Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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AUGUST 30, 2021

In four of its Minneapolis test stores, Best Buy reduced the shoppable square footage to 15,000 square feet to provide more space for fulfillment. It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis. Walz signed House File 1989 — a reference to Swift’s birth year and an album with that title — at First Avenue, a popular concert venue in downtown Minneapolis. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). Container Cargo Imports Surged at End of 2016 (WSJ – sub. Uber debuts Movement, a new website offering access to its traffic data (TechCrunch). UPS Acquires Freightex Ltd. products (Reuters). Alphabet Inc.’s

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