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Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
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Staff shortages and turnover will continue for some time, according to the talent solutions and consulting firm of Robert Half. Its biannual Job Optimism Survey of more than 2,400 workers in the U.S. found that 41% said they are currently looking or plan to…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has adopted a rule imposing new truck rear underride guard standards. The standard was first proposed by NHTSA in 2015 and it embodies requirements similar to those that have been enforced in Canada…
Growth in online grocery shopping has triggered demand for new cold storage space, creating 3.3 million square feet of speculative development, up from just 300,000 square feet in 2019, according to a new report from CBRE. “Many of our pandemic-era shopping…
As inflation continues to rise, one-third of retail consumers (38%) say they are cutting back in other spending areas to cover the cost of items for the upcoming school year, reports the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. They said…
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…
Blog
Industry reporting, member spotlights, and operational guidance from ACWI. Every article from our archive is here — 1,254 posts going back to 2014.
Showing 992 posts in Warehouse and Logistics Newsletter.
Staff shortages and turnover will continue for some time, according to the talent solutions and consulting firm of Robert Half. Its biannual Job Optimism Survey of more than 2,400 workers in the U.S. found that 41% said they are currently looking or plan to…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has adopted a rule imposing new truck rear underride guard standards. The standard was first proposed by NHTSA in 2015 and it embodies requirements similar to those that have been enforced in Canada…
Growth in online grocery shopping has triggered demand for new cold storage space, creating 3.3 million square feet of speculative development, up from just 300,000 square feet in 2019, according to a new report from CBRE. “Many of our pandemic-era shopping…
As inflation continues to rise, one-third of retail consumers (38%) say they are cutting back in other spending areas to cover the cost of items for the upcoming school year, reports the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. They said…
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…