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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX is the leading trade show for supply chain, logistics, and material handling solutions in North America. MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events.

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Warehousing News Roundup: March 18, 2019

Stord

Supply chain problems have hurt Adidas’ sales growth in the first half of 2019, especially in North America. The German retailer has doubled its business over the last three years in the North American market, successfully expanding from high-end products into mid-priced clothing options.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Liquidity Services operates eight regional warehouse-size facilities in North America. One of those is America’s Remanufacturing Co., or ARC, based in Georgia, which contracts with brand owners to receive their returns and, when possible, to repair or refurbish them so that they can be sold by others.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Seamless global trade to and from North America starts in Mobile because of the physical connections it has to rails, roads, rivers, and runways. This eliminated the need for scanning inventory into a warehouse management system (WMS) to optimize the movement of goods back out of the warehouse space.

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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

warehouse will be added to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s operation in Lebanon, Conn. By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels.

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Last Mile Distribution News: August 7, 2019

Stord

Wayfair Adds Another Last-Mile Facility Wayfair announced its 39th facility in North America in Savannah, Georgia. The company has continued to grow its delivery network despite concerns over its logistics and profitability and says it now has “a warehouse presence in most major U.S. port locations."

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Top 11 Cities for Pop-up Fulfillment — Infographic

FLEXE

Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Attanta, Georgia. For example, when Cyber Monday hits a company like Urban Outfitters or Walmart their warehouse capacity goes to about 80%. Here are the 11 most popular cities for pop-up fulfillment centers in the United States. Dallas, Texas.