Phoenix

Most of the world is currently dealing with a phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation.” This name refers to an ongoing trend of corporate employees quitting their jobs in large numbers due to inadequate pay or ... Read More

The supply chain struggled with labor issues long before the rest of the corporate world caught on to the trend. Unfortunately, those numbers haven’t improved after several years of unprecedented supply chain volatility. For example, warehouses ... Read More

An ongoing e-commerce boom has caused an unprecedented demand for fulfillment space, resulting in record low vacancy rates across the United States, not to mention skyrocketing asking prices and rents. Despite some signs of cooling demand, ... Read More

The warehousing sector has long relied upon manual labor as the driving force behind operations. Though numerous efficiency-improving technologies have become commonplace in warehouses over the years, the growing logistics labor shortage has accelerated technology adoption ... Read More

Over the past several years, supply chain resiliency has gone from an academic concept to a major boardroom-level concern for U.S. companies. From the U.S.-China trade war to the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, business leaders ... Read More

The cost of renting a warehouse in the United States has skyrocketed in the past two years, while vacancy has plummeted to record lows. A booming e-commerce sector, reshoring manufacturers, and other contributing factors have kept ... Read More

Massive e-commerce sales fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many online and omnichannel retailers dealing with unexpected business growth. Though the e-commerce boom has slowed compared to the explosion seen in 2020, online retail continues ... Read More

Reshoring had an uptick in 2018-19 but then went negative again in 2020-21, according to Kearney’s Reshoring Index. Reshoring is a complex and expensive proposition, and it has been difficult for reshoring proponents to maintain consistent ... Read More

The fragility of the modern global supply chain began to reveal itself in 2018 once a trade war with China—the United States’ largest trading partner—began to heat up. Back-and-forth retaliatory tariffs over the next two years ... Read More

The industrial real estate crunch shows no signs of relief any time soon, with some experts now saying we can expect low availability through 2023. With industrial demand soaring and rents still climbing, industry stakeholders have ... Read More