Canada Signals Steep Tariff Hike as Trade Talks Stall
June 24, 2025
Canada is preparing to raise duties on American metal imports and tighten procurement rules unless a deal with Washington is reached by July 21. The
Canada is preparing to raise duties on American metal imports and tighten procurement rules unless a deal with Washington is reached by July 21. The
Procurement teams promise to tame the long-tail, the thousands of low-value purchases that sit outside strategic contracts, through catalog buying, auto-approvals, and one-click P-cards. Yet
Companies have made strong gains in mapping and managing Tier 1 supplier risk, from forced labor disclosures to emissions reporting. But as regulatory and reputational
Lululemon is under renewed pressure to balance growth with operational discipline. In its Q1 2025 earnings call and subsequent June updates, the company highlighted a
As suppliers embrace AI to streamline negotiations, many procurement teams are falling behind, slowed by data concerns, budget limits, and organizational inertia. Fairmarkit’s 2025 Index
Procurement has poured billions into cloud sourcing suites, touchless P2P, and AI-assisted negotiation tools. Yet value still leaks at the seams, specifically, where those high-functioning
In recent years, procurement teams have rapidly automated procure-to-pay (P2P) workflows, from requisition to invoice, under the banner of efficiency. Touchless processing, catalog buying, and
Data moves through businesses much like physical goods, collected, stored, processed, and distributed. Yet while supply chains for materials are tightly mapped, data pipelines often
Artificial intelligence has already pushed well beyond experiment status in procurement. Companies are now moving from generative AI experiments to early-stage deployments of agentic AI,
Procurement teams have long managed inventory risk through delivery schedules, buffer stock policies, and volume forecasts. But as demand softens and suppliers face rising capital
Canada is preparing to raise duties on American metal imports and tighten procurement rules unless a deal with Washington is reached by July 21. The
Procurement teams promise to tame the long-tail, the thousands of low-value purchases that sit outside strategic contracts, through catalog buying, auto-approvals, and one-click P-cards. Yet
Companies have made strong gains in mapping and managing Tier 1 supplier risk, from forced labor disclosures to emissions reporting. But as regulatory and reputational
Lululemon is under renewed pressure to balance growth with operational discipline. In its Q1 2025 earnings call and subsequent June updates, the company highlighted a
As suppliers embrace AI to streamline negotiations, many procurement teams are falling behind, slowed by data concerns, budget limits, and organizational inertia. Fairmarkit’s 2025 Index
Procurement has poured billions into cloud sourcing suites, touchless P2P, and AI-assisted negotiation tools. Yet value still leaks at the seams, specifically, where those high-functioning
In recent years, procurement teams have rapidly automated procure-to-pay (P2P) workflows, from requisition to invoice, under the banner of efficiency. Touchless processing, catalog buying, and
Data moves through businesses much like physical goods, collected, stored, processed, and distributed. Yet while supply chains for materials are tightly mapped, data pipelines often
Artificial intelligence has already pushed well beyond experiment status in procurement. Companies are now moving from generative AI experiments to early-stage deployments of agentic AI,
Procurement teams have long managed inventory risk through delivery schedules, buffer stock policies, and volume forecasts. But as demand softens and suppliers face rising capital