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Retrofit Checklist: Five Things to Consider when Modernizing Fresh Food Distribution

Within distribution centers, fresh and perishable food handling is usually the most inefficient and labor-intensive part of operations. It doesn't have to be that way.

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Watch: AI-Powered Data Collection Drives Discrete Manufacturing

Original equipment manufacturers need real-time information on molds that are used to make product parts but often don't have it, says Gabriel Tejada, senior project manager at eMoldino.

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Element 25 Agrees to Supply GM with Manganese Sulfate

GM will loan E25 $85 million to partially fund the construction of a new battery-grade manganese sulfate processing facility located in Louisiana.

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Home Depot Planning to Cut Costs by $500M

By reducing its costs, the organization believes it'll remain on track for its earnings guidance from this quarter, which will see 2023 sales decline by 2% to 5%.

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Japan Retail Sales Rebound, Adding to Signs of Recovery

Spending rose by 1.3% from April 2023 to May 2023, according to a June 29 statement from the economy ministry, beating economists’ expectations of a 0.8% increase.

Tokyo, Japan. June 2023. Photo: Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg

European Gasoline Shipments to U.S. Ease Just as Stockpiles Shrink

European gasoline and blending component cargoes to the U.S. are poised to drop to a three-month low in June, with volumes likely to be about 350,000 barrels a day.

Munich, Germany. March 2023. Photo: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

General Mills’ Sales Took a Hit in the Most Recent Quarter

Despite the volume drop-off, the company behind Cheerios and Bisquick pancake mix increased its revenues through core business operations by 3% during the most recent quarter.

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Chinese Chipmaker Asks Suppliers to Buy Back Banned Gear

“Machine suppliers should buy back the equipment and components we have purchased legally if we can’t use them,” said Yangtze Memory chairman and acting CEO Chen Nanxiang.

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France’s Imerys and British Lithium Team Up on U.K. Mine

The U.K.’s Critical Minerals Association said U.K. miners “rarely receive interest or funding from private finance, and government funds don’t provide enough financing to truly aid projects.”

Australia. August 2018. Photo: Bloomberg

Master Lock Closing Milwaukee Plant After 100 Years of Operations

Employees claim that more than 400 jobs will be sent abroad to Mexico and China where the company currently houses manufacturing facilities.

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U.K. Considers Nationalization of Thames Water as Crisis Escalates

Thames’ bonds tumbled on June 28, just one day after CEO Sarah Bentley suddenly stepped down from her position amid concerns over the firm's financial stability.

A Thames Water employee works at the site of a leak in London. Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

U.S. Merchandise-Trade Deficit Shrinks on Decline in Imports

The shortfall in goods trade narrowed by 6.1% to $91.1 billion, according to Commerce Department data released on June 28.

Long Beach, California. June 2023. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

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