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Amazon Sellers Are Looking to Expand on Walmart.com, Study Says

Nearly half of merchants selling goods on Amazon.com said in a recent survey that the marketplace makes up 80 percent or more of their sales, while home and kitchen goods was the most popular category, reported by 18 percent of respondents.

Coach's Kate Spade Deal Is Next Step in Quest for Fatter Margins

Coach Inc.'s $2.4bn acquisition of rival Kate Spade & Co. is part of its broader push for fatter profit margins, even if that means settling for lower sales.

Planned Obsolescence: A 'Crisis of Civilization'?

Can't wait to ditch that old phone, computer, car or sweater? You're a victim of planned obsolescence.

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Campbell Soup Cuts Freight Cost, Emissions With On-Site Bottling Plant

Campbell Soup Co. is cutting freight costs and improving operational efficiencies - as well as significantly decreasing carbon dioxide emissions - by opening an on-site PET bottle-making plant at a Campbell Soup Co. facility in Paris, Texas. The bottle-making company, Amcor Rigid Plastics, previously supplied the Paris site from its plant in Fort Worth.

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China Craves Foreign Goods, and Students in Australia Supply Them

Zhang Yuan's business started with favors for relatives: an aunt who wanted baby formula, a cousin looking for Ugg boots. She was a college student here in Australia, and every dollar helped, so she mailed the items back to China and charged a bit of a commission.

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UPS, Sealed Air Unveil Packaging Innovation Center

Meeting the increasingly high demands of e-commerce customers and helping shippers drive efficiency in their fulfillment operations were two of the main themes as UPS and Sealed Air jointly unveiled their packaging innovation center.

Can Walmart's Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon?

A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com has given the retail giant much-needed digital chops.

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U.S. Trade Activity Picks Up in First Quarter

The 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.

Live Export Global Trade Grows to $18Bn

The trade in livestock is growing rapidly and has more than doubled in value over the past decade.

Amazon Expands E-Commerce Fulfillment Capacity in India

In line with the hyper growth of e-commerce activity there, Amazon is expanding its operations in India by adding seven new fulfillment centers. MoneyControl.com reported that Amazon India plans to invest $5bn in its facilities by the end of June.

UK Manufacturing Growth Hits Three-Year High

UK manufacturing growth rose to a three-year high in April, though suppliers are "struggling to keep up with demand," according the latest PMI.

The Changing Role of the CPO: With Respect Comes Responsibility

A "celebrity" chief procurement officer? Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

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