Supply Chain

Chicago – – September 24, 2026 -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) assembled more than 4,000 disaster relief kits during its fifth annual Bucket Build, mobilizing over 500 volunteers at its Lake Forest, Illinois headquarters.

Volunteers pack 4,000 buckets with cleaning supplies and tools for disaster response

Grainger team members joined ToolBank USA partners and students from YouthBuild Lake County and YouthBuild Waukegan to fill five-gallon buckets with cleaning supplies and hand tools donated by Grainger. The kits are intended to support families with cleanup, repairs and initial recovery after natural disasters.

Shanghai – September 24, 2026 -- Shanghai Chengwei Semiconductor Equipment Co., Ltd. has launched a laboratory central gas supply system capable of delivering gas purity up to 99.9999 percent, targeting semiconductor R&D facilities, university labs, and precision testing centers.

System consolidates scattered cylinders into a single external distribution station

The design removes individual gas cylinders from active research areas, cutting associated safety hazards while freeing floor space and streamlining lab workflows.

San Francisco – September 24, 2026 -- Robot.com and Grubhub have signed a three-year extension expanding autonomous delivery to 10 additional college campuses, pushing total active deployments across the Grubhub Campus platform past 20 nationwide as the 2026-2027 school year begins.

Four-year partnership now includes robot-powered advertising

The extension deepens a relationship dating to 2022, when Grubhub first signed Robot.com as a delivery partner across its higher-education network. The renewed agreement adds Robot.com's R-ads advertising platform, converting delivery robots already on campus into interactive brand-experience units for students.

United States – – September 24, 2026 -- JPMA and Umoja Health have launched a pilot program enabling WIC participants to shop online and receive home delivery through WICShopper Online, targeting families facing transportation and mobility barriers to in-person redemption.

Pilot removes in-person PIN redemption requirement for WIC benefits

Traditional WIC redemption requires participants to shop at an authorized retailer and enter a Personal Identification Number in front of a cashier, a process participants have cited as a source of embarrassment and logistical difficulty. WICShopper Online allows users to identify eligible foods, build an order, redeem benefits digitally, and schedule delivery without visiting a store.

Miami – September 24, 2026 -- PRIMA VIP INC has appointed Gil Antolin, founder of Luxury World Traveler, as a strategic partner to expand its hospitality booking network on both the supply and distribution sides.

Antolin brings a 5-million-follower media platform and 2,000-hotel network to PRIMA

Antolin founded Luxury World Traveler in 2013, building it into a global luxury travel media and marketing brand with more than 5 million followers across social platforms. He has worked with over 2,000 hotels and organized more than 30 influencer marketing events worldwide. He is also co-founder of two AI-powered hospitality software companies, Worldie AI and M2Lux.

Philadelphia – September 24, 2026 -- Love & Honey Fried Chicken is seeking franchise operators to enter Massachusetts for the first time, expanding a Northeast footprint that recently added a Cranston, Rhode Island location.

Brand targets Greater Boston, Worcester and five other Massachusetts markets

The fast-casual chicken concept has identified Greater Boston and its suburbs, Cambridge and Somerville, Worcester, Springfield, and the South Shore and North Shore regions as priority growth markets. The company is recruiting experienced, multi-unit operators to develop the territory.

Milan – September 24, 2026 -- Four cashmere manufacturers from Yulin, China signed Brand Market Entry Cooperation Agreements with Italian buying companies Casile & Casile and IWC on September 24, 2026, establishing direct access to Europe's high-end retail networks.

Yulin companies secure direct entry into Italian luxury retail channels

The agreements were signed at the "Oriental Cashmere Radiance: Milan Moment" promotion event held at the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Yingguo Industry, Shaanxi Tuocheng Cashmere Industry Technology, Yulin Yanglaoda and HBEH presented their brands and full-chain manufacturing capabilities before finalizing the deals with the two Italian buyers.

Munich – September 24, 2026 -- Hofbräu Munich has equipped its brewery logistics operation with more than 20 noax industrial touch panel PCs, eliminating lost orders and downtime during peak demand periods such as Oktoberfest.

Rugged terminals eliminate lost orders during Oktoberfest peak

Jürgen Breitsameter, Head of Logistics and Purchasing at Hofbräu Munich, said the terminals have become the backbone of the operation, ensuring every barrel reaches its destination on schedule during the festival's high-volume service periods. Since introducing the forklift-mounted terminals, the brewery has significantly reduced downtime and improved process reliability across receiving and delivery.

Brentwood – September 24, 2026 -- FreightWise, which manages over $1 billion in annual freight through its Kuebix TMS platform, has been named to the 2027 FreightTech100 list by FreightWaves, an industry recognition awarded to just 100 companies out of a record nominee pool.

More than half of this year's FreightTech100 list consists of newcomers, underscoring rapid sector turnover

Now in its eighth year, the FreightTech Awards saw FreightWaves' Research team evaluate nominees on documented innovation, market impact, and year-over-year technology evolution. FreightWise's inclusion follows what CEO Chris Cochran called one of the most active product development years in the company's history.

Hsinchu – September 24, 2026 -- Phrozen has launched the Sonic Mighty Revo 16K MAX, a 14-inch 16K large-format MSLA resin 3D printer priced at USD 1,600 and now available in the United States, targeting studios and print-service providers scaling into batch and production-grade resin work.

Dual heating system targets long-print failures in cold or high-viscosity conditions

The printer's dual-fan chamber heating brings the build chamber to 30°C, while an optional heated resin vat directly warms the resin to reduce thickening and improve layer consistency across long print runs.

2L resin vat cuts mid-print refill interruptions

The vat holds up to 2.5 standard 1 kg resin bottles, giving users enough capacity for overnight prints and full build-plate batches without pausing to refill — an approach Phrozen positions as simpler and less failure-prone than auto-feed pump systems, which can suffer clogs and leaks.