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Industry Leaders Seek To Define ‘The Trump Effect’ On The Retail Sector

Having previously indicated his opposition to free-trade agreements such as NAFTA, as well as suggestions that he will adopt more of an isolationist policy...

Irish Dairy Firm Ornua Expands With Purchase Of US Ingredients Business

Irish dairy firm Ornua has completed the purchase of the CoreFX Ingredients division of Illinois-based dairy ingredients firm MCT Dairies, including a powd...

Whole Foods Hands Mackey Sole Control of Fixing His Creation

Whole Foods Market Inc. co-founder John Mackey, who opened his first store in 1980 with a staff of just 19 people and built the chain into an organic power...

Orange Juice Rises To Record As Global Supply Concerns Mount

Orange-juice futures surged by the New York exchange limit to a record settlement as the citrus-greening disease shrinks the harvest in Florida, the world&...

Trucking Startup Convoy Inks Its Biggest Deal With Unilever

Convoy Inc., a Seattle-based startup that aims to become an Uber for trucking, has struck its biggest deal yet -- with consumer goods giant Unilever NV....

Consumer Spending In U.S. Climbs By Most In Three Months

Consumer purchases climbed in September by the most in three months as incomes grew, signaling momentum in the biggest part of the U.S. economy. The 0.5...

US Consumer Comfort Jumps On Big Upswing In Views Of Economy

Consumer sentiment in the US climbed last week by the most since January 2015 on one of the biggest gains ever recorded for Americans’ attitudes abou...

The U.S. Retail Environment? It's Doing Just Fine, Thanks

Unemployment in the U.S. is really low. So are gasoline prices. Inflation is basically nonexistent. Home values continue to rise. There are legitimate wage...