Supply-Chain Headaches Ease for Many Companies
Supply-chain snarls are fading from among the top challenges facing some U.S. companies as freight congestion eases, shipping costs fall and factories in Asia are freed from Covid-19 lockdowns.
The…
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Maersk and MSC to End 2M Global Shipping Alliance
The world’s two biggest shipping lines said they would end their vessel-sharing partnership in 2025, a move that will shuffle a lineup of global alliances as demand for trade is weakening.
A.P. Moeller-Maersk…
Not All Retailers Are Overstocked for the Holidays. They’re Discounting Anyway.
Many big retailers are discounting heavily and earlier this holiday season to clear excess stock from their shelves and warehouses. But others, with no substantive overhang of inventory, are also offering bigger sales than usual to satisfy…
Truckers Expect Softer Holiday Shipping on Waning Retailer Demand
Freight companies are preparing for what executives are calling a muted peak season, as dimming shipping demand from overstocked retailers ripples across U.S. shipping markets. Several big operators say they are seeing freight demand drop…
Retailers Face Pressure to Offer Discounts While Battling Inflation
Retailers and their finance chiefs are facing a challenge balancing consumer expectations for discounts and the need to keep raising prices to offset high inflation.Major retailers including
Macy’s Inc.,…