Measures of economic activity in the U.S. and Europe fell back this month. (WSJ)
The four-week moving average for new U.S. unemployment claims fell to the lowest level since 1969. (WSJ)
Kellogg reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract with striking workers at four plants. (WSJ)
Airbus won deals from longtime Boeing customers KLM and Qantas for scores of single-aisle passenger jets. (WSJ)
The average cost of handling returns for retailers this holiday season will rise 7% over last year. (CNBC)
Revenue for the U.S. wholesale sector is on track to grow 21% this year to more than $7 trillion. (Modern Distribution Management)
Costco Wholesale will continue to order early from its suppliers to mitigate product shortages. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Walmart is placing fulfillment centers of around 1 million square feet each in Salt Lake City and Lebanon, Tenn., to serve online orders. (DC Velocity)
Southeast Asian food-delivery company Grab is moving into physical sales with the acquisition of Malaysian high-end supermarket chain Jaya Grocer. (Nikkei Asia)
U.K. online fashion retailer Boohoo lowered its outlook for the second time this year on growing returns and rising freight rates. (Financial Times)
DHL Supply Chain will integrate self-driving trucks developer TuSimple’s autonomous vehicle technology into operations. (TechCrunch)
Self-driving truck company Aurora Innovation will test its technology under a pilot program with Uber Freight. (Reuters)
Electric parcel van manufacturer Cenntro Automotive will build a manufacturing facility close to Florida’s Port of Jacksonville. (Jacksonville Daily Record)
Maersk Line will manage ocean and airfreight transport for consumer-goods supplier Unilever under a logistics agreement for the shipping line. (The Loadstar)
Dry-bulk vessel operator Navios swung to a $60 million net profit in the third quarter as revenue jumped by a third. (Lloyd’s List)
International Container Terminal Services will spend $230 million to expand capacity at Mexico’s Manzanillo port. (Port Technology)
DP World is building the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first deep sea port. (Splash 247)
Industrial distributor Genuine Parts is acquiring Kaman Distribution Group for $1.3 billion. (Industrial Distribution)
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