Facility Location Planning

Joint Venture to Benefit Rail Logistics

May 10, 2013

Logistics group Kuehne & Nagel and wagon leasing company VTG have announced plans to create a jointly-owned rail logistics business after signing a letter of intent at the end of April.

DPD to Construct $156m Hub in East Midlands

May 10, 2013

SHD Logistics

DPD, one of the fastest-growing parcel carriers in the UK, has confirmed that it plans to build a new $155m parcel hub at Hinckley Commercial Park in the East Midlands.

DB Schenker Constructing Innovative Hub in Switzerland

May 10, 2013

SHD Logistics

A groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction for one of Switzerland's most advanced logistics centres, built by Schenker Schweiz AG. The new logistics hub will include office buildings, on a 38,500 square-meter property in Pfungen, Canton Zurich.

Travis Perkins Expands in the United Kingdom

May 10, 2013

Specification Online

The Travis Perkins Group, the UK's largest supplier to the building and construction market, plans to invest in a 700,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Warrington, Cheshire.

U.S. States Compete to Attract Business with Lower Taxes

May 10, 2013

Chief Executive

Just as countries vie with one another to be agreeable places in which to do business by having congenial tax rates, U.S, states have come to realize that in order to attract jobs and diversify revenue, they too, must adjust their tax structure accordingly.

In 2013, E-Commerce Keeps Powering U.S. Industrial Market Fundamentals

May 8, 2013

Cushman & Wakefield

Positive momentum continued in U.S. industrial markets through the first quarter of 2013 as e-commerce maintained its influence on reshaping industrial distribution strategies and facilities across the U.S., according to statistics released by commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

How Multi-Channel Retailing Impacts Site Selection

May 7, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Two executives from industrial realty firm Jones Lang LaSalle discuss issues impacting retailer's distribution site selection decisions, including the growth of multi-channel distribution and rising transportation costs.

Mercedes Plans $70m Logistics Center in Alabama

May 6, 2013

Area Development

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans a new $70m logistics hub that it expects will create 600 new jobs from the automaker and its contractors and service providers at its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama campus.

By the Holidays, Amazon Will Have DC Within 5 Miles of Every Major U.S. City

May 6, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

Amazon will open eight new U.S. distribution centers between now and the holiday selling season, bringing the total to 54. The result of the ferocious building spree is that Amazon will then have a DC within five miles of most major U.S. cities. That means Amazon will very likely have a DC closer to your customers than many of your stores.

How Rising Fuel Costs Are Transforming Distribution Strategies

May 3, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Rob Nemeth, president of Allied Distribution, shows exactly how rising fuel costs are affecting the movement of goods throughout the distribution chain - and how companies are responding to the trend.

Facility Location Planning

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