Facility Location Planning

Research Indicates Retail Store Growth Either Steady or Accelerating

September 21, 2012

Research by Evoco Inc., a provider of design and construction project management software, has found that retail store growth, especially among retailers with 1,000 stores or more, is either steady or is positive.

Rising Export Volumes Spur Inland Port Development Across the U.S.

September 19, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle

The growth of U.S. exports, especially to countries such as China, has put a spotlight on the need for strategic inland ports across the United States, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Inland ports, which traditionally focus on moving and handling imports, are also facilitating the effective movement of goods outside the U.S.

CaseStack Expands Consolidation Operations for Wal-Mart Stores

August 21, 2012

CaseStack Inc.

Officials at CaseStack, Inc. says its facility in Scranton, Pa., has expanded its Wal-Mart Stores consolidation program to include all 42 of the retailer's regional distribution centers.

Managing Global Supply Chains by Using Foreign Trade Zones

August 16, 2012

Gary Goldfarb, Executive Vice President, WTDC

Five Factors Driving U.S. Industrial Real Estate Market's Resurgence

July 26, 2012

Jones Lang LaSalle

Low U.S. interest rates, positive economic indicators and an increasing demand for prime, well-located logistics property are some of the elements bringing focus to U.S. industrial assets such as warehouses and distribution centers, according to Tim O'Rourke, executive vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Alabama-Based Sporting Goods Chain to Build DC to Service 1,500 Stores

July 16, 2012

Birmingham News

Hibbett Sports Inc. plans to move its distribution center from Birmingham to Alabaster, spending more than $25m on the project at a site near the Shelby County Airport.

Issues Impacting Site Selection

July 9, 2012

Tim Feemster, Sr. Managing Director, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

A Leader in Teleconferencing Fine-Tunes Its Critical Parts Operation

July 6, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Polycom Inc. turns to a specialist in expedited logistics, to ensure rapid turnaround of defective and spare parts in its reverse-logistics chain.

Dollar General Puts Major Bucks Into Pennsylvania DC to Serve 1,000 Stores

June 22, 2012

Retailing Today

Plans for a new distribution center near Philadelphia will allow Dollar General to more effectively replenish its rapidly expanding store base.

Logistics Hub in Pennsylvania Attracts Volvo Construction Equipment, Others

June 19, 2012

United Business Park

Northeastern U.S. states are sometimes depicted as not particularly business friendly. But that hasn't deterred some major companies from locating in the Keystone State recently, not least of which is Volvo Construction Equipment Americas. For one thing, Pennsylvania's location makes it very attractive for companies that must get product to customers in a huge portion of the country within a day. And a pocket in Franklin County, in the south central part of the state, is helping them do just that.

Facility Location Planning

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