Walmart is upping the ante in the truck driver shortage. In a blog post from Fernando Cortes, senior vice president, transportation, and Karisa Sprague, senior vice president, supply chain people, Walmart announced it is increasing its top pay for first-year,...
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed its version of a bill to improve oversight of ocean shipping with the goal of easing port backlogs and other factors contributing to freight delays and potentially higher costs. The Senate version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act,...
Do-it-yourselfers keep on spending to complete home projects, according to market research by Numerator, but a subclass of consumers, dubbed Prosumers, are particularly busy. Despite COVID restrictions, supply chain disruptions and unprecedented price increases, 40%...
As it continues to roll out its latest store concepts while dealing with macroeconomic issues, Dollar General Corp. topped a MarketBeat-published analyst consensus estimate on earnings but missed on revenue. The company posted a net income of $597.4 million, or $2.57...
Retail sales showed a strong year-over-year gain in February, but the monthly pace slowed after January as inflation drove up prices and lingering effects of COVID-19 omicron hit the supply chain, according to the National Retail Federation. United States Census...
