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Customs Union Q&A: What Is It — and Can the U.K. Manage Without It?
Theresa May has ruled out staying in a customs union after Brexit, but are her proposals workable?
Sorghum, Targeted by Tariffs, Is a U.S. Crop China Started Buying Only Five Years Ago
When China slapped import duties on U.S. sorghum last week, it targeted an annual trade flow worth almost $1bn that didn't exist five years ago.
Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned a $63M Bet Into a $12Bn Transportation Empire
Decades ago, Bradley Jacobs studied math and piano (classical and jazz) at Bennington and Brown before dropping out to make money. Now the balding 61-year-old CEO of XPO Logistics invokes that background to explain how he's parlayed sequential roll-ups in the gritty businesses of garbage collection, heavy equipment rentals and delivering stuff into a $2.6bn net worth.
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‘Try Before You Buy’: A Huge Logistics Challenge for E-Tailers
Selling apparel and other merchandise over the internet is difficult enough for retailers as it is. Now they want to make it even tougher on themselves.
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Amazon Prime Reaches More Than 100 Million Members, CEO Jeff Bezos Says
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant has exceeded 100 million paid Prime subscribers and will continue to invest to meet "ever-rising" customer expectations.
How Crowdsourcing Can Help to Assess Financial Risk
How do you tell if your supply-chain partners are financially solvent? The crowd knows.
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DHL Expands U.S. Footprint Alongside Global Trade Growth
DHL has been expanding its locations around the world to keep up with growing e-commerce and international trade demand — and its most recent expansion in southern California has doubled its intake capacity in Ontario, the company says.
Truckers Seek New Routes Into Last Mile
More big trucking companies are looking to cash in on home delivery of bulky items as consumers grow more comfortable shopping online for furniture and other goods too big for conventional parcel networks.
Robot Managers: The Future of Work or a Step Too Far?
First they took the factory jobs; next, robots are expected to replace mortgage brokers, paralegals, and accountants. It has always been assumed, however, that jobs requiring human interaction would remain safe.
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XPO Logistics Joins Push to Digital Freight Booking
Traditional freight brokers are fighting digital load-matching startups with technology of their own.
California State Senator Seeks to Crack Down on Wage Theft in Port Trucking Industry
A California state senator is proposing a bill aimed at holding major retailers accountable for using port truck companies that have a history of engaging in wage theft of drivers who are misclassified as independent contractors.
Yes, These Chickens Are on the Blockchain
Did the chicken you just buy at the supermarket have a nice life, roam free, and eat healthy grains? If you’re the kind of person who cares, Carrefour SA, the big France-based grocery chain, has the bird for you.
0412 Yes These Chickens Are
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