Liz Young
@bylizyoung.bsky.social
WSJ reporter covering supply chain and logistics // Ohio State alum
NEW: Target is shifting some online-order fulfillment to less-busy stores, among other methods to speed up delivery and improve the in-store experience, via @wsj.com
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Exclusive | Target Tests New Models for Next-Day Delivery
The retailer is shifting some online-order fulfillment to less-busy stores, among other methods to speed up delivery and improve the in-store experience.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: Target is shifting some online-order fulfillment to less-busy stores, among other methods to speed up delivery and improve the in-store experience, via @wsj.com
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NEW: GE Appliances awarded $150 million in contracts to American suppliers as it prepares to move manufacturing of some product lines to the U.S. from China, via @wsj.com
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GE Appliances Invests $150 Million in U.S. Suppliers in Reshoring Push
The appliance manufacturer says it plans to involve vendors earlier in the design process.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEW: GE Appliances awarded $150 million in contracts to American suppliers as it prepares to move manufacturing of some product lines to the U.S. from China, via @wsj.com
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Electric-truck maker Harbinger raised $160 million and received an order for 53 trucks from FedEx, via @wsj.com
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Exclusive | Electric-Truck Maker Harbinger Raises $160 Million
The medium-duty truck manufacturer secured an order from FedEx as part of the logistics giant’s investment in its Series C round
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November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Electric-truck maker Harbinger raised $160 million and received an order for 53 trucks from FedEx, via @wsj.com
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GXO says new U.S. tariffs are driving increased interest in warehouses with a once-obscure federal designation that allows companies to defer duties, via @wsj.com
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GXO Eyes Expansion as Tariffs Bolster Demand for Foreign Trade Zones
The logistics company’s CEO says more customers seek to defer duties by using the special warehouses.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
GXO says new U.S. tariffs are driving increased interest in warehouses with a once-obscure federal designation that allows companies to defer duties, via @wsj.com
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Drug distributor Cencora is investing $1 billion in its U.S. supply chain as demand soars for Ozempic and other medications that need special handling, via @wsj.com
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Exclusive | Drug Distributor Cencora to Invest $1 Billion in U.S. Supply Chain
The company will open two new distribution centers and expand a third as demand surges for GLP-1s and other refrigerated medications.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Drug distributor Cencora is investing $1 billion in its U.S. supply chain as demand soars for Ozempic and other medications that need special handling, via @wsj.com
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Macy’s has opened its biggest and most automated warehouse yet to help speed fulfillment, via @wsj.com
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Macy’s Employs Warehouse Robots to Speed Up Deliveries
The retailer’s new $640 million warehouse is its biggest, most automated facility yet.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Macy’s has opened its biggest and most automated warehouse yet to help speed fulfillment, via @wsj.com
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Prologis, the world’s No. 1 owner of industrial real estate, says companies are ramping up their warehouse-leasing decisions after three years of slow demand, via @wsj.com
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Prologis Raises Outlook as Warehouse Leasing Picks Up
The industrial real-estate owner’s revenue climbed 9% year-over-year in the third quarter.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Prologis, the world’s No. 1 owner of industrial real estate, says companies are ramping up their warehouse-leasing decisions after three years of slow demand, via @wsj.com
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Kodiak, which makes software for self-driving commercial trucks, is set to begin trading on Nasdaq today after a SPAC merger, via @wsj.com
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Exclusive | Autonomous Truck Startup Kodiak Set to Go Public After $2.5 Billion Deal
The maker of software for self-driving vehicles is one of several companies aiming to automate long-haul trucking.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Kodiak, which makes software for self-driving commercial trucks, is set to begin trading on Nasdaq today after a SPAC merger, via @wsj.com
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California-based Divergent Technologies is making its own 3-D printers to manufacture items from vehicle frames to missile parts, via @wsj.com
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Why a Defense Startup Built a U.S. Supply Chain for Its 3-D Printer
California-based Divergent Technologies recently raised $290 million at a $2.3 billion valuation.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
California-based Divergent Technologies is making its own 3-D printers to manufacture items from vehicle frames to missile parts, via @wsj.com
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Ocean carriers say they don’t intend to pass on costs of levies that are being imposed on Chinese ships that call at U.S. ports, via @wsj.com
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U.S. Importers and Exporters Fret Over Port Fees on Chinese Ships
Worries come despite carriers’ saying they don’t plan to pass on the costs of levies set to take effect in October.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ocean carriers say they don’t intend to pass on costs of levies that are being imposed on Chinese ships that call at U.S. ports, via @wsj.com
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Footwear companies are warning consumers to expect further price increases as they deplete the stockpiles of inventory they brought in ahead of the new U.S. tariffs, via @wsj.com
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Shoe Companies Warn of Price Increases as Tariff Costs Kick In
Shoe Companies Warn of Price Increases as Tariff Costs Kick In
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September 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Footwear companies are warning consumers to expect further price increases as they deplete the stockpiles of inventory they brought in ahead of the new U.S. tariffs, via @wsj.com
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Digital freight forwarder Flexport projects it will be profitable this year. The company’s founder, Ryan Petersen, says it doesn’t really count. via @wsj.com
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Freight Startup Flexport Forecasts Profitability in 2025—With an Asterisk
CEO Ryan Petersen says the company is aiming for a profitable 2026.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Digital freight forwarder Flexport projects it will be profitable this year. The company’s founder, Ryan Petersen, says it doesn’t really count. via @wsj.com
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Logistics company ShipBob says more e-commerce brands want space in special warehouses that help ease the tariff burden as the de minimis exemption ends, via @wsj.com
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U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Draw New Demand as De Minimis Ends
Logistics company ShipBob says more e-commerce brands want space in special warehouses that help ease tariff burden.
