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Wave of Returns Gives Online Retailers a New Year Headache

With more shoppers buying on credit and returning goods to stores, the better-than-expected sales at Christmas may not have been as meaningful as some observers hoped.

Parcels in the Asos Plc distribution warehouse in Barnsley, UK.

Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money

AMD and Intel, both based in Santa Clara, California, have competed fiercely for the market for microprocessor chips.

A worker inspects a circuit board at a chip manufacturing plant. Photo: Getty.

Watch: Billie's Breaking Out: Embracing the Omnichannel

Andres Marcos, senior director of operations with Billie, tells how a digitally native seller of women's shaving products is expanding its reach into retail stores — and handling the supply challenges that come with it.

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Airlines Turn Market Darlings as Covid Forces Financial Clean Up

Unloved during the pandemic with their business paralyzed almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.

Virgin Australia aircraft at Sydney Airport.

Uniqlo’s Quest to Conquer the U.S., One Cashmere Sweater at a Time

The apparel maker, known for its affordable cashmere sweaters and solid basics, wants to go big in one of the world’s toughest consumer markets.

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How Companies Are Using Data to Optimize Manufacturing Operations

Digitization efforts across manufacturing have created new opportunities with digital twins, predictive maintenance and cloud systems. And while these technologies are changing the industry, we have an opportunity to do more.

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Royal Mail Restarts Overseas Deliveries Following Cyber Attack

Royal Mail has resumed all international deliveries for parcels and letters which had been disrupted by a cyber attack in early January.

An employee sorts through letters at the Royal Mail Plc sorting office in Chelmsford, U.K.

Walmart Warns That Shoppers Are Feeling the Squeeze of Higher Prices

Walmart reported strong sales and profits for last quarter but said times would be tougher this year, a warning that consumers were starting to pull back as they felt the squeeze from relentlessly rising prices for everyday goods.

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Ohio Train Derailment Reveals Need for Urgent Reform, Workers Say

Workers and union officials cited the Norfolk Southern Railway derailment in early February as a glaring example of why safety reforms to the industry need to be made.

The scene of the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine in Ohio. Photo: Bloomberg

Watch: Silicon Metal: The Supply and Price of an Essential Raw Material

Sadhna Gupta, assistant manager of procurement research with Aranca, describes recent trends in the price and availability of silicon metal, an essential material for global manufacturing, as well as the outlook for the coming year.

Silicon Metal The Supply And Price Of An Essential Raw Material

Vaccine-Stockpiling Agency Gets a Revamp After Covid Lessons

A little-known federal agency in charge of stockpiling vaccines and mobilizing supplies in health emergencies is being reorganized to apply lessons learned in the Covid pandemic.

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Amazon to Push Out Europe Middlemen in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

Amazon.com Inc. warned distributors in Europe that it will cease ordering from them next year in favor of buying products directly from brands, an effort to stem losses by cutting out some middlemen.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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