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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

It also means that they’re more flexible, as the “platoons” won’t need to meet a certain amount of cargo before they can start moving. State leaders identified the locations through a deal with Chunker, a Utah-based firm that provides a marketplace for trading short-term, on-demand warehouse space.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Warehousing and storage. and compete with giants such as Amazon, ecommerce businesses need superb partners that can deliver results to meet (and even exceed) those expectations. There is a wide array of needs in the logistics industry, and an even wider array of logistics providers created to meet those needs. Order fulfillment.

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Are Warehouse Operators the Labor Magicians of the New Age?

Locus Robotics

In my role, I get to visit a lot of warehouses. This problem is affecting facilities and organizations from major shipping hubs in New Jersey, Tennessee, California to the still up-and-coming logistics hot spots like Minnesota and Utah. That’s 40 out of 150! And during peak season, it’s 4 days. That’s the average. an hour, etc.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush. While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Amazon has a new drone for 30-minute urban deliveries.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Warehouses in New Jersey and New York are reopening in the next 10-20 days and we expect to see an increase in outbound volume as a result. . The nation’s capital has extended its stay-at-home order recently; however, the city’s mayor stated it is six days away from meeting reopening criteria. . District of Columbia ? .

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

In this article, I want to emphasize that a customer-centric supply chain meets and exceeds the customer’s needs day-by-day based on a well-defined relationship against a brand promise. For kicks and grins, when you meet a Sleep Number executive, ask, “ What was your SleepIQ® score last night?”