The Wall Street JournalMore from The Wall Street JournalGlobal Trade ManagementU.S. Trade Activity Picks Up in First QuarterThe U.S. trade gap widened in the first quarter compared to a year earlier as exports and imports rose, suggesting underlying strength in the global economy.May 9, 2017All LogisticsUPS Tries a New Twist on Surge PricingUnited Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest delivery company, is pushing back against major retailers who order up capacity for vast numbers of packages during the holidays but don't meet their forecasts.May 5, 2017Consumer Packaged GoodsFrom Diapers to Soda, Big Brands Feel Pinch as Consumers Pull BackProcter & Gamble Co. and PepsiCo Inc. posted lackluster sales in the most recent quarter as producers of some of America's biggest consumer products struggle to give shoppers what they want.May 3, 2017All LogisticsTraffic Jam at the Nation's CrossroadsThe city's most famous poet, Carl Sandburg, called Chicago the "nation's freight handler." That title stands true today.May 1, 2017All LogisticsAmazon Forms Team to Focus on Driverless TechnologyAmazon.com Inc. has created a team focused on driverless-vehicle technology to help navigate the retail giant's role in the shake-up of transportation, according to people briefed on the matter.April 27, 2017Consumer Packaged GoodsWal-Mart Brings Price War to Groceries, Boosting Pressure on Big Food RetailersWal-Mart Stores Inc.'s fight to defend its low-cost reputation is helping to extend the longest food-price decline in decades.April 25, 2017All LogisticsThe New Shopping Hubs for Cities: Warehouse Distribution CentersPast scrapyards, railroad tracks, stacks of old wooden pallets and rusty shipping containers here sits a nondescript warehouse, alongside a snarl of freeway overpasses, with two dozen trucks parked at its docks.April 21, 2017Global Trade ManagementSmall U.S. Manufacturers Struggle to Bring Jobs Back HomeGAM Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer of precision mechanical components used in factory automation, began moving operations back to the U.S. from Germany three years ago to hold on to customers frustrated by long lead times and shipping delays.April 19, 2017All LogisticsOnline Retailers' New Warehouses Heat Up Local Job MarketsRetailers and logistics companies have been opening warehouses at a record pace to ensure online orders reach customers as quickly as possible. Now they're struggling to find workers to staff them.April 17, 2017Transportation & DistributionWhy Costco Loves Store Sales: You Try Shipping a Tub of MayoCostco Wholesale Corp., which built an empire selling products in bulk, hasn't felt the need to transfer that winning strategy online.April 12, 2017Previous PagePage 18 of 20Next Page
