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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. However, the article does quote spokeswoman Alisa Carroll stating “Subleasing is a very common real estate practice…It allows us to relieve the financial obligations associated with an existing building that no longer meets our needs.

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Looking for a Warehouse in North Carolina? Check out our pad

Kanban Logistics

The national vacancy rate for industrial real estate is a very low 4.7% The pandemic-related rise of eCommerce, combined with companies holding onto more inventory to guard against supply chain disruptions, has led to a tight real estate market where companies are battling for available space. and falling.

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Amazon Acquiring Whole Foods: A Wakeup Call for the Grocery Industry?

Talking Logistics

in 1994 helped upend that country’s grocery sector, says it will open 20 stores in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by summer, with some arriving in the next few weeks. Two hundred or more are planned in the coming years, according to real-estate analysts. Lidl, a German discount chain whose entrance in the U.K.

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Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

Freightos

In 1744 , the Virginia and Baltick [sic] coffee shop in London was the go-to place for traders to discuss maritime pricing. For example, the Mei Moses Art Indices is an index for fine art, Rapaport has offered a private diamond index since 1978 and the number of real estate indexes has taken off. The driver?

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3 Ways to Spot Supplier Risk in Communication

GlobalTranz

Prior to joining Spendrix, Ben worked in the real estate development industry. Ben is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Ben is passionate about risk analysis, business administration, and technology issues affecting the transportation and logistics industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

which tracks Amazon’s real-estate footprint, estimates the company has either shuttered or killed plans to open 42 facilities totaling almost 25 million square feet of usable space. Pacific Northwest shippers say they have been using this new trade service because they can get their containers out of the Port of Virginia.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Real Estate companies Compass and Redfin cut 10% and 8% of their workforces, respectively. Earlier this year, Walgreens Boots Alliance expanded their drone delivery pilot from Christiansburg, Virginia to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reaching 100,000 customers. Corporate layoffs are starting to make headlines. Meta froze hiring.