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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

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Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization. Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. miles per gallon, was deeply flawed.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 11 – 17)

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about a Taco Bell franchisee that is building a new restaurant that the chain said will be the fastest way to get its food: a two-story, technology-heavy unit with four drive-thru lanes dubbed Taco Bell Defy. This comes at a time when Amazon is trying to expand its warehouse operations in a very tight labor market.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

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The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. Apparently, warehouses are full. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage.