Researchers and trade groups expect retail sales in stores and online to grow 5 percent or more — which could make this Christmas shopping season the best in recent memory.
Exploration spending in the mining sector rose for a second year as the industry makes a cautious shift to growth and prepares for forecast booming demand for copper.
Nearly 100 percent of executives agree that blockchain will upend traditional supply-chain management, but fewer than half are equipped with a strategy.
Coty Inc. suffered multiple disruptions to its supply chain in Europe and North America that hindered the beauty giant’s operations and stifled sales last quarter.
A common theme this earnings season: U.S. business executives are ready to relocate their supply chains if the cost of importing Chinese goods becomes prohibitive.