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  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 2:48 PM

FedEx tests whether robots can load trucks effectively

NAW SmartBrief How government shutdown might affect imports, exports | Consumer confidence falls to 4-month low | FedEx tests whether robots can load trucks effectively Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 29, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Supply chains are now using more industrial space

NAW SmartBrief Aug. durable goods show "remarkably resilient" economy | Supply chains are now using more industrial space | Truck cargo theft increase dramatically in Q2, per reports Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 28, 2023 Connect with N…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 3:21 PM

FTC, 17 states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

NAW SmartBrief FTC, 17 states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon | SpartanNash VP talks customer experience, growth plans | Adopting supply chain AI can increase competitiveness Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 27, 2023 Connect with NAW…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Complications at US-Mexico border are slowing trade

NAW SmartBrief Sonepar consolidates West Coast businesses | Kroger expands automated fulfillment in Colo. | AI startup Anthropic gets investment from Amazon Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 26, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 25, 2023 at 1:31 PM

S&P PMI: Business activity largely flat in Sept.

NAW SmartBrief S&P PMI: Business activity largely flat in Sept. | Weyerhaeuser is approved for first forest-carbon offset sale | New factory to provide pipeline of humanoid workers Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 25, 2023 Connect with…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 22, 2023 at 3:18 PM

Warehouse leases down from peak, but demand remains high

NAW SmartBrief Warehouse leases down from peak, but demand remains high | Amazon, Target, USPS ramp up holiday hiring | Weekly jobless claims fall to 8-month low Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 22, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 21, 2023 at 4:07 PM

Hy-Vee unveils own retail media network

NAW SmartBrief Truckers add to fleets ahead of Calif. zero-emissions rule | Boise Cascade to open Colo. millwork production center | Hy-Vee unveils own retail media network Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 21, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Calif. gov. to sign emissions-disclosure legislation

NAW SmartBrief DCs need fast internet to keep up with autonomous tech | Builder confidence drops as mortgage rates remain high | Dot Foods opens DC to facilitate Canada growth Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 20, 2023 Connect with NAW     …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 4:04 PM

ADI cuts ribbon on Dallas area distribution center

NAW SmartBrief Consumers' inflation outlook improves, sentiment weakens | ADI cuts ribbon on Dallas area distribution center | US manufacturing production inched upward in Aug. Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 19, 2023 Connect with NAW    …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Energy costs send import prices to highest rise in 15 months

NAW SmartBrief Energy costs send import prices to highest rise in 15 months | Auto workers strike as Big Three, union fail to reach deal | Estes raises stalking-horse bid for Yellow's properties Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 18, 2023 Co…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Warehouse, distribution yards set to go high-tech

NAW SmartBrief Producer prices rise as inflation exceeds expectations | Warehouse, distribution yards set to go high-tech | Amazon designs new services for third-party sellers Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 15, 2023 Connect with NAW     …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Panama Canal warns of ongoing drought conditions

NAW SmartBrief Inflation up 3.7% year over year in Aug. | Panama Canal warns of ongoing drought conditions | Prologis: These trends will affect logistics real estate Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 14, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Index: Small-business declined in Aug.

NAW SmartBrief Index: Small-business declined in Aug. | Survey: Consumer spending may soon decline | Imperial Dade buys paper, packaging distributor Ralik Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 13, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 2:43 PM

Aug. container imports higher than pre-COVID level

NAW SmartBrief Aug. container imports higher than pre-COVID level | Venture capitalists eager to marry AI, supply chains | Fastenal reports a 3.6% increase in sales in Aug. Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 12, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 11, 2023 at 3:40 PM

Wholesale inventories take a hit in July, sales rise

NAW SmartBrief Wholesale inventories take a hit in July, sales rise | Winsupply expands support services campus in Ohio | Unit labor costs increased 2.2% in Q2 Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 11, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 1:52 PM

Albertsons, Kroger reportedly to sell 400 stores to C&S

NAW SmartBrief Albertsons, Kroger reportedly to sell 400 stores to C&S | Bearings Distributors, Cangro acquired by Applied Industrial | Manufactured goods orders fell 2.1% in July Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 8, 2023 Connect with N…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 7, 2023 at 2:54 PM

FTC reportedly to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

NAW SmartBrief ISM: Aug. marks 10 straight months of PMI contraction | FTC reportedly to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon | SpartanNash grows AI toolbelt with Upshop Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 7, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 6, 2023 at 2:57 PM

