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U.S. Retail Sales Soften as High Gasoline Costs Begin to Bite

Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in February after surging a month earlier, suggesting that consumers tempered their spending in some categories as inflation limited purchasing power.

A shopper carries a Coach Inc. retail bag. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Key to Ensuring Efficient Last-Mile Delivery

Customer demands for efficient last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders didn't slacken during the pandemic, and will only grow more intense in the years to come, says Manil Uppal, co-founder of Delivery Solutions.

The Key To Ensuring Efficient Last Mile Delivery

Ukraine Farmers Urged to Sow But Fear for Workers’ Lives

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply. But several of the nation’s largest agribusinesses say some plantings just won’t happen if Russia continues its war in Europe’s breadbasket.

Deere & Co. combine harvesters create clouds of dust as they harvest a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Is Mexico Violating the USMCA on Biotech Imports?

Trade in agricultural products between the U.S. and Mexico is massive: the U.S. ships nearly $20 billion in farm exports to Mexico each year. But that relationship could be in jeopardy.

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo: Milton Martínez/ Ministry of Culture of Mexico City.

Missing Mayo, Knockout Guac: Three Lessons for Fresh Grocery Supply Chains

A growing consumer appetite for fresh prepared foods at the grocery store has complicated demand forecasting and inventory planning.

Russia Bans Export of 200 Products After Suffering Sanctions Hit

Russia announced an export ban for more than 200 products after the economy was hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. It stopped short of curbing sales of energy and raw materials, the country’s biggest contribution to global trade.

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War in Ukraine Triggers Global Food Emergency

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means the food inflation that’s been plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-blown crisis, potentially outstripping even the pandemic’s blow and pushing millions more into hunger.

Wheat kernels in a field. Photo: Pexels.

UN Plastic Pledge Is Bright Spot for Global Climate Diplomacy

As countries buffeted by high energy prices and political infighting at home backslide on climate promises made at the COP26 summit in November, a glimmer of hope for green progress came out of Kenya last week.

A plastic water bottle floats near the port city of Balikpapan in Indonesia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Consumers Prefer Delivery Reliability Over Speed, Retail Report Finds

Major grocery retailers serving dense urban areas such as New York, London and Paris are under increasing pressure to get product to consumers in the shortest possible time, as little as 15 minutes, and often for free. But there are downsides to the trend.

An online shopper browses clothing on a smartphone. Photo: Anete Lusina/ Pexels.

Vodka Drinkers Are Changing Brands in Wake of Ukraine Invasion

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is shifting vodka sales in the U.S., despite the fact that little Russian-made vodka is actually sold outside of Russia.

Vodka is poured into a glass. Photo: Getty.

Europe’s Biggest Port Is 'Extremely Worried' About War Impact

The Port of Rotterdam is a particularly sensitive economic pillar of the Netherlands.

Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.

Russian Invasion Smothers Supplies From World’s Breadbasket

After years of growing increasingly reliant on cheap and abundant wheat supplies from Russia and Ukraine, the world’s grains buyers are being forced to hunt elsewhere as flows from both countries dry up.

Wheat kernels in a field. Photo: Pexels.

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