Turkeys, yams and pies are low in supply, though aluminum foil to cover it all will be easier to find than last year BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // NOVEMBER 9, 2021 The supply-chain crunch is about to hit another part of American life: Thanksgiving dinner. Supplies of food and household items are…
DetailsRetailers reroute shipments, expand storage to stay ahead of product shortages; Nutella, Pringles hard to get lately THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // OCTOBER 31, 2021 Supermarket chains are revamping their operations to navigate persistent product shortages, expanding storage space and curbing discounts to make sure they don’t run out. Companies are planning for shortages…
DetailsUnder City of Chicago Public Health Order No. 2021-1, business must post signage indicating that masks are mandated for all customers in indoor settings regardless of vaccination status. Signage is available to download by visitingChicago.gov/Reopening, under the Resources drop-down menu, then Communication Resources. Chicago’s Phase 5 Guidance is intended for all types of businesses and…
DetailsDrivers, visitors urged to be vigilant with bank, credit account monitoring MDARD // October 21, 2021 Lansing, MI – During a routine inspection blitz, weights and measures inspectors from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) found a number of credit card skimmers placed inside gas pumps. Credit card skimmers cannot be seen…
DetailsP&G, Ikea and Albertsons are among the large companies tapping alternative sources of inventory to keep shelves stocked THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // OCTOBER 19, 2021 Procter & Gamble Co. PG -0.51% said that it expects solid sales and profit growth over the next nine months, even as costs for everything from warehouse space…
DetailsSupply-chain problems and labor challenges become ‘a daily grind,’ pressuring profits and pushing up grocery prices THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // OCTOBER 7, 2021 Major food companies are boosting prices as they contend with escalating costs, and labor and transportation problems that are hampering the flow of staples to grocery-store shelves. Makers of goods from…
DetailsCompanies worry that testing requirement also poses logistics hurdle for workers on the road THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Big trucking companies say a federal vaccination and testing mandate aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 virus could push more workers away from their operations and deepen upheaval in U.S.…
DetailsLegal scholars question Arizona attorney general’s ability to sue before the mandate policy is in place THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 The Republican attorney general of Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop the Biden administration from imposing Covid-19 vaccine requirements for tens of millions of workers, marking the first legal…
DetailsDepartment of Labor plans to issue an emergency temporary standard implementing the new requirement THE WALL STREET JOURNAL All employers with 100 or more employees would have to require that their workers be vaccinated or undergo at least weekly Covid-19 testing under a new plan announced by President Biden to curb the spread of…
DetailsGig workers driving Walmart grocery orders will also handle last-mile deliveries for other merchants THE WALL STREET JOURNAL // AUG. 24, 2021 Walmart Inc. WMT +0.63% drivers will soon be making deliveries for other merchants. The big-box retailer is opening up its in-house delivery platform, Spark Driver, to other businesses so that the independent contractors…
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