(Natural News) Gas prices have been increasing in the United States, but diesel has been worse — and fears of a diesel shortage this year are causing concern because it is not just retail prices that are rapidly rising: reports of farmers booking off-road diesel for farm use have been trending above the $5 mark […]

(Natural News) Walmart has announced it is expanding its drone delivery offering, extending the service to six states in a move that will provide four million Americans with aerial delivery of thousands of Walmart goods within just 30 minutes. Walmart’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Automation, David Guggina, said earlier experiences with their existing […]

(Natural News) The increase in diesel price has raced past that of gasoline. Data from the Department of Energy‘s Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that diesel price has jumped a staggering 42.8 percent while the price of gasoline has increased 25 percent from the beginning of the year. Given the enormous role of Russia as a […]

(Natural News) President Joe Biden has considered calling the assistance of the National Guard as the American economic infrastructure failed on a massive scale. Officials are now saying that things will get even worse in the months ahead. Biden recently gave a speech assuring Americans that he will implement measures to help soften the blow of the supply […]

(Natural News) A supply crunch for non-essential items is creating a full-blown crisis as it leads to shortages in energy, labor and transport in various parts of the globe. All these problems are parts of the rising post-pandemic consumer demands that could push the global economic recovery off course. Mohamed El-Erian, insurance giant Allianz’s adviser and […]

(Natural News) In an effort to fill labor gaps and speed up deliveries, North American warehouses are turning to automation. A growing number of self-driving or remote-operated machines are shuttling clothing, sports equipment and electronics down warehouse aisles, pulling bins of groceries, toiletries and even industrial parts from high stacks before handing them off to […]

(Natural News) The world’s network of ports, container vessels, and trucking companies that allow goods to move globally has been tangled due to the pandemic, and the cost of shipping is skyrocketing. This disruption to the global supply chain is only getting worse, and shortages of consumer products are making it more expensive for companies […]

(Natural News) In the middle of a pandemic that has seen businesses struggle to stay afloat, online retail giant Amazon has quietly been building its own chain of grocery stores. Called Amazon Fresh, the first of these stores was opened to the public in Los Angeles in September last year. The company opened its 11th […]

(Natural News) The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic still has everyone on edge, from people stuck at home to workers on the frontlines providing essential services. Now, news of false-positive testing results is causing panic among shoppers. Because of this, some supermarkets are once again reinforcing limits on popular items like toilet paper and paper towels. The false-positive […]

(Natural News) With no sign that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ending anytime soon, retailers are now worried about running out of staples again when shoppers flock to stores to stock up before the holidays. There have been over 1 million coronavirus cases in America according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Even as caseloads declined over the summer, health […]