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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail
Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail
October 24, 2019  |  Retail

You may have already seen the Christmas commercials and been lucky – or unlucky – enough to have heard some holiday music already this autumn....

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Tariffs, Trade Tensions Impact Auto Shipping
Tariffs, Trade Tensions Impact Auto Shipping
October 21, 2019  |  Economy

The lingering impacts of various trade wars are refashioning supply chains and slowing the flow of goods across borders and across various logistics corridors —...

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China’s GDP Near 30-Year Low As Trade War Impacts Factory Work
China’s GDP Near 30-Year Low As Trade War Impacts Factory Work
October 18, 2019  |  International

Economic growth in China is at a near-30-year low in the third quarter as tariffs start to negatively affect factory production, Reuters reported on Thursday...

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IMF: World Economy Will Grow Only 3 Pct In 2019
IMF: World Economy Will Grow Only 3 Pct In 2019
October 15, 2019  |  Economy

As the self-inflicted wounds of the trade war between the U.S. and China have made for a “precarious” economic state, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

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Amid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
Amid China’s Slowdown, Consumers Root For The Home Team (Of Retailers)
October 14, 2019  |  International

In retail and in eCommerce, to make inroads into a new market is challenging … especially if consumers root for the home team. But in...

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Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
Will Tariffs Make Retail’s Holidays Less Than Festive?
September 30, 2019  |  Retail

It looks like tariff worries could take a bite out of retail spending this holiday season. According to new data out from AlixPartners cited by...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Malware Intercepts Crypto En Route To Digital Wallets; Uzbekistan  Gov’t Calls For 300 Pct  Rise In Crypto Miners’ Tariffs
Bitcoin Daily: New Malware Intercepts Crypto En Route To Digital Wallets; Uzbekistan Gov’t Calls For...
September 30, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new malware is able to replace wallet addresses as they are typed. The malware — called Masad Stealer — can steal PC and system...

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Rebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
Rebound In Consumer Sentiment: One-Off Or Trend Into Holidays?
September 13, 2019  |  Commerce

And still they spend – and still, the outlook may be bright. If sentiment is everything – where sanguine moods can mean the difference between...

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Retail Pulse: Nordstrom Takes Local Concept To NYC; Grubhub Rolls Out Perks
Retail Pulse: Nordstrom Takes Local Concept To NYC; Grubhub Rolls Out Perks
September 06, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are taking small-format, inventory-free locations to big cities: Nordstrom, for instance, is bringing its Nordstrom Local concept to the Big Apple. One store...

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