Supply Chain Research

Costco may have avoided the overstocking risks faced by many other retailers by aggressively cutting its imports of non-essential items. JDE Peet’s imports of coffee from Brazil have surged just ahead of its IPO. Also: Phillips 66 bucks trend as U.S. crude, refined oil imports drop; Hankook less exposed than Nexen in latest U.S. tariff case; beyond COVID-19, trade war worries resume – May 2020 in 10 reports; digital services taxes likely to be the battlefield for U.S.-EU trade conflict; Vanadium security in focus as Commerce goes for another section 232 review; air freight woes set to co...