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Tuna Company to Track Canned Fish Back to Fisherman Who Caught It

Thai Union, the company that owns the Chicken of the Sea tuna brand, has agreed to chase "full digital traceability" - allowing people to track their tuna back to the vessel it was caught on and identify the fishing method used.

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Wal-Mart Proposes Policy Actions to Boost U.S. Manufacturing

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has proposed 10 policy actions to boost U.S. manufacturing that the retailer says could help recapture $300bn of the $650bn worth of consumer goods that are currently imported.

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UPS Expects Retailers to Pay Up for Christmas Deliveries

United Parcel Service Inc. expects most retailers to agree to higher shipping prices during the weeks leading up to Christmas, which it says are necessary because of the glut of online orders.

Trump to Review Security Risks From Fewer U.S. Factories

President Donald Trump plans to review the U.S. manufacturing base and supply chains because of possible national security risks.

RFID-Enabled Pocket Sorter System Delivers Millions of Goods at DCs

SSI Schaefer Systems has released an automated system with a modular radio frequency identification-enabled pocket sorter that it is now selling to distribution centers worldwide.

Alibaba, Paytm in Talks to Invest in India's Bigbasket

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its Indian associate Paytm E-commerce Pvt are in talks to invest about $200m for a stake of roughly 20 percent in India's leading online grocer, Bigbasket, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

Demand Continues to Outstrip New Capacity in Lead-Up to Peak Season

Market momentum for airfreight is carrying into the summer of 2017 - with rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes up by 1.1 percent, year-over-year, to reach $2.81 per kilogram, according to Drewry's latest East-West Airfreight Price Index.

Wal-Mart Company, Startup Pitch NYC Landlords With Systems for Easier Delivery

Jet.com Inc., the online retailer owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and real-estate technology startup Latch are aiming to expand their reach by offering a free system to New York City landlords to potentially make shopping online easier for tenants in nondoorman buildings.

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U.K. to Ban Sale of All Diesel and Petrol Vehicles

The U.K. will become the latest European country to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of efforts to tackle air pollution, the government has announced.

Apple May Skirt IPhone Tariffs As Foxconn Comes to the U.S.

Apple Inc. likes to say it supports two million U.S. jobs. Plans by the company's main manufacturing partner for a $10bn factory in Wisconsin will add at least 10,000 more, helping Apple fend off the threat of import tariffs on its most important product, the iPhone.

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MADE Redefines the Fashion Show With Its 'Shop Small' Market

For decades, New York Fashion Week was a business-to-business, invitation-only event for industry insiders.

McDonald's Franchisee Plans Sustainable Sourcing for Packaging, Palm Oil, Fish

The world's largest McDonald's franchisee, Arcos Dorados, recently said in a sustainability report that its large footprint across Latin America and the Caribbean means that it must "take a leadership role" in terms of implementing programs that will improve its environmental impact.

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