Logistics Report
Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ
By Paul Page
Delivering up-to-the minute news, analysis, interviews and explanatory journalism on logistics, supply-chain management, e-commerce and more
Ingram Micro to Invest $10 Million in Warehouse Automation Startup
By Brian Baskin
HDS Global, the warehouse automation startup founded by entrepreneur Louis Borders, has lined up Ingram Micro as its first logistics customer.
Transplace to Be Acquired By TPG Capital
By Jennifer Smith
Transportation management company Transplace is expected to be acquired from Greenbriar Equity Group in a deal expected to be worth close to $1 billion
Amazon Plans Debt Offering to Finance Whole Foods Deal
By Sam Goldfarb
Amazon.com is on track to sell as much as $16 billion of bonds Tuesday to help fund its purchase of Whole Foods Market Inc., making a relatively rare trip to the debt market as it looks to become a major player in the grocery industry.
U.K. Proposes Broad Customs Deal With EU After Brexit
By Jason Douglas
The U.K. government proposed a customs arrangement with the European Union that it said would eliminate the need for border checks on imports and exports after Brexit.
Navistar Ordered to Pay $31 Million Over Faulty Engines
By Bob Tita
Navistar must pay $31 million in damages for failing to disclose problems with its engines, a Tennessee jury ruled, in the first judgment against the truck maker from dozens of lawsuits filed over a troubled engine model.
Trump Signs Order Increasing Trade Pressure on China
By Jacob M. Schlesinger
President Donald Trump took a step in his effort to ramp up trade pressure on China, directing aides to explore the prospect of sanctioning Beijing for the “unfair” acquisition of American high technology. 79
In the Land of Milk and Money, Dairy Boom Feeds Environmental Fears
By Ben Collins | Photographs by Birgit Krippner for The Wall Street Journal
New Zealand markets itself to international tourists as “100% pure,” but a rapid expansion of its dairy industry is endangering its clean, green image.
JD.com to Open Luxury Online Retail Site, Rivaling Alibaba
By Liza Lin
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com plans to open a luxury platform on its online retail site, ratcheting up its competition with larger rival Alibaba Group for China’s high-end shoppers.
Business Rivals Agree on Policy
By David Abney and Frederick W. Smith
Simplify taxes, invest in transport infrastructure, and expand international trade while keeping it fair.
What U.S. Wants From Nafta Talks
By Jacob M. Schlesinger in Washington, Robbie Whelan in Mexico City, Paul Vieira in Ottawa and Jacob Bunge in Chicago
U.S. negotiators at the North American Free Trade Agreement talks want concessions from Mexico and Canada to address President Trump’s factory-worker base while keeping their promise to “do no harm” to industry. 58
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U.S. Retail Sales Jumped 0.6% in July
U.S. retailers posted their strongest sales growth all year in July, as Americans shelled out more on a range of goods and took advantage of Amazon’s annual discount day.
China Data Show a Slowdown as Debt Crackdown Takes Hold
Economic data out of China indicated a slowdown in July as Beijing’s crackdown on property speculation and rising debt levels started to filter through into the world’s second-largest economy.
