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The Friday Report: May 21st, 2021
Aging of Chinese Population Will Impact Global Supply Chain The results of China’s once-in-a-decade census were released recently and found to have a potentially profound influence on the global supply chain. With population growth at the slowest rate since the...
Last Mile Delivery, E-Commerce, and Mobile Warehousing
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, it occurred at a precarious moment in time. Cybersecurity threats were ramping up. Tensions had mounted across the world due to trade policy uncertainty and the imposition of U.S. tariffs. Truck driver and...
The Friday Report: May 14th, 2021
Walgreens Delivers in Two Hours or Less Aiming to capitalize on the e-commerce craze, Walgreens recently announced that it launched two-hour delivery service nationwide. Walgreens consumers can now order from an inventory of 24,000 items for quick delivery without an...
The Friday Report: May 7th, 2021
Big Box Distribution Centers Booming Industrial real estate firm CBRE evaluated the current state of the warehouse industry, specifically “big box” distribution centers, 200k square feet or larger in size. According to CBRE, 2020 was the strongest year on record for...
The Friday Report: April 30th, 2021
Are 24/7 Operations on the Horizon for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach? With West Coast ports faced with congestion stalling operations at multiple points for incoming cargo, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are starting to consider moving to 24/7...
The Friday Report: April 23rd, 2021
Is Vertical Farming a Potential Solution to Food Supply Chain Problems? Perhaps last year’s global pandemic did humanity a favor by bringing to light problems in the global food supply chain. From inefficiencies to unreliable methods of transporting food goods from...
The Friday Report: April 16th, 2021
Warehouse Rents Rising in Response to Supply Shortage The warehousing industry is roaring forward in 2021. With the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the growth of omnichannel e-commerce was tremendous. This led to the need for more warehouses,...
The Friday Report: April 9th, 2021
Target Ups the Ante, Enhancing Inclusion of More Black-Owned Businesses As retailers and brands consider potential action to help advance the issue of racial equality and opportunity for Black-owned businesses, Target has announced new commitments to the cause....
The Friday Report: March 5th, 2021
3 Bad Brand Experiences? Consumers Will Likely Abandon You Did you know that approximately 73% of consumers will abandon a brand after only three or fewer customer service experiences? A recent Coveo report provided to Retail Dive regarding a survey of 1988...
Impact of COVID-19 on Warehousing and the Supply Chain
1. The Need to Keep More Inventory on Hand Expanded the Use of Safety Stock. For most manufacturers, the trend pre-pandemic was to adopt just-in-time manufacturing practices to keep inventory costs lower. This also helped warehouses to better utilize space. With...