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2014 Will See Businesses Continue to Practice 'Corporate Extortion'

January 8, 2014

Corporate extortion is likely to keep booming in 2014, and we don't mean extortion of corporations, as is practiced by Somali pirates or entrepreneurial Russians. We mean extortion by corporations.

DHL Expands Job Openings at New Distribution Center

November 22, 2013

SHD Logistics

Work has begun on a major new Sainsbury's distribution facility in Daventry, in the United Kingdom, which will create over 900 jobs and support the company's rapidly growing general merchandise business.

Emerging Logistics Markets Tapped by Study

September 30, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

More than 80 percent of the world's population resides in what is known as "emerging markets". This group of countries represents a diverse collection of economies from China to Peru and Ethiopia to Kazakhstan.

Canada 'Missing Out' on Arctic Shipping Lanes

August 22, 2013

Winnipeg Free Press

Canada may be missing the boat on using Arctic shipping to encourage development at the same time Russia steams ahead on its own northern waters.

Cattle Trade Expanding Into China Markets

August 21, 2013

Beef Central

Among the many potential growth markets for Australian live cattle exports into Asia, China easily stands as potentially the most promising.

UTi Expands into New London Operations Center

August 21, 2013

SF Gate

UTi Worldwide Inc., a global supply chain services and solutions company, officially opened its new London operations in Heathrow, United Kingdom.

Logistics Real Estate Demand Increase Predicted Over Next Two Years

July 19, 2013

Property Magazine

European occupier appetite for industrial and logistics property is expected to rise significantly in the next two years, according to a survey of senior property investors, developers and occupiers conducted by CBRE.

Online Retail Will Be Main Driver in Developing Distribution Space in Europe, Report Finds

June 6, 2012

CBRE

The major expansion of internet retailing is expected to be the biggest driver of activity in the European logistics market - and the need for distribution space - in the coming three years, according to a survey conducted by global real estate advisor CBRE.

Trends in Industrial Real-Estate

June 5, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Strength is returning to the market for mid-sized warehouses, though vacancies remain high for facilities of 100,000 to 200,000 square feet, says Rob Wheeler, vice president for industrial services at Cresa Chicago. Cresa Chicago is a real estate firm that works only with tenants. With 55 offices in North America, it is "the biggest real estate firm you've never heard of," Wheeler says.

Saddle Creek Corp. Becomes Saddle Creek Logistics Services

June 1, 2012

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Saddle Creek Corporation, a nationwide third-party logistics provider, announced that the company is changing its name to Saddle Creek Logistics Services.