DC Velocity - November 2018

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news

17 ; newsworthy ;

Economist warns of moderate recession in 2020

NRF survey: Consumers to increase holiday spending by 4 percent Developers experiment with multistory DCs as tight warehouse market drives high rents, CBRE says Alliances: who’s sealed a deal?

E2open acquires shipping platform Inttra Maersk leads group investing $21.6 million in digital brokerage startup Loadsmart Amazon opens pop-up parcel delivery site in flooded Wilmington, N.C.

Mobile robots enter the warehouse, following deals by Honeywell/Fetch Robotics, XPO/GreyOrange Accolades: awards and recognition Retailers set to ban “serial returners,” survey shows Groundbreakers: who’s building a new DC?

Newsmakers: people on the fast track Freight spending rose by double digits in Q3, buoyed by tight trucking market Short takes

in every issue

1 ; inbound ;

Boxes and briefs: Industry news at a glance

51 ; rollouts ;

Spotlight on forklifts and attachments

63 ; adindex ;

How to reach our advertisers

voices

15 ; bigpicture ;

Trade wars mean supply chain pain ;

DAVID MALONEY

64 ; outbound ;

Fritos, aluminum, and unintended consequences ;

MITCH MAC DONALD

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

; Jim Bowes Peach State Integrated Technologies

; Earl Boyanton
Independent Consultant
; George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
; Peter Counihan
Fortna

; John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
; Brian Gibson, Ph.D.

Auburn University
; Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
; Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics

; C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.

Penn State University
; Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.

Georgia College & State University
; Scott Mc Williams
Geodis

; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.

Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
JLL

; Kate Vitasek University of Tennessee

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