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The Friday Report: July 27th, 2018
U.S. Meat Stockpiles Fill Cold Storage Warehouses Federal data reveals that record levels of beef, pork and poultry meat is currently being stockpiled in United States warehouses, at levels above 2.5 billion pounds. Hogs and chickens are being raised for slaughter at...
The Friday Report July 20, 2018
U.S. Ports at Record Highs but for How Long? Across the United States, ports are reporting record volumes. Talk and action on tariffs is increasing anxiety of manufacturers and retailers. Eager to ensure a successful holiday season, some goods are being shipped...
The Friday Report July 13, 2018
Chinese Imports Increased Amid Threats of Tariffs The unforeseen increase in Chinese imports to U.S. ports may indicate that some retailers moved up orders in order to insulate themselves from rising tensions and threats of additional U.S. tariffs on China. Industry...
2018 Hottest U.S. Fulfillment Markets: Phoenix
Status of U.S. e-commerce fulfillment warehouse markets During the start of the e-commerce ramp up, the heaviest activity with respect to industrial real estate facilities involved in fulfillment warehouse and distribution operations occurred in major metropolitan...
The Friday Report July 6, 2018
Digital Freight Brokerage, Drones and Last Mile Delivery According to a report by analysts at Frost & Sullivan, the rising costs of last mile delivery and changing consumer demands will move the market towards use of mobile freight brokerage-type solutions. This...
2018 Hottest U.S. Retail & E-Commerce Fulfillment Markets
In an earlier blog posted on April 19, 2018, we took a look at the effect that e-commerce has had on the industrial real estate market, specifically as it relates to warehouse, fulfillment and distribution center facilities. Interestingly enough, as compared to that...
The Friday Report June 29, 2018
Amazon Pops PillPack into its Portfolio of Acquisitions Industry disruptor Amazon recently made an important investment. Amazon announced that it is buying online pharmacy PillPack. Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health, Rite Aid, Cardinal Health,...
The Friday Report June 22, 2018
The Incredible Complexity of Designing Connected Cars Still waiting for the launch of the connected car? You will probably be waiting quite a bit longer. A great idea conceptually, development of the connected car, also known as the smart car is exceptionally...
The Friday Report June 15, 2018
Amazon Real-Time Map Tracking Available for Package Delivery Amazon recently released a new real time parcel tracking application. Map Tracker works with packages delivered by Amazon’s own logistics network rather than by industry leaders UPS, FedEx or USPS. The...
Omnichannel Fulfillment: Transforming Supply Chain Management
Omnichannel retail is an integrated approach that makes sure that consumers have a consistent, unified experience across both online and offline channels. To consumers, the customer experience is paramount. Whether the consumer shops online, in a brick and mortar...