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December retail sales mostly show growth
Various economic headwinds are standing in the way of true retail sales growth, even though the numbers show modest gains.

Year in Review: Top materials handling news in 2015
Continued consolidation, rapid technological advancements and labor challenges point toward an ambitious new year.

MAPI Industrial Outlook: Job gains, growth in 2016
Forecast for manufacturing production to grow 2.6% in 2016, 3.0% in 2017, 2.8% in 2018.

United States to beat China as top manufacturing nation by 2020
Talent tops list of drivers of global manufacturing competitiveness.

World demand for corrugated boxes to grow 3.7%
Low-cost, retail-ready and e-commerce packaging to drive demand to nearly 260 billion square meters in 2019.

IDC supply chain predictions foretell widespread transformation
The next four years are likely to see a re-imagining of the manufacturing supply chain amid changing customer demands and technological innovation.

Industry 4.0 poised to disrupt business rules
Frost & Sullivan research indicates increased modernization, standardization and collaboration.

ELFF 2016 Economic Outlook forecasts 4.4% growth in equipment and software investment
Forecast suggests domestic strength will offset global headwinds; materials handling equipment investment growth to remain weak over the next three to six months.

Manufacturing Day 2015 helps change perception of industry
81% of students surveyed are more convinced manufacturing provides careers that are both interesting and rewarding.

RM2 makes the American Business Act on Climate Pledge
In advance of the historic COP21 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, RM2 joined the more than 150 companies that have pledged to pursue a low-carbon, sustainable future.

Despite Q3 contraction, North American machine vision market sets new record
First nine months concludes with 13% contraction in sales of machine vision systems, market expected to stay flat for next two quarters.

MHI launches iWorkInTheSupplyChain awareness campaign
Website and social media initiative enables manufacturing and supply chain professionals to tell their stories, upload videos and connect with others in the field.

Study identifies sustainability disconnect between consumers and executives
Consumers ready to 5% more for online orders if delivered sustainably, 76% would wait an extra day for climate-friendly transport.

Survey reveals risks of approaching peak seasons
JDA's 2015 consumer survey reveals 50% of shoppers will not return for Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals following an unsatisfactory experience.

CEMA reports September booked orders down 7.7% compared to September 2014
Shipments increase 0.4% when compared to September 2014 sales.


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