US Diesel Hits a Record $5.85: What the Iran War Fuel Shock Means for Sourcing and Logistics Costs

The national average has jumped 55% since February as the Strait of Hormuz stays effectively closed, and freight is the sector that has to absorb it first

John Lewis Partnership's Losses Widen to £89 Million: What the Half-Year Results Reveal About UK Retail's Cost Crunch

Sales are growing and Waitrose is winning shoppers back, but rising employment costs and a heavier transformation bill are outpacing the till receipts

US-Canada Tariffs Hit 50%: Why Sapporo Is Moving Production South and What the Trade War Means for Sourcing Teams

Trade talks collapsed, tariffs hit 50% in both directions, and a Japanese brewer just showed how fast supply chains can move when the border stops being free

This Week's Top 3 Stories: A Customs Crackdown, an Ad Auction Reckoning and a Trade Bloc Milestone, Week of 9th September, 2026

FTC v. Amazon: How a Secret 'Soft Reserve Price' Turned Ad Auctions Into a $20 Billion Problem

UK Gains Full CPTPP Access: What the £12.9 Trillion Trading Bloc Really Means for Sourcing and Manufacturing

CBP's 64 Questions: Why the New Supply Chain Disclosure Rule Could Reach Your Tier Three Suppliers

This Week's Top 4 Stories: A Brazil Tariff Shock, a $1.4 Billion Logistics Deal, the UK's Six-Year Order Slump and a Hormuz Bypass, Week of July 30, 2026

USTR's 25% Brazil Tariff: Why a Digital Trade Fight Just Cost Exporters Billions

CMA CGM's $1.4 Billion FedEx Deal: Why Ocean Carriers Are Becoming America's Warehouse Landlords

UK Manufacturing Orders Fall at Fastest Pace in Six Years: What the CBI Survey Means for Sourcing Teams

Saudi Arabia's New Land Route to the UAE: Why Gulf States Are Racing to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz

This Week's Top 4 Stories: A Tariff Shock, a Takeover Battle and USMCA's New Chapter, Week of July 23, 2026

The Backlash Begins: Governments, Businesses and State AGs Push Back on America's New 60-Country Tariffs

Section 338 Revived: Why a 1930s Tariff Law Now Means 50% Duties on Canadian Goods

Prologis's £13.5 Billion Best and Final: What the Segro Takeover Fight Means for UK Warehouse Costs

USMCA's Ten-Year Wind-Down: What Trump's Non-Renewal Decision Means for North American Sourcing

Section 122 Sunsets Friday: Why the 10% Global Tariff Disappears, and What's Coming to Replace It

Daily News Digest: Supply Chain, Retail & International Trade 21st May (Free Version)

Date: May 21, 2026

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Daily News Digest: Supply Chain, Retail & International Trade 20th May (Free Version)

EU and China Trade Agreements, freight forwarder liability and increase on wellness categories

Daily News Digest: Supply Chain, Retail & International - 20th May 2026

EU and China Trade Agreements, freight forwarder liability and increase on wellness categories

Daily News Digest -The Sourcing Spotlight May 19th, 2026 (Free Edition)

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Sourcing Spotlight: Strait of Hormuz Crisis, Section 301 tariffs are being questioned and Walmart's digital price tags

Global supply chains are facing a convergence of major disruptions, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz driving up shipping costs, new U.S. Section 301 tariff investigations targeting 16 nations, and Walmart's controversial rollout of digital shelf labels amid fears of AI-driven surge pricing.