Steep discounts and easing inflation will compel U.S. shoppers to spend $240.8 billion online in November and December, up 8.4% from last year’s holidays and the biggest increase since 2021.
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Online Holiday Spending Projected to Rise 8.4%
PepsiCo Expands EV Fleet to Boost Cost Savings
HANOVER, Germany — Electrification within the PepsiCo fleet is creating cost savings, and the company has plans to scale electric trucks across North America.Â
September 20, 2024ATA Honors Professional Drivers During Weeklong Celebration
Top commercial drivers highlighted the trucking workforce’s role in promoting transportation safety and economic prosperity nationwide at an event near the U.S. Capitol.
September 20, 2024Amazon Launches AI Assistant to Help Online Merchants
Amazon.com Inc. is launching an artificially intelligent assistant designed to help online merchants manage their businesses.
September 19, 2024Amazon Boosts Warehouse Worker Pay by at Least $1.50 an Hour
Amazon.com Inc. is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers by at least $1.50 an hour and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefits package.
September 18, 2024Intel to Make Custom AI Chip for Amazon, Delay German Plant
Intel and Amazon’s AWS will co-invest in a custom semiconductor for artificial intelligence computing — what’s known as a fabric chip — in a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar framework.â€Â
September 17, 2024PepsiCo, Maersk, Others Team Up on Electric Truck Pilot
A high-powered coalition is spearheading efforts to electrify the Interstate 10 trucking corridor.
September 17, 2024Washington State Moves to Block Albertsons-Kroger Deal
Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.
September 16, 2024Amazon Contract Drivers Organize With Teamsters in New York
Hundreds of Amazon contract-delivery drivers at a New York City warehouse are organizing with the Teamsters, demanding that the company bargain with them over wages and working conditions.
September 16, 2024Jimmy Haslam Backs Initiative to Cut Heavy Industry Emissions
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s family office HF Capital has committed $725 million to help launch an initiative aimed at decarbonizing heavy industry, it announced Sept. 16.
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