West Coast ports face "uphill climb" to regain lost volume

NAW SmartBrief Unemployment rises to 3.8% in Aug., 187K new jobs added | KeHE turns to Cognira AI tool for promotion planning | West Coast ports face "uphill climb" to regain lost volume Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 6, 2023 Connect wit…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 5, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Tyson Foods consolidates units with supply chain center

NAW SmartBrief Tyson Foods consolidates units with supply chain center | Walmart courts 3rd-party sellers in ecommerce endeavor | Why vertical CRMs outperform horizontal ones Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 5, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 1, 2023 at 7:06 PM

Logistics pros explore value of AI tools

NAW SmartBrief Hurricane Idalia disrupts Fla. supply chains | Airgas provides PPE to local disaster response groups | Core & Main opens fire protection facility in Wash. Created for [email protected] |  Web Version September 1, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 31, 2023 at 2:53 PM

FedEx reveals 2024 rate increases

NAW SmartBrief Peak shipping season starts with "whimper" | FedEx reveals 2024 rate increases | AmerisourceBergen officially rebrands itself as Cencora Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 31, 2023 Connect with NAW       News …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 1:10 PM

How the right tools can boost sales productivity

NAW SmartBrief Imperial Dade expands into Midwest with acquisition | Mexico truckers put strike on hold | Economy, employees benefit from local, diverse buying Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 30, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Logistics pros have high hopes for AI, per report

NAW SmartBrief Logistics pros have high hopes for AI, per report | McMaster-Carr to build $360M facility in Fort Worth, Texas | Mexico's cargo drivers slated to strike nationwide Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 29, 2023 Connect with NAW     …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 28, 2023 at 2:53 PM

US port cargo volumes remain well below 2022 highs

NAW SmartBrief US port cargo volumes remain well below 2022 highs | Central US manufacturing activity flat, but production jumps | Ace Hardware keeps building on stores' success Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 28, 2023 Connect with NAW      …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 1:27 PM

Durable goods orders drop, non-defense capital goods up 0.1%

NAW SmartBrief Durable goods orders drop, non-defense capital goods up 0.1% | US Foods starts construction on northern N.Y. expansion | Bidding war expected for Yellow's truck terminals Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 25, 2023 Connect with N…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 24, 2023 at 1:15 PM

UPS workers approve historic contract

NAW SmartBrief Ravago acquires majority interest in M. Holland | SpartanNash streamlining, improving business model | City Electric Supply cuts ribbon on new branch in Azle, Texas Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 24, 2023 Connect with NAW    …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 2:54 PM

Global warehouse rents up 10% YoY, London most expensive

NAW SmartBrief Global warehouse rents up 10% YoY, London most expensive | Food, beverage firms test cutting-edge tracking tactics | Grainger breaks ground on automated DC in Oregon Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 23, 2023 Connect with NAW   …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM

Global logistics gauge drops to record low in July

NAW SmartBrief El Nino could exacerbate climate-driven shipping woes | UNFI to build 1M-square-foot Fla. distribution center | Wakefern begins wider rollout of Tally robots Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 22, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 21, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Sourcing must be ready for new-normal weather events

NAW SmartBrief US consumers are still shopping, but not for "big-ticket" items | Yellow accepts offers for real estate, bankruptcy loans | $1.2B clean energy plant proposed in Texas Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 21, 2023 Connect with NAW  …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 18, 2023 at 3:09 PM

US factory output up 0.5% in July, but lower than a year ago

NAW SmartBrief US factory output up 0.5% in July, but lower than a year ago | Ocean cargo spot rates reverse upwards | Import prices increase 0.4% in July, most in a year Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 18, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 17, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Wholesale inventories drop, business inventories steady

NAW SmartBrief Report examines onshoring's future in US | New York Fed factory index down on lower orders, shipments | Performance Food Group posts $14.87B Q4 revenue, $150M profit Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 17, 2023 Connect with NAW   …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 16, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Yellow bankruptcy may provide property opportunities

NAW SmartBrief US retail sales jumped 0.7% in July, a six-month high | Home Depot reports higher-than-expected earnings | Yellow bankruptcy may provide property opportunities Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 16, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Benefits of reshoring start to work for US manufacturing

NAW SmartBrief Consumers' 12-month inflation outlook drops to 3.3% | Benefits of reshoring start to work for US manufacturing | Lineage Logistics announces JV to grow presence in Vietnam Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 15, 2023 Connect with …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 14, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Companies face longer times to destock warehouses

