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Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: In this issue of ACWI Advance, we take a closer look at these stories: 3PLs operate in a sweet spot of continuing demand for space and SC services. E-commerce will continue to drive investment in IRE, a research firm…
Following a tumultuous year and a half of disruption to the supply chain, third-party logistics providers find themselves operating in a sweet spot of continuing demand from customers who need to find ways to navigate this new world of ever-evolving…
Although growth in ecommerce activity has slowed in recent quarters, longer-term trends offer a better view of the performance of this asset type in the future, contends Jim Costello, executive director of MSCI Research. Investment in IRE properties…
When choosing a market for industrial real estate investment, port markets are emerging as a safe bet for investors to park capital due to their positive rental growth profile, reports JLL Capital Markets. With an average vacancy of 2.8%, port markets were…
Joe Dagnese, chief executive officer of PECO Pallet, would like to have a word with you. Not to put a too fine a point on it, he would like you and your customers to return his pallets more quickly. He understands the pressures customers are under that were…
OSHA is working on a permanent rule to replace its Covid 19 Emergency Temporay Standard after that ETS was struck down by the Supreme Court because it had required that all private employees must be vacinated against the disease. Douglas L. Parker, OSHA’s…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidelines for importers regarding enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA), which went into effect on June 21. Under the law, all goods produced in whole or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur…
Download a copy of ACWI Advance here: In this issue of ACWI Advance, we take a closer look at these stories: The supply chain is out of sync, according to the State of Logistics report. The job, not the employer, decides whether a worker is exempt from…
“Out of Sync” is the title of the 2022 State of Logistics report issued by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and it couldn’t be a more appropriate title the current state of the nation’s supply chain. “It’s not surprising that we…
For many years, the question about which employees could be required to take wage disputes with their employers to third-party arbitration has hung on who among them have jobs in interstate and international transportation. A recent Supreme Court decision…
Walmart is building four of what it calls next generation fulfillment centers over the next three years, the first opening this summer in Joliet, Ill. “These FCs will be the first of their kind for Walmart, using the powerful combination of people, robotics,…
The NAIOP Research Foundation released a report examining trends related to the convergence of industrial and retail real estate, with implications for developers, investors and building owners. This includes the conversion of shopping centers to…