A resilient consumer meets Kuehne’s capacity bet – what to make of it

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Kuehne + Nagel is betting on capacity and productivity improvements as US consumer spending remains resilient but import demand shows little acceleration. The company sees potential in AI-related air cargo and Chinese brands expanding abroad, while aiming to restore profitability in its European road business.

Where we stand: US retail spending has held up into peak season, but US import demand appears to be holding rather than accelerating. In recent London meetings described in a 24 September JP Morgan note, Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) set out a more constructive view of its earnings mix: AI-related air cargo, Chinese brands expanding internationally, a plan to restore European Road profitability and productivity gains from a more standardised ... The post A resilient consumer meets Kuehne’s capacity bet – what to make of it appeared first on The Loadstar.