NAW SmartBrief Producer prices rise 0.8% year over year, 0.3% over June | Companies face longer times to destock warehouses | Drought conditions force ship backups at Panama Canal Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 14, 2023 Connect with NAW    …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 11, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Yellow's exit will raise overall shipping rates

NAW SmartBrief Inflation accelerates to 3.2% in July | Yellow's exit will raise overall shipping rates | US trade deficit narrows as imports reach 18-month low Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 11, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Wholesale inventories drop lower than expected in June

NAW SmartBrief Wholesale inventories drop lower than expected in June | FMCSA contemplates revised accident reporting policy | Foxtrot picks KeHE to support boutique-like offerings Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 10, 2023 Connect with NAW   …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Amazon, FTC reportedly to hold "last-rites" meeting

NAW SmartBrief Amazon, FTC reportedly to hold "last-rites" meeting | Yellow officially closes operations | Veritiv to be taken private in a $2.3B deal Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 9, 2023 Connect with NAW       News fo…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 8, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Manufacturing, warehousing firms cut hours instead of staff

NAW SmartBrief Canadian port labor dispute ends as workers accept offer | Logistics firms face increased demands among workers | Manufacturing, warehousing firms cut hours instead of staff Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 8, 2023 Connect with…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 7, 2023 at 2:22 PM

OSHA cites Amazon for unsafe worker conditions

NAW SmartBrief US procurement rule to expedite sustainable purchasing | OSHA cites Amazon for unsafe worker conditions | White Cap reaches deal to acquire Reno Hardware and Supply Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 7, 2023 Connect with NAW     …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 4, 2023 at 3:42 PM

Less warehouse space is being rented but rates still high

NAW SmartBrief Less warehouse space is being rented but rates still high | June's 2.3% jump in factory orders driven by transportation | Ferguson expands services with 3 acquisitions Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 4, 2023 Connect with NAW  …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 3, 2023 at 4:13 PM

US job openings fall to more than 2-year low in June

NAW SmartBrief US job openings fall to more than 2-year low in June | Panama Canal seeks solutions as drought limits passage | Construction spending extends gains in June Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 3, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 2:13 PM

Hot weather affecting productivity across industries

NAW SmartBrief Teamsters show support for tentative UPS agreement | Hot weather affecting productivity across industries | Freight recession lands trucking firms in troubled waters Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 2, 2023 Connect with NAW    …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
August 1, 2023 at 3:10 PM

Yellow readies bankruptcy filing, per sources

NAW SmartBrief Tentative agreement reached in Canadian port strike | Yellow readies bankruptcy filing, per sources | Linde to begin work on Clean Hydrogen Project in Texas Created for [email protected] |  Web Version August 1, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM

PCE index ticks downward to 3%

NAW SmartBrief PCE index ticks downward to 3% | "Bumpy ride" for prices likely in wake of UPS agreement | Rail freight from Canada drops for third straight week Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 31, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 28, 2023 at 1:43 PM

Durable goods orders soar for 3rd month in a row

NAW SmartBrief US posts 2.4% annualized GDP growth for Q2 | Durable goods orders soar for 3rd month in a row | Goods trade deficit contracts in June Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 28, 2023 Connect with NAW       News for t…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Consumer confidence is at its highest in two years

NAW SmartBrief UPS avoids strike after reaching agreement with union | Consumer confidence is at its highest in two years | Richmond Fed: Manufacturing activity fell in July Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 27, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 26, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Construction of warehouses expected to revive in 2024

NAW SmartBrief Construction of warehouses expected to revive in 2024 | Business economists more optimistic on recession odds | Biggest rooftop solar project in N.Y. finished Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 26, 2023 Connect with NAW       …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 2:34 PM

New vote slated for Canada's West Coast port contract

NAW SmartBrief NAW president weighs in as UPS, Teamsters restart talks | New vote slated for Canada's West Coast port contract | "Sticky" inflation contributes to slowing growth in July Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 25, 2023 Connect with NAW…
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 3:38 PM

UPS walkout could raise inflation, disrupt supply chain

NAW SmartBrief Port strike called off, for now, as workers mull tentative deal | UPS walkout could raise inflation, disrupt supply chain | Leading Economic Index falls again in June Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 24, 2023 Connect with NAW    …
  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
July 21, 2023 at 3:15 PM

UPS ready to restart Teamsters negotiations with improved offer

NAW SmartBrief UPS ready to restart Teamsters negotiations with improved offer | Housing starts fall but building permits reach 1-year high | Initial jobless claims fall for fourth straight week Created for [email protected] |  Web Version July 21, 2023 Connect…