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This Blockchain Startup Ties Coffee to Crypto

If you dropped by Starbucks for a free cup of coffee on National Coffee Day, you would instead have been greeted by signs about the company's supply chain, ethical sourcing commitments, and support for coffee farmers.

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Euro Factories Add Jobs in Struggle to Keep Up With Orders

Euro-area factories are scrambling to add staff as burgeoning orders stretch capacity.

The 'Smartphone Effect' Is Weakening, Economists Say

The rush to upgrade smartphones may be ebbing, prompting economists to dial back the outlook for Asian exporters.

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China's Harsh Words Mask a Trade Boom With South Korea

Forget geopolitics: Leo Li, a 33-year-old language teacher in China, wants his essence of South Korean snail slime.

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New Validation Solution Ensures Data Accuracy and Avoids Shipment Delays

Challenge: For a major luxury apparel retailer, missing and inaccurate data in its suppliers' Advance Ship Notices (ASN) caused shipment delays, lost time spent finding and correcting errors, and bad data polluting the retailer's ERP.

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

Ikea Enters 'Gig Economy' by Acquiring TaskRabbit

Ikea, the Swedish home goods retailer, says it has agreed to acquire TaskRabbit, a company known for, among other things, sending tool-wielding workers to rescue customers befuddled by build-it-yourself furniture kits.

Toymakers Say There Is 'Widespread Panic' Following Toys "R" Us Bankruptcy

Within hours of Toys "R" Us's bankruptcy filing last month, the maker of Max Tow Truck and Animal Babies Nursery sounded a financial alarm of its own: Jakks Pacific, the company said, expected to swing to a loss this year as a result of the mega-retailer's bankruptcy.

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Logistics Sector Cheers May's Support for Brexit Transition Period

The U.K.'s Freight Transport Association (FTA) welcomed Prime Minister Teresa May's call last week for a transition period as a key priority for Brexit negotiations. But, as May's Tories grip on power continues to erode against an ascendant Labor party, the prime minister's pragmatic turn might be too little, too late, and the future of U.K.-E.U. trade remains unclear.

When Fines Fail, How Can Companies Be Made to Pay for Deforestation?

Nearly a year after an Indonesian court ordered a timber company to pay country's largest ever fine for deforestation, the government has been unable to collect the money, prompting campaigners to call for tougher sanctions against illegal loggers.

Best Buy's Secrets for Thriving in the Amazon Age

While running errands the other day, I ducked into a local Best Buy to pick up a pair of new headphones. What I saw inside was shocking.

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Container Ships Need Better Fire-Fighting Systems, Insurance Group Says

The International Union of Marine Insurance has called for better fire-fighting systems on board container ships, citing its concern that current provisions are insufficient given the growing size of container vessels and a recent spate of fires on board ships.

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