The decline came after a big rise in orders a month earlier. In March, factory orders had increased by 3.4% as buyers ramped up purchases in anticipation of new tariffs. The value of unfilled orders ...

AI is enabling big-box stores like The Home Depot, Walmart, and Target to prevent product shortages by forecasting demand.

GDP shrank 0.2% during the first quarter as companies rushed to stockpile imports before President Donald Trump in early ...

Though the cost to stock and maintain inventory in a convenience store varies widely, even the smallest convenience stores may have as much as $20,000 in inventory. Stocking a typical, even ...