95% of Retail Supply Chain Leaders Say Disruption is Now a Critical Business Issue

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nearly all retail supply chain leaders (95%) now view disruption as a critical business issue, according to new research from DP World, signalling a fundamental shift in how retailers are designing supply chains to navigate rising costs, trade uncertainty and an increasingly unpredictable global operating environment.

Developed with Supply Chain Dive’s Studio by Informa TechTarget, the report, How Retailers Are Rewiring Supply Chains to Handle Rising Costs, Risks and Uncertainty, is based on a survey conducted between December 2025 and January 2026 of 100 retail supply chain decision-makers from commercial goods retailers in the United States and Canada, representing organizations with at least US$50 million in annual revenue.