Retail

ISM index 2.3% below December, while economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector continued to grow for the 72nd month in a row.

Real estate firm JLL predicts another banner year for supply chain real estate occupiers and investors.

Companies are recognizing the need to marry the interests of stores and distribution centers, but it’s not always easy to determine what is for better or for worse.

Demand for protective packaging will benefit from strengthening Internet sales, using environmentally friendly materials like air pillows, paper fill products and custom boxes.

Retail segment expected to register the fastest growth, but manufacturing applications will continue to account for a sizable majority of protective packaging demand.

Sale of California-based 3PL services provider to Denmark-based global 3PL completed for $1.35 billion.

Various economic headwinds are standing in the way of true retail sales growth, even though the numbers show modest gains.

Marshall Retail Group packed a lot of automation into a compact space to replenish a network of 160 retail locations. The result: lower fulfillment costs, faster inventory turns and room to grow.

At 64,000 square feet, MRG’s Las Vegas distribution center uses processes and automation typically associated with much larger facilities.

New trends and solutions in the e-tail sector are pushing companies to be smarter about how they approach their warehouse, DC, wholesale, store and e-commerce business.

This month in Modern, we share a prime example of one of those “savvy, smaller operations” that’s packing a lot of automation into a compact space.

Continued consolidation, rapid technological advancements and labor challenges point toward an ambitious new year.

Low-cost, retail-ready and e-commerce packaging to drive demand to nearly 260 billion square meters in 2019.

Partnership to bring bring best-of-breed warehousing software to retailers.

Logistics specialist acquires application integrator for $29.5 million to strengthen e-commerce fulfillment capabilities.