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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. These conversations include long term commitments to buy from the new factory to encourage the manufacturer to invest in capacity in a new region. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies.

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The Future of Commercial Real Estate 2020

3PL Insights

This creates a demand for more warehouses under 120,000 sq. These small to midsized warehouses have experienced a 30% increase in rent over past five years which is double the average of larger facilities. These markets are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Louisville, Orlando, Portland, St. Supply Will Outpace Demand.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. are scouting potential sites, including busy roads near Denver International Airport, with a goal of launching in 2018. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north. The load-to-truck ratio is a sensitive, real-time indicator of the balance between demand and capacity. to Chicago , Dallas , Phoenix , and Denver. Denver to Oklahoma City plummeted 24¢ to $1.38/mile.

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Are High Freight Rates in December the New Normal?

DAT Solutions

Load availability soared in places like Denver and Memphis. Winter weather in the Upper Midwest and Northeast is also leading to tighter capacity and higher prices in those regions. Out West, the number of loads tripled on the lane from Denver to Los Angeles. Prices were also up on the lane from Denver to Phoenix.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

However, capacity remains loose around the country, as many trucks remain idle. We expect cross-industry reopening, combined with produce season, to marginally tighten capacity on a regional level in pockets around the country in the coming weeks. Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the next 30 days.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Still easy to cover for all markets except outbound south Texas and Florida to the northeast as capacity out of these markets is harder to come by. . Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 30 days. South Texas is heating up for outbound volume and capacity has tightened in response. 01 per mile.