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Symbotic’s Autonomous Mobile Robots to Get a Battery-Life Lift
The company, which acquired Walmart's robotics business, announced that it will put Nyobolt batteries into…
Target Ends Fulfillment Operations at Two Distribution Centers, Cutting 260 Jobs
The mass merchant is adjusting the responsibilities of warehouses in Indianapolis and Savannah, Ga., with…
ShipBob Debuts ‘De Minimis Defense’ As Duty-Free Threshold Nears its End
To complement the program, ShipBob now operates two foreign-trade zone (FTZ) warehouses in California and…
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Federal Audit Cites DOT for Air Cargo Data Constraints, Urges More Stakeholder Engagement
A GAO report called out air cargo data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as unreliable for…
US Warehouse Vacancies Hit Decade High as Tariff Fears Stall New Leasing
Businesses front-loaded goods ahead of tariffs but used existing space instead of signing new leases, pushing…
Is Warehouse Robotics’ Future Shaped Like a Human?
Experts believe the AI-based technology used to train humanoids might be put to better use inside robots with…
Global Contract Logistics Growth Slows as Asia Leads and US Trade Policies Weigh
DHL, GXO and other major 3PLs face cooling expansion in Europe and North America, while India emerges as a…
Importers Turn to Bonded Warehouses and FTZs to Dodge Tariff Costs
Demand for both options, aimed at helping companies defer duty payments on imports, is outpacing capacity.
Dollar Tree to Rebuild Oklahoma DC Destroyed by Tornado, Targets 2027 Opening
In its annual report, Dollar Tree said it has experienced capacity pressure in its distribution network in…
Amazon Pulls Plug on Some China Orders, Footing Vendors with Tariff Bill
According to Bloomberg, the vendors received no warning of the cancellations, which occurred after President…
REI Announces Sale-Leaseback of Four U.S. Warehouses
Madison Capital purchased REI distribution centers in Washington, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Tennessee.
DHL Supply Chain CEO Cites ‘Business as Usual’ as Tariffs Kick In
Patrick Kelleher said that recent tariffs are accelerating warehouse demand and generating a spike in the use…
GXO Guidance Disappoints Wall Street Amid Customer ‘Capacity Realignment’
"These are one-off in nature," CFO Baris Oran said in an earnings call. "The network realignment is a…
Canadian Union to Take Legal Action Against Amazon for ‘Blatant Union-Busting Motives’
After Amazon announced it would shutter its Quebec warehouses, costing 1,700 workers their jobs, a Canadian…
Family Dollar to Pay $1.1 Million Settlement to Tennessee Over Residual Rodent Issues
The Dollar Tree subsidiary's newest settlement comes less than a year after the federal government issued it…