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August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Logistics company ShipBob says more e-commerce brands want space in special warehouses that help ease the tariff burden as the de minimis exemption ends, via @wsj.com
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NEW: Supply-chain risk management company Overhaul raised $105 million in a Series C funding round as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for freight tracking services, via @wsj.com
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Exclusive | Supply-Chain Tech Firm Overhaul Raises $105 Million
The company, which helps shippers track shipments and fight cargo theft, plans more acquisitions.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
NEW: Supply-chain risk management company Overhaul raised $105 million in a Series C funding round as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for freight tracking services, via @wsj.com
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NEW: Tractor Supply is revving up its final-mile fulfillment operation as part of a push to grow digital and business-to-business sales, via @wsj.com
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Tractor Supply Beefs Up Last-Mile Delivery to Grow Sales
Tractor Supply is revving up its final-mile fulfillment operation as part of a push to grow digital and business-to-business sales.
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August 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW: Tractor Supply is revving up its final-mile fulfillment operation as part of a push to grow digital and business-to-business sales, via @wsj.com
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Today I host the @wsj.com What’s News podcast to ask: How are logistics companies navigating the trade war turmoil?
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August 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today I host the @wsj.com What’s News podcast to ask: How are logistics companies navigating the trade war turmoil?
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The merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern joins 50,000 miles of railroad tracks that span from New Jersey to California, via @wsj.com
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$85 Billion Deal Creates America’s First Coast-to-Coast Rail Operator
The merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create a single, transcontinental railroad company for the first time in U.S. history.
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July 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern joins 50,000 miles of railroad tracks that span from New Jersey to California, via @wsj.com
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NEW: Investors are taking a more cautious approach to buying and selling warehouses amid rapidly shifting trade policy, an uncertain economic outlook and an abundance of available space, via @wsj.com
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Trade Questions, Slow Leasing Hold Back Warehouse Dealmaking
A wave of new buildings, weak demand and economic uncertainty are weighing on sales of warehouses, experts say.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW: Investors are taking a more cautious approach to buying and selling warehouses amid rapidly shifting trade policy, an uncertain economic outlook and an abundance of available space, via @wsj.com
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm they are in advanced discussions about a potential combination, which would create the largest rail operator in the country, via @wsj.com
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Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern in Advanced Discussions for Deal
A combination would create the largest rail operator in the country with a sprawling rail network that spans the continent.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm they are in advanced discussions about a potential combination, which would create the largest rail operator in the country, via @wsj.com
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Walmart's new AI agents will include Marty, a supplier-facing super agent, via @wsj.com
Marty is expected to launch in the coming months and will be able to check analytics on purchases and suggest and start advertising campaigns
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Marty is expected to launch in the coming months and will be able to check analytics on purchases and suggest and start advertising campaigns
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Exclusive | Why Walmart Is Overhauling Its Approach to AI Agents
Walmart built so many AI agents, things started to get confusing. Now the retail giant is looking to simplify.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Walmart's new AI agents will include Marty, a supplier-facing super agent, via @wsj.com
Marty is expected to launch in the coming months and will be able to check analytics on purchases and suggest and start advertising campaigns
www.wsj.com/articles/why...
Marty is expected to launch in the coming months and will be able to check analytics on purchases and suggest and start advertising campaigns
www.wsj.com/articles/why...