“The act of buying something with the anticipated cash from reselling something has been common when it comes to cars and houses,” said Hikaru Yamamoto, a Keio University professor of business and commerce, who supervised the survey. “That practice has now spread to daily goods as well. Pa...
Freight costs started climbing in Q4 2020 and have since then reached new heights. The situation is so serious that shipping costs are driving importers out of business, and some are forced to hold finished products in supplier warehouses until costs come down. At the time of writing, freight...