10 things eft’s been reading this week
Oct 31, 2019Tech giants scaling up operations ... and costs
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Conn's HomePlus to open 413,000-square-foot distribution centre in Lakeland, Florida
Oct 31, 2019Company enters 15th state with new distribution centre expected to support 40 stores in the state
Seagis Property Group buys warehouses in Brooklyn and Queens, NY
Oct 30, 2019Group has bought two warehouses totalling 101,000 square feet as urban warehousing is a hot commodity
Freight forecast projects 25.6% increase in tonnage by 2030
Oct 29, 2019Freight and logistics revenues to top $1.6 trillion annually in a decade
$1.9 trillion warehouse market growing strongly driven by emerging markets
Oct 28, 2019Expected growth of 6-8% comes off of strong global growth, with India and China taking the lead
Damco’s digitalisation drive
Oct 24, 2019Eft’s Nicolas Stylianou talks to Martin Ring, Global COO, Damco, about how the company is tackling an increasingly connected world
DoorDash teaming with restaurant tech company Revention to offer on-demand logistics services
Oct 24, 2019Revention Point of Sale (POS) is integrating DoorDash for last-mile logistics services
Just 16% of manufacturers are using the latest digital quality standards
Oct 23, 2019A new report finds that new techniques to enhance quality assurance are increasingly recognised as key but few have made concrete steps to implement.
New report finds major analytics gap for 3PLs and shippers
Oct 22, 2019 95% of shippers and 99% of 3PLs agree that analytics are a necessary element of 3PL expertise but only 26% of shippers and 27% of 3PLs are satisfied with current analytic capabilities.