For retailers and consumers, the holiday shopping season may come down to choices over BOPUS or BORIS. The digital strategies for storefronts are creating new options for customers, the WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner and Khadeeja Safdar report, and buy online, pick up in store or buy online, ship from store are just the start,. Shipping and inventory management are moving to the forefront for retailers and shoppers alike, as logistics increasingly is woven into marketing and sales strategies. The proliferation of buying and shipping options has grown from retailers’ moves toward omnichannel fulfillment, a tactic aimed at getting consumers the goods they want through a variety of methods while defraying shipping costs and allowing retailers to get the most out of their real estate. Some retailers also are displaying goods online based on particular shipping needs, drawing the shopper into the complicated logistics behind online commerce.

The electrification of road transportation networks is getting a big boost. Volkswagen AG will put nearly a third of the $150 billion it is investing over the next five years toward the development of electric cars, self-driving vehicles and digital services, the WSJ’s William Boston reports, the latest move by auto makers to meet growing competition from Silicon Valley. Volkswagen’s budget underscores the challenge posed by technology, as electric vehicles are set to go mainstream and self-driving cars get closer hitting the streets. That’s triggering upheaval in automotive supply chains as tech companies move into the sector and the cost of new technologies pushes conventional auto makers to cooperate with competitors. Volkswagen plans to build 16 electric-vehicle factories world-wide, largely by converting existing plants, and acquire battery capacity to build millions of electric vehicles. That will push expansion of the charging infrastructure that could spur moves toward electric trucks.

Americans putting together their holiday menus this week can give thanks for the economics of supply and demand, and even trade tensions. Tariffs have dampened Chinese demand on U.S. agricultural products, the WSJ’s Justin Lahart reports, but that is boosting supplies of some Thanksgiving table staples, and helping drive down prices. Tariffs on U.S. pork have pushed prices so low it has had spillover effects on other products, including poultry. The Labor Department’s latest inflation report showed that prices for the category that includes turkey were down 4.9% last month from a year ago, defying the usual increase heading into the holidays. Cranberry farmers, who have benefited from growing demand for the fruit in China, now are dealing with a supply glut that has pushed prices below the cost of production. That’s a blow to farmers but a development that cooks will relish.

Watchmakers are racing the clock to adapt to rapidly changing technology in the sector. Brands including TAG Heuer, Swatch and Fossil Group are introducing high-tech features to traditional watches and teaming up with a range of Silicon Valley companies, the WSJ’s Ese Erheriene reports, as they adjust to Apple’s Inc.’s dramatic growth in the sector. Global shipments of Swiss watches have slipped since the first Apple Watch was unveiled in 2015, and the tech giant is expected to move 8.8 million shipments in this year’s fourth quarter. Apple’s advance has built a supply chain in a business that barely existed just a few years ago, and it’s triggering a new set of supplier relationships in the foundation luxury business. Watchmakers are striking deals with Apple rivals like Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Intel Corp. to offer their own smartwatches or hybrid versions with traditional design.

U.S. industrial output ticked up in October, as ramped up manufacturing offset declines in mining and utilities output. (WSJ)

U.S. household debt increased in the third quarter for the 17th straight quarter. (WSJ)

A fight over Chinese trade practices at a global economic summit cast doubt on the ability of the U.S. and China to resolve their trade battle soon. (WSJ)

Nissan Motor Co. intends to oust Carlos Ghosn as chairman amid reports he has been arrested over significant acts of misconduct. (WSJ)

Southwest Airlines Co. replaced two of the same flight-control sensors that have been publicly implicated in the fatal Lion Air crash. (WSJ)

Chip maker Nvidia is grappling with a large surplus of graphics cards since demand for cryptocurrency mining has plunged. (WSJ) 

Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB is preparing for further price increases as suppliers pass along higher raw material costs. (WSJ)

Bicycle seller Advanced Sports Enterprises Inc. filed for bankruptcy and plans to close 40 stores and sell the remaining wholesale and retail businesses. (WSJ)

Auto parts suppliers Schaeffler AG and Michelin are both scaling back their U.K. manufacturing operations. (Automotive Logistics)

Tesla Inc. is facing growing questions about delivery delays​ and the quality of its new Model 3 sedans. (Seattle Times)

Winemakers increasingly are buying up suppliers to ensure the availability of raw materials. (New York Times)

Snack food maker Mondelez International Inc. dropped 12 palm oil suppliers it says were not acting fast enough to eliminate deforestation. (Logistics Manager)

Walmart Inc., Ford Motor Co. and Postmates will work together to test grocery delivery using autonomous vehicles. (TechCrunch)

Apparel listings on Amazon.com Inc. jumped 27% from February to September. (Sourcing Journal)

Japan Post plans to terminate Saturday delivery of standard mail to cope with a staff shortage. (Nikkei Asian Review)

Spot container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. have more than doubled over the past 12 months. (The Loadstar)

A cargo ship crewmember was killed when a container fell on him at the Port of Dublin. (Maritime Executive)

Royal Dutch Shell PLC is looking for up to 30 oil and chemical tankers to charter or lease at a cost of around $1.3 billion. (Shipping Watch)

Frontline Ltd. swung to a $2.2 million third-quarter profit in what it said is an improving tanker market. (Lloyd’s List)

China’s Shanghai Shandong Corp. ordered 10 capesize dry bulk vessels from a Chinese shipbuilder. (Seatrade Maritime)

Canada’s oil producers expect to ship far larger amounts of crude by rail to get around a shortage in pipeline capacity. (Bloomberg)

CSX Corp. is selling 373 miles of track in Florida to a subsidiary of Rail USA. (Pensacola News Journal)

A China-Europe freight train connection completed its first service for commercial vehicles. (Xinhua)

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. opened a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Byhalia, Miss., its largest in the U.S. (Industrial Distribution)

Paul Page is editor of WSJ Logistics Report. Write to him at paul.page@wsj.com.

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