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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

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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.

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Helping Logistics Founders with Nate Shutes

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also the VP of Global Fulfillment & Logistics for Blu Dot, a modern furniture designer and retailer based in Minneapolis, MN. About Nate Shutes Nate Shutes is the host of The Bootstrapper’s Guide to Logistics podcast and is currently building a private community for logistics entrepreneurs.

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Turning the Tables with Nate Shutes

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also the VP of Global Fulfillment & Logistics for Blu Dot, a modern furniture designer and retailer based in Minneapolis, MN. About Nate Shutes Nate Shutes is the host of The Bootstrapper’s Guide to Logistics podcast and is currently building a private community for logistics entrepreneurs.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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They will meet the Philadelphia Eagles, who crushed the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 in the NFC title game, a week from Sunday in Minneapolis, MN. In yet another impressive comeback, the New England Patriots topped the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC title game to move on to their 10th Super Bowl, and 8th in the Belichick – Brady era.

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Applause!

Supply Chain Shaman

As I sit in seat 16C on a packed plane winging my way to Minneapolis, I just wanted to raise my glass and applaud the innovators. Additionally, the higher costs of the extended ERP solutions makes them much more desirable for large system integrators to implement and recommend.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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It already has opened nine, after testing the concept in its hometown of Minneapolis. The retailer plans to have at least 15 of the facilities, dubbed sortation centers, by the end of January 2026. The expansion will also grow Target’s workforce. On average, more than 100 people work at each sortation center.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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Since it began testing at the Minneapolis facility in late 2020, Target has added five similar hubs where ready-to-go packages are sorted and grouped together to create dense delivery routes. The three more are slated to open by the end of January.