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In spite of growing evidence that the United States is spiraling down deeper into a recession, the demand for warehouse space is expected to cool a bit but remain healthy, according to the global industrial real estate giant CBRE. “The U.S. industrial market…
Industrial real estate is settling down into a more sustainable rate of growth, according to the international industrial real estate giant Prologis. The Industrial Business Indicator (IBI) is a statistical tool developed by the company’s research staff that…
General merchandise retail sales revenue declined during the three weeks ending Nov. 5, 2022. In addition, year-over-year sales revenue in October dropped 5% below a year ago, followed by a 14% decline in the first week of November. Higher food prices are…
The supply chain crisis has sparked a revolution in freight transportation management, according to a survey of transportation and manufacturing executives conducted by the management consulting firm of Deloitte. Transportation is at an inflection point, as…
A recent Supreme Court decision held that a state cannot invoke sovereign immunity, a doctrine prohibiting a government from being sued, to avoid liability under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Unlike other employment-related…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: In this issue of ACWI Advance we take a closer look at these stories: Holiday retail sales should be healthier than expected, but not spectacular. It’s time for employers to invest in training and retraining. SHRM…
In spite of concerns about the future state of the economy, Americans say they intend to spend more on this year’s holiday season than they did last year, according to recent surveys. Holiday spending is expected to be healthy even with recent inflationary…
Although the Covid 19 pandemic saw many employers cut back on worker training and retraining, it’s time to get with the program, argues the Society for Human Resource Management. The SHRM Research Institute and Talent LMS surveyed U.S.-based HR managers and…
A survey has found that leading industry concerns are fuel prices, the driver shortage, truck parking, driver compensation, the economy and for the first time, speed limiters. The poll has been conducted annually for the past 18 years by the American…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a new worksite poster communicating to workers civil rights recourses available to them under federal law Now called the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster, it was…
The rate of compliance reporting has dropped by 30%, measured from the time before the pandemic, according to new research conducted by Gartner, Inc. Employees today are both less likely to observe misconduct and are less likely to report it when observed,…
Retailers have applied lessons learned from the years of pandemic-influenced shopping patterns to position their stores and ecommerce operations for this year’s holiday season, according to CBRE. These adaptive strategies are expected to help boost holiday…