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Is Amazon on the hunt? Analyzing rumored Macy’s, J.C. Penney acquisitions
Even as COVID-19 has ravaged many retailers, Amazon has emerged stronger than ever and could be in line to acquire an iconic brand.
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Will Amazon face a sharp challenge from Walmart and Shopify?
The Walmart and Shopify partnership looks like it will shake up e-commerce as we know it.
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Pandemic pantry stocking helps Walmart’s fiscal first quarter
Walmart bested analyst expectations as grocery and household items drive comparison sales 10% higher and ecommerce accelerates 74%.
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Driver issues
Today’s Pickup: Another ELD provider shuts down
Continental is shutting down its Roadlog ELD service, as of Aug. 14. Plus, FreightWAVES LIVE@HOME is one day away, Trump pushes severing of supply chain…
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Today’s Pickup: Amazon, Walmart, Instacart workers to hold May Day walkout
Plus: Red Roof hotel offers trucker day rate; a Beijing to Berlin convoy
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P.A.M. Transportation lays off 75 employees, mostly nondrivers
P.A.M. Transportation says it has temporarily laid off approximately 75 employees as auto plant closures increase.
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Grocery stores and other retailers trim hours and limit purchases
Grocery stores curtail hours and enforce limits on staple purchases as coronavirus-induced panic buying empties store shelves of many items. High-touch retailers shutter stores.
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Borderlands: Walmart opens $27 million distribution center in Mexico City; Texas seaports receive $39 million for expansion
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Walmart opens new distribution center to…
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Apple closing stores, will others follow?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced today that it is closing all its retail stores outside China in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The company has…
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Autonomous Vehicles
Today’s Pickup: ‘Deer crossing’ gets an AI makeover with StradVision animal detection system
Good day, StradVision, an AI-based camera perception system, has announced it is developing animal detection capabilities for its SVNet software, which is used in advanced…
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