Election Security: Retailers Board Up Stores Amid Fears Over More Civil Unrest October 21, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein, Richa Naidu and Nivedita Balu This time last year, shoppers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holiday window...
Calif. Court Rules Amazon Liable Like Other Retailers for Defective Products August 14, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein Amazon.com can be held liable like other traditional retailers for injuries from defective products sold via its sprawling e-commerce marketplace,...
Supply Chain Problems Move from China to U.S. and Other Nations March 23, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein, Jonathan Saul and Sonya Dowsett Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to...
Western Supply Chains Begin to Buckle on Expanding Coronavirus Lockdowns March 23, 2020 By Jonathan Saul, Sonya Dowsett and Lisa Baertlein Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to...
Truckers Are Exempt from California’s ‘Gig Worker’ Law, Judge Finds January 10, 2020 By Lisa Baertlein California’s new “gig worker” law does not apply to independent truck drivers because they are subject to federal statute, a...
UPS Drone Service to Deliver CVS Health Prescriptions to Homes October 22, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein United Parcel Service Inc.’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp. The...
UPS Approved to Operate First U.S. Drone Airline for Non-Residential Deliveries October 2, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein United Parcel Service Inc. on Tuesday said it won the U.S. government’s first full approval to operate a drone airline,...
California Truckers Worrying over New ‘Gig Worker’ Rules September 12, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein California trucking companies that haul everything from summer strawberries to cars and Christmas toys say they are under threat from...
Bill to Tighten “Gig” Worker Rule Passed by California Senate September 11, 2019 By Lisa Baertlein The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig...
Coffee in California to be Paired With Cancer Warnings May 9, 2018 By Lisa Baertlein Starbucks Corp. and other roasters and retailers must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California, a Los...