Walmart is relaunching its sale of its controlling stake in U.K. grocery chain Asda after putting the effort on hold to focus on the pandemic. (WSJ)
European Union leaders agreed on a €1.8 trillion ($2.06 trillion) spending package aimed at containing the economic downturn. (WSJ)
Aggressive cuts by Canadian oil producers in the spring are starting to pay off as demand increases from U.S. refiners. (WSJ)
Bankrupt trucker Comcar Industries nixed a proposed sale to shareholder CWI Logistics. (WSJ)
Beijing is considering retaliating against Nokia and Ericsson should the European Union bar Huawei Technologies from 5G networks. (WSJ)
Sales at Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg supplier in the U.S., soared 62% in the past quarter. (WSJ)
Small-engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton filed for bankruptcy protection. (WSJ)
Severe flooding along China’s Yangtze River is slowing down supply chains for manufacturers of personal protective equipment for health care providers. (CNN)
Walmart will build a 3 million-square-foot import distribution center in Ridgeville, S.C., near the Port of Charleston. (Post and Courier)
Walmart will spend $2.6 billion over five years in Canada to renovate stores and build two distribution centers to better serve e-commerce demands. (CBC)
British retailer Marks & Spencer is cutting 950 jobs in a push to become a “stronger, leaner” business. (BBC)
Women’s apparel retailer J.Jill reached an agreement with lenders to buy time in a bid to stave off a bankruptcy filing. (Sourcing Journal)
Port terminal operator DP World is in talks to buy Indian ship operator Shreyas Shipping and Logistics and freight forwarder Avana Global Logistek. (Hindu Business Line)
The giant biannual Posidonia maritime exhibition scheduled for October was canceled. (Lloyd’s List)
Bangladesh’s garment factories are still working at half their capacity. (The Loadstar)
Audi is using robots to deliver parts to workers on assembly lines in Germany and China. (Automotive Logistics)
FedEx Express is installing robots to sort parcels at its Memphis, Tenn., air hub. (DC Velocity)
Autonomous-truck startup Aurora will test its vehicles on commercial routes in Texas. (TechCrunch)
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host a race between autonomous cars next year. (WSJ)
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