“Walmart is looking for small businesses and U.S. manufacturers that have new and innovative shelf-ready items at the great value that meet the needs of our customers and members. If your product is made, grown or assembled in the U.S. and you want the chance to pitch your products at Open Call 2023 Register now through August 18, 2023. This year’s event will be hybrid, offering virtual and in-person options.”

The Open Call product pitches are 30-minute one-one-one meetings.

The Walmart Open Call FAQs provide more information, including excluded categories such as media (Books, Movies, Music). https://engage.walmart-jump.com/open-call-2023

Transatlantic Carriers Change Course (gcaptain.com)

It's all about supply and demand 

The 'freight recession' rocks global shipping, fueling a 75% plunge in container rates (msn.com)

B2B buyer preferences start with manufacturers' ecommerce sites (digitalcommerce360.com)

CADDi, B2B marketplace for manufacturers, scores a big pay day (digitalcommerce360.com)

Meet PublicSq., the ‘anti-woke’ marketplace backed by Donald Trump Jr. - The Washington Post

PublicSq joins other marketplaces available to online sellers 

How a Brewing E-Commerce Fight in Congress Will Impact Buyers and Sellers Online | The Well News | Pragmatic, Governance, Fiscally Responsible, News & Analysis

De minimis supports the growth of SMEs

Why the Government’s plan to cut paper use at work could boost your business’s bottom line – Business Info Magazine

Digitizing trade documents is a first step toward the future. The UK is following other countries in digitization. 

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers on Major Trade and Investment Deals Following the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit | The White House

EU Proposal for a Modernised Union Customs Code | Deloitte Netherlands

Note that this current UCC is a first draft. EMTC has filed comments opposing removal of de minimis  We are reviewing other impacts