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August 15, 2018
By The Guardian
Where Even Walmart Won't Go: How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
When Dollar General came to Haven, Kansas, it arrived making demands. The fastest-growing retailer in America wanted the taxpayers of the small, struggling Kansas town to pick up part of the tab for building one of its squat, barebones stores that more often resemble a warehouse than a neighbourhood shop.
August 13, 2018
By The Wall Street Journal
Parts Shortages Crimp U.S. Factories
American factories are running short of parts.
August 10, 2018
By The Washington Post
Nafta Uncertainty Hasn’t Stopped Mexico’s Car Manufacturing Cities From Thriving
During his campaign, Donald Trump called American investment in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, “an absolute disgrace.” He lobbied Ford to stop building a $1.6bn factory here, and the company acceded.

August 8, 2018
By The Wall Street Journal
Logistics Payrolls Surging Ahead of Fall Shipping Season
August 6, 2018
By The Guardian
Accidents at Amazon: Workers Left to Suffer After Warehouse Injuries
August 2, 2018
By Reuters
Trade Tensions, Labor Shortages Loom Over U.S. Factories
July 30, 2018
By Forbes
Regeneron’s Billionaire Founder Battles the Drug Pricing System
July 25, 2018
By The Guardian
Over 400,000 People Living in Modern Slavery in U.S., Report Finds

July 25, 2018
By The Washington Post
Most Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Imported. Now the Industry Is Terrified of Tariffs.
July 25, 2018
By The New York Times
To Ease Pain of Trump’s Trade War: $12Bn in Aid for Farmers
July 23, 2018
By Fortune
U.S. Ranchers and Meat Packers Could Be the Next Victims of the Trump Trade War
July 22, 2018
By Sensitech
How Can I Improve Cross-Border Shipping Visibility?
July 20, 2018
By The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Seaborne Imports Surging as Retailers Stock Up Early

Blog Posts

July 9, 2018
By Jack Bender
The New Face of Trade: Tariff Battles, Reshoring and Much More
April 16, 2018
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Will Trump’s Trade War Kill Off Economic Growth?
March 5, 2018
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
A Canadian Perspective on Negotiating Nafta 2.0
January 15, 2018
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
Will the New Tax Bill Bring Overseas Profits Back Home?
November 6, 2017
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
In Talks Over Nafta 2.0, IP Concerns Step to the Fore

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Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy
May 09, 2018
With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens.
The Infrastructure Crisis: What’s the Political Reality?
April 26, 2018
We never seem to lack for proposals to fix the nation’s broken transportation infrastructure. But the money to make it happen is always missing.
What to Expect From Nafta 2.0
November 03, 2017