The agreement clears a cloud hanging over Amazon’s online business in Europe. The company says it disagrees with several of the EU’s allegations about its practices.

Demands are high, and global pressures have resulted in more hostility toward those in customer-facing roles. It’s a brutal environment for almost everyone.

The peak in consumer demand that comes with the final weeks of the year requires new tactics to survive, let alone thrive. 

Supermarkets typically make a higher profit margin on private-label goods than they do from selling branded products from heavyweight suppliers like Kraft Heinz and Unilever.

Employees, who filed for the union election in October, say the difficult nature of the job, compared with working at a regular Starbucks, has fueled high turnover.

Retailers were already suffering as consumers pull back from spending on non-essential items amid higher living costs.

The new volumes under its sales umbrella would also make Shein a bigger force in international logistics.

To prepare for an initial public offering, which the people said is at least 18 to 24 months away, PhonePe has flipped its headquarters to India from tax-friendly Singapore.

For Kroger, the next year is critical as it awaits the outcome of its proposal to buy Albertsons for $24.6 billion. 

Rick Thomas, senior vice president of business development with GEODIS, offers an overview of current parcel carrier rates and surcharges, and what the coming peak season might look like.