warehouse capacity

Rapidly growing e-commerce firm Cart.com expanded its fulfillment centers in Tennessee, Ohio, Utah and North Texas.

With e-commerce growth slowing, did Amazon bite off more than it could chew?

Growing e-commerce demand is likely to require higher inventories for timely fulfillment. That means a congested supply chain could become the new norm.

Bottlenecks and a lack of transportation capacity led many retailers to order extra merchandise in the fall. Inventories are now piling up at points along the supply chain for some companies because they still can’t find the transportation to move the goods, a supply chain survey finds.

Miami-based Elion is adding 10 last-mile logistics assets in a $245 million deal.

Commercial real estate sales continued to boom in 2021, with prices up 27.4% on a year-over-year basis in November.

Growth throughout the supply chain accelerated in November with costs reaching all-time highs, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index.

Even as container ship backlogs ease, the ripple effects will continue to pressure logistics operators, hampering their ability to move goods through supply chains.

In its latest logistics bid, Blackstone Group is buying 124 logistics properties in the U.S. and Europe.

An October supply chain survey shows transportation capacity falling at a faster pace while freight rates keep stepping higher.