect people to understand it when you unveil the outcome, and don't expect them to be able to add value quickly," Petty writes.
Full Story: SmartBrief/Leadership (1/26) 
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Feedback for women tends to be kinder and less critical than feedback for men, which researchers attribute to bias toward kindness toward women, but such disparity can disadvantage women in the workplace. "At the same time, a lack of kindness in feedback given to men may inhibit their growth, harm their well-being, and contribute to a workplace culture imbued with toxic gender norms," researchers write.
Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (1/25) 
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