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Trump Tells Apple to Make Products in U.S. to Avoid China Tariffs

U.S. President Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple Inc should make products inside the United States if it wants to avoid tariffs on Chinese imports.

Burberry Used to Burn Its Unsold Products. Now, It's Giving Up the Practice.

British luxury fashion house Burberry is going to stop using real fur in its collections and will no longer burn unsold stock, the company says.

How Walmart Plans to Reach Zero-Waste by 2025

Walmart’s current goal is to achieve zero waste in their Canada, Japan, U.K. and U.S. operations by 2025. The retailer’s 2018 sustainability report says that by the end of last year, Walmart had diverted 81 percent of its U.S. waste from landfills, and 78 percent globally. Here’s a closer look at the company’s approach.

Inside Patagonia’s Operation to Keep Clothing out of Landfills

“If it’s broke, fix it!” is a Patagonia company motto, and the company takes the motto seriously. It has operated a recycling and repair program, Worn Wear, in various permutations since 2005.

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Small Companies (and Their Employees) Are Most Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Survey Finds

At small businesses, rank-and-file employees may be more aware of the threat from cybercrime than are company leaders.

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U.S.-China Trade War Threatens Car Parts Makers

The U.S.-China trade war threatens to make September a very slow month at E.D. Opto Electrical Lighting Co.’s auto-parts factory in the eastern Chinese city of Zhenjiang.

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Target’s Supply Chain Investment Is Paying Off

Target is investing in its supply chain to reach more customers.

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U.S. Factory Activity Hit a 14-Year High in August

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to more than a 14-year high in August, boosted by a surge in new orders, but growing concerns over rising raw material costs as a result of import tariffs could restrain further growth.

Pfizer's Costly Divorce: Pharma Giant Says Brexit Will Cost It $100M

European companies aren’t alone in their Brexit pain. Pfizer, the U.S.-based drug behemoth, says its costs for dealing with the upcoming split will reach $100m.

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Five Ways Blockchain Will Juice Supplier Management

There was a time when we used old-school ledgers to track our business relationships, and they were written with absolute clarity to deliver absolute trust.

Podcast | Widescale Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Happening. Here’s Why.

By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree?

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These 7 Workplace Technologies Will Reach Mainstream Adoption by 2023, Analysts Say

Speech recognition will reach the “Plateau of Productivity” within the next two years — and six other technologies will reach mainstream business adoption in the next two to five years, according to Gartner Inc.'s latest Hype Cycle for the digital workplace.

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