10/24/2017Growing Warehouses in the Garden State Reading Time: 2 minutes With one click, consumers can order whatever they want and have it delivered to their homes. It’s no secret that e-commerce has been changing the way that consumers shop, but it’s also re-shaping the supply chain as well. As a result, shippers are now searching for additional warehouse space to keep up with increasing orders.… Continue reading Growing Warehouses in the Garden State
01/31/20172017 Industrial Real Estate Industry Outlook Reading Time: 2 minutes The available capacity within the industrial real estate market is dependent on many factors. Undeterred by political elections and an uncertain economy, the real estate market continued to show strong growth in 2016. Given the tightened capacity, occupiers found it challenging to source for their warehouse and distribution needs. In fact, the fourth quarter of… Continue reading 2017 Industrial Real Estate Industry Outlook
12/27/2016Making Your Supply Chain Resolutions Reading Time: 3 minutes As the New Year quickly approaches, are you prepared with your supply chain resolutions? The new year is a great time to evaluate business goals and determine the best course of action for the upcoming year. End-to-end supply chain solution providers can assist in keeping up with trends while managing changes and implementations of regulations… Continue reading Making Your Supply Chain Resolutions
12/20/20162016 Supply Chain Industry Year In Review Reading Time: 4 minutes 2016 was a memorable year in the supply chain. Factors like elections, ocean alliances, trade agreements, technologies, and demand have all affected the evolution of the logistics industry. NFI’s executive team shared insight into the top trends this past year. William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Warehousing Warehouse vacancies saw much improvement during the calendar year.… Continue reading 2016 Supply Chain Industry Year In Review
03/15/2016Industrial Real Estate Forecast For 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes Square footage, equipment, and access to the right location are crucial aspects to a successful supply chain. However, finding the right location is becoming harder than ever before because real estate capacity is tightening at record levels. In Q4 of 2015 industrial real estate vacancy reached a 15-year low5. Factors that have influenced the capacity… Continue reading Industrial Real Estate Forecast For 2016
01/12/2016Supply Chain Industry Outlook For 2016 Reading Time: 6 minutes The New Year is a time filled with reflection and resolutions and that reigns true in the supply chain industry. Businesses reflect on their previous year and look to continue to reset their operations and develop new growth strategies. An integral part of planning for the New Year is predicting what can be expected in… Continue reading Supply Chain Industry Outlook For 2016
12/29/20152015 Supply Chain Industry Year in Review Reading Time: 5 minutes As 2015 comes to an end, many of us take the time to reflect on the past year within the supply chain industry and identify successes, challenges, and new opportunities. From port negotiations to record low fuel prices, the industry was hit with material changes that caused shippers to re-evaluate existing networks. Supply chains continued… Continue reading 2015 Supply Chain Industry Year in Review
09/01/2015Industrial Real Estate Faces Capacity Issues Reading Time: 3 minutes Shippers face capacity issues in different aspects throughout their supply chain which includes their industrial real estate needs. Warehouse vacancy rates continue to decrease and industrial vacancy is now at a cyclical low of 7/3%. However, this includes buildings that may not be deemed suitable to do business so it’s estimated that the actual vacancy… Continue reading Industrial Real Estate Faces Capacity Issues
07/14/2015The Ecommerce Effect on the Commercial Real Estate Industry Reading Time: 4 minutes The basis of ecommerce is to get any product to any customer at anytime, anywhere. In 2014, ecommerce sales for United States retailers surpassed $300 billion for the first time reaching $304.91 billion which was a 15.40% increase in comparison to the previous year and is the fifth year in a row that web sales… Continue reading The Ecommerce Effect on the Commercial Real Estate Industry
02/17/2015The Supply Chain Attraction to the Lehigh Valley Grows Reading Time: 3 minutes Distributors, manufacturers, and 3pls have been migrating to the Lehigh Valley over the past decade to take advantage of logistics benefits and opportunities. In fact, it was recently recognized as one of the nation’s emerging markets1. The Lehigh Valley is located in Northeast Pennsylvania where underdeveloped farm land and factories once stood. Today as farmers… Continue reading The Supply Chain Attraction to the Lehigh Valley Grows