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International Economics

Retailers Prep for Supply Chain Breakdown

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To prepare for a slowdown of global trade, US retailers spent months building a massive inventory to prevent empty shelves.

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International Economics

Tariffs Begin Choking Off Shipments to US Ports

As the trade war rages on, big box stores are fearful of big empty shelves. And they’re letting the White House know it.

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Consumer

Walmart, Uniqlo Join Retailers Touting Ways to Navigate Trade War

A handful of retail executives hinted this week that they are eyeing some strategic advantages and opportunities amid the trade war.

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Consumer

Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

Setting prices is a contact sport for retailers, and companies have been warning all year that things would get a little rough.

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Consumer

Klarna Swipes Key Walmart Partnership Ahead of US IPO

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It seems like Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later partnership with Walmart wasn’t on quite such firm ground, after all.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

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Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

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Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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