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Coal Power Seen Falling by Record, Helping Emissions Growth Slow

Electricity generated from coal-fired plants is set to fall by a record 3% this year, according to a recent report.

1213 Coal Power Seen Falling

Lime's Chinese-Made Scooters Get Caught Up in Trump's Trade War

Paying new tariffs on Chinese vehicles would require Lime either to absorb significant new costs, charge customers more or fundamentally reshape its supply chain.

Source: Bloomberg

Podcast | The State of Online Returns: Where Are Retailers Falling Short?

For many shoppers, the returning of merchandise continues to be a painful process. And their demands are only growing more intense.

1213 Stateof Online Returns

Enhancing Quality and Security in Product Traceability

Across nearly every industry, the inability to resolve product problems as they arise can cause a lack of trust with consumers that’s hard to rebuild.

Source: Bloomberg

It’s the Most Desperate Time of the Year — For Retailers

For years, consumers have been trained to sit in the comfort of their own homes and shop online. Yet when the holidays come around, the biggest stores ask them to pull on their shoes and head to the mall or a flagship store for a brick-and-mortar extravaganza.

1212 Desperate Time For Retailers

Is Blockchain Ready to Serve the Food Industry?

Blockchain technology is progressing at a rapid clip, but when it comes to supply-chain applications, full deployment is far from being realized.

1212 Blockchain Readyto Serve

Watch: The Economics of 'Eaches'

Farewell to the age of economical bulk and pallet distribution. Now it's a question of managing "eaches." Thomas Goldsby, Haslam Chair of Logistics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, explains the new economics behind this trend.

1212 The Economicsof Eaches

Drug-Plant Inspections Ebbed as Tainted Pills Flowed to U.S.

Inspections of foreign drug manufacturers by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have fallen in recent years despite increasing worry about the safety and quality of generic medications, congressional investigators said.

1211 Drug Plant Inspection

Amazon Tests Cheap Warehouses to Make Holiday Shopping Snafu-Free

Amazon.com is gearing up for the online holiday shopping season by fine-tuning its sprawling delivery network to ensure orders get to customers on time.

Source: Bloomberg

Locus Robotics Helps E-Retailer Deliver During Holiday Peak

Challenge: An online boutique for monogrammed and personalized items needed to triple its workforce to meet peak-season demand. Management wrestled with maintaining perfect order accuracy and speedy fulfillment while scaling up labor.

‘Culture of Fear’ Grips UPS: Workers Say Injuries Are Underreported

According to interviews with workers and dozens of lawsuits reviewed by Bloomberg Law, accidents on the job are not being reported, and workers say they are threatened by management to keep quiet. UPS denies the accusations.

1210 Ups

Whiskey Makers Are Bidding For Climate-Conscious Drinkers

A growing number of booze makers are putting their own spin on making greener alcohol.

Source: Bloomberg

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