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Analysis: What Walmart Is Getting Right About Online Grocery

April 26, 2018

Sarah Halzack, Washington Post contributor

Of all the ways Walmart Inc. will do battle with Amazon.com Inc., I suspect none will be more important than their face-off in the grocery business.

Jeff Bezos v the World: Why All Companies Fear 'Death by Amazon'

April 26, 2018

The Guardian

The computer on which this article was written is sitting on a laptop stand that tells you everything you need to know about how Amazon does business.

Maersk Wants to Take Down Global Food Loss

April 25, 2018

Maritime Executive

Maersk and Rockstart, a European startup accelerator, have partnered in an initiative called FoodTrack to foster startups with ideas for tackling global food loss.

DHL Reports on A.I.’s Potential Benefits — and Looming Concerns — in Logistics

April 25, 2018

Air Cargo World

DHL and IBM have released a joint report on the development of artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology and its potential to change the logistics industry — noting that, in many ways, A.I. is already making profound changes to the retail environment, not all of which are positive.

World Wine Output Falls to 60-Year Low

April 25, 2018

Reuters

Global wine output fell to its lowest level in 60 years in 2017 due to poor weather conditions in the European Union that slashed production in the bloc, international wine organization OIV said.

China’s Automakers Want to Dominate World’s Next Era of Driving

April 25, 2018

Industryweek

On a bright spring day in Amsterdam, car buffs stepped inside a blacked-out warehouse to nibble on lamb skewers and sip rhubarb cocktails courtesy of Lynk & Co., which was showing off its new hybrid SUV.

What’s Inside Made-in-China Electronics Should Worry Federal Customers, Study Says

April 24, 2018

The Washington Post

The U.S. government is dangerously vulnerable to Chinese espionage or cyberattack because of its dependence on electronics and software made in China, a risk that threatens to grow as Beijing seeks global technological dominance, according to a study for a congressionally chartered advisory commission.

Customs Union Q&A: What Is It — and Can the U.K. Manage Without It?

April 24, 2018

The Guardian

Theresa May has ruled out staying in a customs union after Brexit, but are her proposals workable?

Sorghum, Targeted by Tariffs, Is a U.S. Crop China Started Buying Only Five Years Ago

April 24, 2018

Los Angeles Times

When China slapped import duties on U.S. sorghum last week, it targeted an annual trade flow worth almost $1bn that didn't exist five years ago.

Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned a $63M Bet Into a $12Bn Transportation Empire

April 24, 2018

Forbes

Decades ago, Bradley Jacobs studied math and piano (classical and jazz) at Bennington and Brown before dropping out to make money. Now the balding 61-year-old CEO of XPO Logistics invokes that background to explain how he's parlayed sequential roll-ups in the gritty businesses of garbage collection, heavy equipment rentals and delivering stuff into a $2.6bn net worth.