wholesale

Economic uncertainty is causing companies to order and import goods earlier than usual.

Ellen Cushing, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about the potential protein powder shortage.

Wholesale inventories ticked up just 0.2% in December compared to the month before. It’s a sign inventories have stabilized since widespread tariffs were enacted last year.

Wholesale inflation rose from 2.8% in October to 3.0% in November, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report. But where inflation is headed is as much about how consumers feel as it is about what wholesalers are paying.

Business owners are holding off on transporting goods around and loading up on additional inventory.

Everyone from manufacturers to retailers are scrambling to take advantage of this trade war truce, but some businesses are still putting future plans on hold

Wholesalers supply both retailers and manufacturers.

It’s fallen seven of the last eight months.

There are hints that demand is softening.

Rising inflation will change the calculus for some apparel wholesalers.