News Round Up 29th October

All things impacting global supply chains this week.Inflation, one, two, three Prime Ministers in three months, big ships in Boston, Putin pushes the West faster to ditch oil and gas, Unilever raise prices, rail strikes and dock strikes.Japan’s driverless vehicles approvedTesco’s retail graduate scheme - Find out more about Tesco's Retail Graduate Programme and apply at https://lnkd.in/g4dVRem ASCM event explaining SCOR- Register today! https://bit.ly/3TWuiDcKaiser aluminium cost hit as suppliers disruption bitesSSAB shuts down Finish blast furnaces 6-8 weeks because of lower demand and over capacity in the industryBoston port welcomes the biggest container ship to dock at the portContingency planning and European Gas SupplyLNG prices fallElon Musk finally takes over Twitter with a handle Chief TwitTruckers going green in CaliforniaApple decarbonising its supply chainCentrica reopens a gas storage facility in UKEU gas storage at 95 per cent. Most of Europe has three months or more in store. The UK has just two weeks.Interest rates expected to rise in the UK next week as the Bank of England applies inflationary controlAmazon share price falls as seasonal sales fail to meet market expectationsOther Big Tech stocks suffer tooUnilever volumes fall and prices rise by 12.5% blaming cost pressuresRetail vacancy rates are cause for concernHalloween a retail opportunityNews on two upcoming special editions coming upSend us Fan MailSupport the show THANKS FOR LISTENING PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW You can support the podcast by following the link here. It makes a big difference and helps us make great content for you to listen to. Follow like and share the Chain Reaction Podcast with colleagues and friends on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.News about forthcoming programmes click hereSHAREPlease share the link with others so they can listen too https://chainreaction.buzzsprout.com/shareLET US KNOWIf you have any comments, suggestions or questions then just direct message on Linkedin or X (Twitter)REVIEW AND RATE If you like the show please rate and review it. Every vote helps.About Tony Hines and the Chain Reaction Podcast – All About Supply Chain AdvantageI have been researching and writing about supply chains for over 25 years. I wrote my first book on supply chain strategies in the early 2000s. The latest edition is published in 2024 available from Routledge, Amazon and all good book stores. Each week we have special episodes on particular topics relating to supply chains. We have a weekly news round up every Saturday at 12 noon. ...