Corporate Strategy/Planning

The world’s largest freight forwarder by revenue has big plans for growth even as freight volumes and rates slump. Stefan Paul, chief executive of Switzerland-based Kuehne + Nagel International AG, is pushing…

Visa Inc. said its chief financial officer, Vasant Prabhu, is stepping down as the payments giant works to continue growing certain merchant services and…

Sports merchandise retailer Fanatics Inc. will enter the nascent business of live-streamed shopping in the U.S. with a new unit that is set to launch in the second half of this year, the company said.…

Companies are expected to tap the brakes on capital investments this year as they assess the risk of a downturn and contend with higher financing costs. A slowdown in capital spending—meaning investments in property, equipment and…

Canada could require that companies report on their efforts to stop goods made with forced labor from entering their supply chains, adding to momentum among Western governments to tackle the practice.Pending legislation would compel many…

Online pet retailer Chewy Inc. plans to open more automated fulfillment centers in 2023 to control costs and raise efficiency, which could help the company repurpose certain capital spending, its finance chief…

Krispy Kreme Inc. is laying out a plan to cut debt, boost revenue and improve profitability, nearly a year and a half after its return to the public markets.Charlotte, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme—famous for its…

WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — In a brightly lighted warehouse tucked along an industrial road about 45 minutes east of Boston, a yellow-plated, gooseneck-like mechanical arm stretched one recent morning and plucked a plastic jar holding a powdered…

Grindr LLC plans to further monetize its services, review subscription prices and beef up its finance team once the dating-app operator joins the public markets via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company on Friday. Los…

Supply-chain technology provider project44 has postponed plans for a possible public stock offering amid the uncertainty in markets, and instead is turning to more venture-capital investment to expand its business tracking goods through…