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E-commerce Infrastructure Rising, Real Estate Observer Notes

All of the big retailers are reconfiguring their supply chains so that they have enough capacity close to all the major population centers in the country.

Checking inventory is done by workers who have to use lifts and are harnessed in for safety as they scan products throughout the warehouse. The switch to drones could cut the time it takes to check the inventory throughout a facility that spans roughly 1.2 million square feet, or the equivalent of 26 football fields, from one month to one day.

Fleet Management

Omnitracs Completes Acquisition Of XRS Corp. For $178 Million

Omnitracs | Solera Fleet Solutions

Omnitracs acquired XRS to strengthen its core technology portfolio, adding complementary solutions designed to help fleets solve critical business problems.

Newark Farmers Market Expands Investment In Fuel Cell Technology

Newark Farmers Market has purchased an additional 110 GenDrive units, more than doubling the size of its fuel cell-powered lift truck fleet at the Newark location.

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Fuel Efficiency

PepsiCo Inc. To Curb Fuel Consumption

PepsiCo has kept 55,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by reducing fuel consumption in its transportation fleet by 24 percent since 2010.

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IFDA Conference Report: Vercillo Stresses Importance Of Variable Costs In Food Distribution

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

A key theme that emerged from Vercillo's presentation at IFDA was the need to understand that all costs are variable and he urged distributors to adopt a “variable cost mentality.”

Dr. Tony Vercillo notes the importance of variable costs in food distribution.

Software & Technology

Walmart Uses Weather Forecasts To Predict Sales

Walmart has been acting on correlations between weather and store sales on a zip code level with store-level merchandising and hyper-local digital advertising – and achieving big results.

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Buffalo Niagara International Gateway Organization To Create Western New York Logistics Hub

The Buffalo Niagara International Trade Gateway Organization's (ITGO) primary goal is to create a globally-known logistics hub in Western New York.

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C&S Wholesale Grocer To Acquire Associated Wholesalers, Inc.

Associated Wholesalers, Inc., a regional cooperative food distributor based in Robesonia, Pa., operates two distribution centers in Pennsylvania and also provides retail services to its customers and members.

Whole Foods Market Launches Fresh Food Rating System

The rating system labels fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers as “good,” “better” or “best” to help shoppers make informed choices in the produce and floral departments, and it prohibits some of the most hazardous neurotoxins still allowed in agriculture.

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KOOL PAK Expands Chilled Storage In Northern California

By partnering together with Sierra Pacific, KOOL PAK offers an allocated capacity of 20,000 square feet of both chilled and frozen storage.

PSI Technics Sensor Protection Cases Extends Life Of Temperature-Sensitive Sensors

PSI Technics Ltd.

The TPCC sensor protection case extends the life-span of temperature-sensitive sensors, such as laser distance meters, optical scanners or optical data transfer systems, and enables the use of these sensitive sensors in low-temperature environments.

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Report: Cold Chain Market To Hit $233B by 2019

The global cold chain market was valued at $97,835.5 million in 2013, and is expected to reach $233,476.7 million by 2019, at a combined annual growth rate of 15.6 percent from 2014 to 2019.

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