While most end of the year competitions are televised, the end of the retail game is reported on. The last quarter of the year is make or break time for retailers and used to be nothing if not predictable, The last few years the outcome has been less predictable but surprisingly profitable. This year had […]
The return of the onsite convention The first Modex convention I attended was about 10 years ago and I was blown away by the vast set up! There were vast rows of vendors each with a more elaborate booth than the next. Models graced replicated showrooms handing out literature, hosting coffees or happy hours. […]
There was a time, not long ago, that it was an employer’s market. The need for jobs gave employers the ability to sort through an influx of applicants to pick the most desired, In the last few years that influx was already dwindling and with covid has completely dried up. Government assistance was short lived […]
Some wait for their ship to come in, the logistic community surrounding the Georgia Ports Authority waits for the prior year’s numbers to sail in! The waters were rough, and the storms raged during 2020 but the Port still managed to not only endure but still grow. By moving 4.68 million twenty-foot equivalent container units […]
Novel, unprecedented, no one could have planned for are all words and phrases we have been hearing since the beginning of the pandemic early last year. The optimism we had in March misled us into believing that we would be back to normal by summer, or by fall, or by 2021. Now we are hitting […]
Around 88% of Americans will sit down on Thursday for Thanksgiving with turkey as the center of attention. The main thing most people think about when it comes to turkey is what size to get. Senior analyst at the ARC advisory group, Chris Cunnane says, “a pound and a half per person is a good […]
Every year the logistic industry works tirelessly to meet the demands of the holiday season and normally one would say this year is no different, expect that this year it is. With years of data to study analysts have been able to accurately project the revenue thus allowing the industry to prepare for what lies […]
When I heard the news that this year’s Georgia Ports Authority State of the Port Address would be virtual I immediately heard the clink of a white porcelain cup. For the past 10 years as the escalator delivered me to the top of the convention center that was the sound that I would […]
The Last Mile for Retail Has brick and mortar retail taken its last breath? When the internet became public in 1991 it dramatically changed the way we shop. Almost 20 years later online shopping is preferred by a little over half of consumers, this has taken its toll on the brick and mortar stores. Over […]
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