N95 mask scramble pits U.S. against Germany, Canada, Brazil
The Trump administration had asked 3M to stop exporting the masks to Canada and Latin America, and to import more from 3M’s factories in China,...
Month : April 2020
PDI, Vroom partners to launch an order ahead and pickup or delivery
Convenience retail and petroleum wholesale industries technology solution provider PDI and mobile ordering platform Vroom have partnered to launch new features for retailers and petroleum...
FreightWaves LIVE demo day presenters: Second edition
FreightWaves LIVE Atlanta, scheduled for next month, has gone completely virtual due to the current coronavirus crisis. FreightWaves LIVE @ HOME will still feature the...
Industry cheers COVID-19 executive order to boost ventilator supply chain
Dive Brief: Under the rarely used Defense Production Act, President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an order meant to help U.S. ventilator manufacturers by removing “obstacles”...
Farmers incur losses as Sindh govt delays wheat procurement | Business | thenews.com.pk
Farmers incur losses as Sindh govt delays wheat procurement HYDERABAD: Sindh Growers Alliance (SGA) has blamed the government of Sindh for causing financial losses to...
Pandemic: State Department sends cable trying to streamline incoming requests for aid
The cable demonstrates an effort to streamline the overwhelming number of requests the Trump administration is getting from entities and countries seeking America’s help to...
Walter Molano | Supply chain crisis | Business
THE CORONAVIRUS has had a devastating effect on the health of the global economy. The decline in economic activity will generate a synchronised global slowdown....
The Cheesecake Factory Takes a 46% Comparable Store Sales Hit in March
With the U.S. economy reeling in March from shutdowns, quarantines, and other disruptions originating with the COVID-19 epidemic, The Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) saw its restaurant...
Amnesty International’s pathetic political games amid coronavirus crisis
It’s supposed to be a human-rights group, but Amnesty International can’t resist playing rank political games. The latest: an Amnesty USA letter trying to micromanage...
Ontario cuts essential workplaces list to limit COVID-19 spread
The Ontario government ordered more workplaces closed — including bricks-and-mortar cannabis shops and some industrial construction sites — in a stepped up campaign to limit...