NAW SmartBrief
August 28, 2023
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* US port cargo volumes remain well below 2022 highs
* Central US manufacturing activity flat, but production jumps
* Ace Hardware keeps building on stores' success
* Walmart to add 2 Texas stores to drone delivery area
* Core & Main expands geosynthetics business with new Calif. site
* SpartanNash welcomes Kerrie MacPherson to board, audit committee
* Kodiak names Kelly SVP of northeast general lumber division
OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
* Four strategies to tackle pricing overrides
* Trucking conditions remain in negative territory, per report
* View supply chain holistically to solve many problems
SALES AND MARKETING
* Report: Marketers to rev up social spending for 2023
* How some sales leaders miss the forest for the trees
THE BUSINESS LEADER
* Policymakers' inflation talks shift to next phase
* Survey: Most professionals believe AI will transform work
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