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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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The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales in November and December to increase between 3.6 and 4% for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion – up from $655.8 billion last year. “Although this year hasn’t been perfect, especially with…
Retail industry advocates are mounting a concerted attack on assertions that ecommerce is driving a decline in bricks-and-mortar retail, saying that this is a myth unsupported by facts. In reality, more stores have been opening than have been closing, and…
Will your next warehouse be floating in the sky? Two of the biggest names in retail – Amazon and Walmart -- are betting that it will happen. The most recent development was the filing of a patent for a blimp-based distribution system by Walmart, but it may…
Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…
Net absorption of industrial space could increase slightly more than was forecast six months ago, and rise to 66,000 square feet per quarter for the second half of 2017, says NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The commercial real…
A recent survey finds that 99% of adults buy some or all of their groceries in-person. Conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, the poll further reveals that consumers visit physical stores personally because they seek immediate access to…
Evolving customer attitudes, demographics and shopping behavior are forcing grocers and suppliers to change how they manage their supply chains – and to do it sooner rather than later. The more that is learned about what different customer segments want, the…
Although some economic analysts say we are overdue for another – hopefully milder – recession, all of the indicators for the chemical industry show it is strong and will only grow stronger in the future. However, research shows that the industry needs help…
A federal court has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to go back to the drawing board and revamp its wellness regulations that the commission adopted last year. However, the Washington, DC Circuit Court did not vacate the rules, but ordered…
The U.S. Department of Transportation is studying how to allow some truck accidents to be reported officially as having been non-preventable. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting a two-year study of how fleets go about listing…
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.
The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales in November and December to increase between 3.6 and 4% for a total of $678.75 billion to $682 billion – up from $655.8 billion last year. “Although this year hasn’t been perfect, especially with…
Retail industry advocates are mounting a concerted attack on assertions that ecommerce is driving a decline in bricks-and-mortar retail, saying that this is a myth unsupported by facts. In reality, more stores have been opening than have been closing, and…
Will your next warehouse be floating in the sky? Two of the biggest names in retail – Amazon and Walmart -- are betting that it will happen. The most recent development was the filing of a patent for a blimp-based distribution system by Walmart, but it may…
Nearly one-third of employers chose to expand their employee benefits over the past 16 months to remain competitive in a heated recruiting environment, according to a Society for Human Resource Management study. “Recruiting difficulty has continued to…
While Muslims make up only 1% of the population in the United States, they now represent one-quarter of religious discrimination complaints filed with the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. At the top of the list of these complaints are employers…
Although it is true that retail sales for this year are up over last year, the National Retail Federation looks like it may be reading too much into recent research showing more stores being built than are being closed. NRF says an IHL Group report “offers a…
Net absorption of industrial space could increase slightly more than was forecast six months ago, and rise to 66,000 square feet per quarter for the second half of 2017, says NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The commercial real…
A recent survey finds that 99% of adults buy some or all of their groceries in-person. Conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers, the poll further reveals that consumers visit physical stores personally because they seek immediate access to…
Evolving customer attitudes, demographics and shopping behavior are forcing grocers and suppliers to change how they manage their supply chains – and to do it sooner rather than later. The more that is learned about what different customer segments want, the…
Although some economic analysts say we are overdue for another – hopefully milder – recession, all of the indicators for the chemical industry show it is strong and will only grow stronger in the future. However, research shows that the industry needs help…
A federal court has ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to go back to the drawing board and revamp its wellness regulations that the commission adopted last year. However, the Washington, DC Circuit Court did not vacate the rules, but ordered…
The U.S. Department of Transportation is studying how to allow some truck accidents to be reported officially as having been non-preventable. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is conducting a two-year study of how fleets go about listing…