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Recognizing Supplier Quality Problems Before They Spread

Even a minor variation in sourced components or materials can be dire, delaying lifesaving product deliveries or threatening user safety.

TP Makers Call Events 'Uncharted’

No single consumer product has been more impacted by the COVID-19 scare than toilet tissue.

In this May 10, 2020 photo, a shopper pushes his cart past a display of packaged meat in a grocery store in southeast Denver.

September US Wholesale Prices up 0.4% Amid Higher Food Prices

It reflected in part a 1.2 percent increase in food costs, the sharpest rise since a 5.6 percent spike in May when many food plants were shut down.

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Snap-on Buys AutoCrib for $36 Million

In this March 4, 2020 file photo, people walk out of an Amazon Go store, in Seattle. Amazon is rolling out a new device for contactless transactions that will scan an individual’s palm. The Amazon One, which will initially launch in two Amazon Go stores in Seattle, is being viewed as a way for people to use their palm to make everyday activities like paying at a store easier.

Amazon Pushes New Palm Recognition Tech

FAA Approves Amazon Drone Deliveries

Abandoned Tinsel Factory Found Stocked with Holiday Decorations

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US Wholesale Prices Jump

The index measures inflation before it reaches consumers.

US Trade Deficit Falls 7.5%

Exports posted a record increase, rising twice as fast as imports.

Motion Industries Makes Pair of Acquisitions

The distributor closed on two deals on Aug. 1, adding companies near San Diego and far East Canada.

Americans Trust Clorox, Amazon More Than Government

While the pandemic has hurt most businesses, some are getting a big boost to their reputation.

Cows on pasture at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay in a July 23 photo in Burlington, VT. The dairy industry has a familiar question for you: “Got milk?” Six years after the popular tagline was retired, “Got milk?” ads are back. The dairy industry is reviving the campaign hoping to prolong the U.S. sales boost milk has gotten during the pandemic.

'Got Milk?' Ads Return as US Milk Sales Rise Amid Pandemic

A dairy industry-funded group is reviving the marketing campaign, hoping to prolong the boost milk has gotten during the pandemic.

In this file photo dated June 7, 2020, a long row of unsold cars at a Honda dealership in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The coronavirus pandemic is causing drivers to keep their cars and trucks longer. The IHS Markit consulting firm says the pandemic has caused consumers to put the brakes on spending and hold onto their current vehicles for a longer period.

Average Age of US Vehicles Hits Record High

And the pandemic is to blame.

Can Shortage Could Soon Limit Beer Supplies

Consumers could soon see "rampant and unprecedented" beer shortages.

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USDA Reports on Boxed Beef, Cattle Price Investigation

It examines pricing conditions from before an August 2019 fire closed a Tyson plant in Kansas, through early June in the midst of the pandemic.

June Purchasing Numbers Soar

A number of key sectors saw significant increases in purchasing levels.

In this Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, the advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, shines at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Ministers from the OPEC cartel have agreed to allow more oil to flow from the taps, saying demand for oil is growing as economies take steps to re-open. But they also cautioned that they could revisit the decision in an emergency meeting if there are serious lockdowns that further reduce demand for oil.

OPEC, Allies to Allow More Oil Production

But they also cautioned that they could revisit the decision in an emergency meeting.

Visitors look at a Tesla Model 3 vehicle on display at an auto show in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, June 13, 2020.

China's Auto Sales Fall Off Dramatically

Sales were down more than 22% as the country shut down to fight the coronavirus.

Today’s New Tech Hub

Warehouses and DCs are fueling the on-demand economy in serving as the primary connection between suppliers, distributors, manufacturers and customers.