#shipping

I don’t understand why we own ships and have such a large maritime presence/teams? Seems like a ripe area for ENGINE or simply rent ships from someone else. I can’t imagine we operate ships less expensive than the open market!

The global container shipping industry is at a pivotal moment. After years of prosperity fueled by pandemic-era logistical disruptions, the so-called “golden age” is drawing to a close and the impact is already being felt by industry giants like Maersk. The Danish shipping company recently announced a workforce reduction of over 1,000 employees, following a challenging 2025, signaling a shift towards a novel phase characterized by fleet overcapacity, declining freight rates, and the need for structural adjustments.

https://www.world-today-journal.com/maersk-layoffs-1000-jobs-cut-after-2025-losses-shipping-industry-downturn/

My gut says they didn't pay the vendors

https://maritimefairtrade.org/xerox-president-300m-shipping-delay-due-to-product-shortages/

I'm sure others have experienced this trend in their stores.
It will be orders where someone will buy prestige brands such as Northface, Polo, Nike, Hilfiger, etc, and fragrances buy the dozens. Most of them are being shipped to addresses in Delaware, Oregon, or New Hampshire and they are commercial addresses (usually freight forwarding or shipping companies) and not residential addresses. And instead of having common names it will be odd spelling such as DCPM. Fair to say, most of this is being resold, most likely overseas.
So I have to ask. If there's anyone here in macys.com or corporate, why doesn't this raise a red flag? Is this simply a matter of "well we know what's going on but this is revenue for the company and that's all that counts?"

Yang Ming (America) Corp. is closing its Houston customer service center at 3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 201, laying off 118 employees starting November 30, 2025, with additional layoffs through March 15, 2026, per a Texas Workforce Commission WARN letter released October 8, 2025, and while the company did not provide a reason, it said the layoffs are permanent, operations at the site will cease, and some employees may be offered relocation to its New Jersey facility, with Yang Ming America headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

Title: Shipping co. shutting down Houston office, lays off over 100 people
Source: KHOU
Description: A shipping company will close its Houston office and lay off more than 100 employees amid a restructuring.
Time: 10/10/25 07:48 AM
URL: https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/yang-ming-layoffs-houston/285-cb532863-a62d-4b4c-93e8-32b466cfa847

Ship to home cheating numbers by purposely sending out incorrect merchandise by “subbing.” This not only feels morally wrong to do, but also illegal somehow..? Are any other stores experiencing this? Managers tell us to “sub” out merchandise if we don’t have the right one in store, i.e. send a medium instead of small, but some even more extreme.