U.S. consumer spending excluding gasoline and motor vehicles rose 0.3% in October. (WSJ)
Wedding gown retailer David’s Bridal Inc. is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in the coming days. (WSJ)
Sales for apparel suppliers including VF Corp., Hanesbrands and Iconix are being hurt by the Sears Holding Corp. retrenchment under bankruptcy. (Sourcing Journal)
Sears won court approval to sell off at least 400 of its best-performing stores. (WSJ)
U.S. hospitals say new tariffs will add $160 million next year to medical supply chain costs. (Supply Chain Dive)
General Motors Corp. is set to sell its auto factory in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Automotive Logistics)
The White House nominated Daniel Maffei to a second term on the Federal Maritime Commission and also named Florida official L. E. Sola to the regulatory agency. (American Shipper)
New maritime sulfur emissions restrictions could raise grain transport costs by $7 per metric ton. (Lloyd’s List)
Third-quarter net income at Danaos Corp. soared to $127.2 million as the container ship lessor reduced and restructured its debt. (Shipping Watch)
Canada is upgrading rail access to Ontario’s Port of Hamilton. (Progressive Railroading)
The U.S. Postal Service’s net loss jumped to $3.9 billion in the past fiscal year despite a 10% gain in shipping and package revenue. (Reuters)
Japan Post may reduce next-day delivery because of a shortage of workers to handle the mail. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Royal Mail PLC is accelerating cost-cutting plans after profits in the first six months of the year fell by more than half. (BBC)
Arizona-based freight marketplace startup Emerge raised $20 million in a seed funding round led by Greylock Partners. (Logistics Management)
EBay is mailing out its first printed catalog to showcase toys on the e-commerce marketplace. (Chain Store Age)
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