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

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. 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?’

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. Operational costs present one of the biggest opportunities for boosting net margins. in March – up 2.5%

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Inflationary Profits: Opportunities for Wholesalers

Herlitz Inventory Management

Some claim that price gouging is a root and significant cause of inflation today, but as a New York Times article by German Lopez points out, “Covid disrupted supply chains globally. However, you may hear some, including myself, particularly in the wholesale or manufacturing space talk about inflationary profits.

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How Holiday Shopping Changed in 2021

Enterra Insights

Between buying presents, plane tickets and party supplies, 36% of consumers went into debt, owing an average of $1,249, according to a survey by LendingTree. Transportation and warehousing jobs also fell — but very slightly (less than 1%) — after last year’s 67.4% ” The New York Times, 26 December 2021. [6]

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How Consumer Behavior is Changing

Enterra Insights

Now, all that manufacturing, logistics, pricing, customer engagement and general commerce data is obsolete.” ”[2] Given the paradigm shift in consumer behavior, brands and retailers need to understand how the consumer landscape has changed and what they can do to succeed in this new environment. ” Footnotes. [1]

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This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I always dreamed of having a painting made of that poem, and my dream came true last night when my youngest son gave me this birthday present he made for me: Twenty five years later, I’m finally starting to know it. In this week’s news… XPO Logistics to Acquire New Breed Logistics. of the desert sits a monkey. Con-way Inc.