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Thriving in uncertainty
From the August 2020 print edition
Now more than ever, supply chains must pivot quickly to adjust to changing times and…
Weathering disruption
From the August 2020 print edition
Disruptions this spring and their impact on Canada did not begin with COVID-19. Several…
COVID-19 and supply chains
Without a doubt, COVID-19 has become a life altering event. The short-term impact is already more severe than that of all previous…
The chance for change
From the August 2020 print edition
It’s hard to look at events throughout 2020 and not conclude that supply chains, at least in…
Walmart launches its answer to Amazon Prime
NEW YORK — Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.
Called Walmart+, it will…
Mercedes lands Amazon electric van order
BERLIN — Amazon says it's buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz, the biggest such order for the German automaker…
Canadian producers cheer, US denounces WTO softwood lumber decision
WASHINGTON — Canadian lumber producers cheered the latest decision from the World Trade Organization on Canada's long-standing…
Pandemic fears trip up trucking sector
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, trucker Dave Wye had to think long and hard about whether he was willing to stay on the front…
China, US discuss economic coordination in trade meeting
BEIJING — US and Chinese trade envoys discussed strengthening co-ordination of their countries' economic policies during a phone…
US damaging global trade with Huawei sanctions: China
BEIJING — China accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said…
As Freeland takes finance job, crisis will dictate spending plans, experts say
OTTAWA — Perrin Beatty was on his way home from the office when his phone rang. It was Chrystia Freeland, who 24 hours earlier had…
Gradual return to work at Montreal port after truce with employer
MONTREAL — Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal are headed back to work today, after a truce declared in a labour dispute…