MANUFACTURING
Port Truckers Brake for AB5
LOGISTICS: Companies, drivers see big changes ahead
L.A.’s trucking industry braces for the impact of AB5.
LA Port Unveils World's First All-Electric Top Handlers
Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Port of Los Angeles unveiled one of 16 zero-emission technology projects for the port, including the world’s first all-electric top handlers.
Cost Plus Gets Happy
Return bars offer new customer service option
Return bars offer new customer service option
Long Beach Port Turns to Incentives
Initiative follows success of competing LA program
Initiative follows success of competing LA program
Bed-Maker Hit by Trade War
TRADE: Commerce company finds itself on a ‘roller coaster’
Tariffs have forced manufacturers like Commerce-based Hollywood Bed & Spring Manufacturing Co. Inc. to find ways to cut costs and remain competitive.
Ports See Slowdown
Imports at the San Pedro Bay ports were flat in August while exports slid as the U.S.-China trade war drags on. Imports at the L.A. and Long Beach ports, the nation’s largest hub for Asian trade, were near flat for the second consecutive month.
Albertsons, Vons, Ralphs Grocery Workers Ratify Contract, Get Raise
Grocery workers at Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs and Pavilions in Southern California averted a strike and ratified a three-year contract Thursday, calling it the best deal they've had in three decades.
Grocery Workers Union Deal May Avert Strike
Details of the contract weren’t released pending the vote, but union leadership recommended ratification. Results for the vote are expected Sept. 12.
Grocers Prepare for Possible Strike
Ralphs, other chains eye replacement workers
Ralphs, other chains eye replacement workers
New Coffee Brands Bring the Heat
BEVERAGES: Roasters blend innovation, ambition
Third-wave coffee roasters jolt L.A.’s competitive coffee market.
Pop Star Ariana Grande Sues Forever 21 for $10 Million
Pop superstar Ariana Grande sued teen retailer Forever 21 for $10 million, accusing the struggling chain and its beauty company of using her likeness to sell their products without authorization.
Forever 21 Likely to File for Bankruptcy
Mall stalwart falters in changing landscape
Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc. is reportedly on the brink of filing for bankruptcy protection.
China Plans Tariffs on $75 Billion in US Products in Retaliation to Trump Trade Policies
The U.S -China trade war intensified on Friday, jolting the stock market and sending a collective shiver of worry among Los Angeles retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
CAN DO SPIRITS
Premixed cocktails, hard seltzers gaining on beer’s dominance
Premixed cocktails, hard seltzers gaining on beer’s dominance
El Segundo’s Quest Nutrition Picked Up for $1 Billion
In a deal that marries two diet crazes, maker of a low-carb line of Atkins products, Simply Good Foods Co., picked up El Segundo-based Quest Nutrition for $1 billion.
