🌱 Patch AM: What a Brentwood logistics chief says brands must fix before scaling

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In today's newsletter:

• What a Brentwood logistics chief says brands must fix before scaling

Also on today's calendar: Brentwood Photography Group General Meeting & Photographing Motorsports Presentation and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 91, low: 70.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Scale or Fail: Navigating Trade Volatility for Emerging Brands with Laura Ritchey (thelogisticsoflogistics.com) — A top executive for global logistics giant GEODIS speaks from the company's Brentwood headquarters about how brands can survive rapid growth, supply‑chain shocks, and shifting tariffs. While the conversation ranges from inventory strategy to returns and AI, it also underscores Brentwood's role as a growing logistics hub whose corporate jobs and expertise ripple through the local economy.
   

📸 Around Brentwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brentwood

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Monday August 31
• NMS Girls Soccer at Fairview
  Brentwood Middle School Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Girls Soccer @ LMS
  Woodland Middle School Legacy Middle School, 2380 Henpeck Ln, Franklin, TN 37064, USA
  4:00 pm
• BMS Volleyball at Sunset
  Brentwood Middle School Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm
• BHS boys and girls golf vs Summit
  Brentwood High School Towhee Club, 3901 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174, USA
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Volleyball @ FMS
  Woodland Middle School Freedom Middle School, 1000 Excellence Wy, Franklin, TN 37064
  4:00 pm
• RHS - JV Football vs Brentwood @ RHS
  Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
• BHS JV football @ Ravenwood
  Brentwood High School Ravenwood High School, 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
• BHS freshman football vs Ravenwood
  Brentwood High School James C. Parker Stadium, 5304 Murray Ln, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Brentwood Photography Group General Meeting & Photographing Motorsports Presentation →
  Otter Creek Church, 409 Franklin Rd, Brentwood
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Vince Gill & Friends: An Intimate Performance for Only 100 People →
  Saddle Ridge Farm, Leipers Fork
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• GMS Volleyball vs LMS
  Grassland Middle School , 2390 Hillsboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37069\
  4:00 pm
• PMS - Volleyball @ HMS
  Fred J Page Middle School Heritage Middle School, 4803 Columbia Pike, Thompson's Station
  4:00 pm
• MCMS Volleyball vs Thompson Station
  Mill Creek Middle School , 200 York Trl, Nolensville, TN 37135
  4:00 pm
• GMS Girls Soccer @ SMS
  Grassland Middle School Sunset Middle School, 200 Sunset Trail, Brentwood, TN 37027, U
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone missing a cat?
  Found her in our driveway tonight. Very affectionate. (Nextdoor Brent Meade)
• Has anyone seen our tabby?
  He went out last night and hasn't returned yet. He normally returns the next morning and stays around the house/yard all day. (Nextdoor Raintree Forest)

• Fleet Feet, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Outfitter in Brentwood. Apply here.
• Kirkland's, Inc. posted a job opening for * Stockroom Associate - Bed Bath & Beyond Home - Part Time in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nolensville

• Nolensville PD trades patrol cars for school busses in new safety initiative (newschannel5.com)

Franklin

• Franklin Special District Brings Scratch Cooking to Cafeterias With New Equipment (williamsonsource.com)
• 2027 Genesis Gv60 Prestige 20" for Sale $60,580 Genesis of Cool Springs Vehicles For Sale Near Nashville (tennessean.com)
• JEETSET Pilates Opens in Brentwood (williamsonsource.com)

South Nashville

• This Cozy Tennessee Turkish Restaurant Serves Sizzling Kebabs, Lamb Shank, And Pistachio Baklava (takingthekids.com)

Ok Brentwood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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