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Wave of Returns Gives Online Retailers a New Year Headache

With more shoppers buying on credit and returning goods to stores, the better-than-expected sales at Christmas may not have been as meaningful as some observers hoped.

Parcels in the Asos Plc distribution warehouse in Barnsley, UK.

Watch: Billie's Breaking Out: Embracing the Omnichannel

Andres Marcos, senior director of operations with Billie, tells how a digitally native seller of women's shaving products is expanding its reach into retail stores — and handling the supply challenges that come with it.

Andres Marcos

Uniqlo’s Quest to Conquer the U.S., One Cashmere Sweater at a Time

The apparel maker, known for its affordable cashmere sweaters and solid basics, wants to go big in one of the world’s toughest consumer markets.

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Walmart Warns That Shoppers Are Feeling the Squeeze of Higher Prices

Walmart reported strong sales and profits for last quarter but said times would be tougher this year, a warning that consumers were starting to pull back as they felt the squeeze from relentlessly rising prices for everyday goods.

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Amazon to Push Out Europe Middlemen in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

Amazon.com Inc. warned distributors in Europe that it will cease ordering from them next year in favor of buying products directly from brands, an effort to stem losses by cutting out some middlemen.

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Egg Prices Jump 8.5% as Food Inflation Hits Consumers

Egg prices have been surging amid the nation’s worst-ever outbreak of deadly bird flu that decimated chicken flocks.

Soaring egg prices have driven the latest increase in Bloomberg...s monthly Breakfast Index. Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Food Price Growth Ticked Back Up, Putting Burden on Consumers

Monthly growth in food prices accelerated slightly in January, reversing a gradual decline seen in recent months, as the price of eggs, cookies and citrus fruits all rose.

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Meat Inflation Is Linked to Poor Working Conditions at Plants, Group Says

Meat companies still don’t have enough workers to staff slaughterhouses, leading to rising prices and even some acute supply shortages.

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Can AI Turn the Tide Against Product Counterfeiters?

It’s getting increasingly hard to tell real from fake in so many aspects of life today, but at least one sector might be poised for a reversal of that trend, thanks to technology.

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Mexico’s Industrial Hubs Grow as Part of Shift Toward Nearshoring

The pace of the growth is putting a premium on logistics capabilities, including distribution centers positioned to quickly reach U.S. customers.

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Flipping the Switch on the CPG & Retail Supply Chains — Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Advances in data science, artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), 5G networks and more are being used to turn challenges into opportunities.

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Watch: The Five 'Cs' of the Parcel Business

Jason Smith, relationship manager with U.S. Bank, lists the "Five Cs" of the parcel business, and tells which one is the most important to carriers today.

Jason Smith

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