Consumer inflation growth in Mexico accelerated to 3.5% from a year earlier in January. (WSJ)
Amazon is opening a cashierless grocery store in Seattle today and plans to license the system to other retailers. (WSJ)
General Electric shed roughly 78,000 employees last year, leaving the company with the same number of employees it had in 1951.
The U.K.'s Associated British Foods is operating its food-processing factories in China at reduced capacity and is looking for alternative suppliers. (WSJ)
A Canadian mining company shelved a proposed multibillion-dollar energy project, citing political uncertainty about oil-and-gas development. (WSJ)
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab holdings secured over $850 million in investment from two Japanese investors. (WSJ)
Fast-casual dining chain Così filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2016. (WSJ)
PepsiCo is buying Chinese online snack company Be & Cheery for $705 million. (WSJ)
Toyota Motor restarted its fourth and last Chinese assembly plant shut down by the coronavirus outbreak. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Retailer Macy’s is adding a technology hub in Atlanta that will focus on building e-commerce services. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Global oil demand has fallen by 3.5 million barrels per day so far in February because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Lloyd’s List)
Some Chinese container ports are allowing shippers go to ships at berth to load or pick up cargo directly to avoid congested shipyards. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Trans-Pacific maritime shippers want rising fuel surcharges built into freight prices in upcoming 2020 service contracts. (Journal of Commerce)
A Korean court fined Polaris Shipping $12,426 for the 2017 sinking of the bulk carrier Stellar Daisy that killed 22 crew members. (Splash 247)
Retailer Costco Wholesale will be the first participant in a federal food-security program allowing faster food import inspections (American Shipper)
U.K. freighter operator Cargologicair suspended operations following a finding of a significant safety violation. (The Loadstar)
Chinese express delivery giant SF Holding’s 2019 net profit rose 27.2% to $825 million. (Xinhua)
Workers at Target-owned delivery operator Shipt are starting efforts to organize. (TechCrunch)
Supply-chain software company Descartes acquired U.K.-based warehouse management systems provider Peoplevox. (DC Velocity)
Indiana-based Atlas Logistics acquired retail delivery specialist TopHAT. (Evansville Courier & Press)
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