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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

The Korte Company

They protect inventory and, when designed and constructed correctly, improve on the efficiency with which inventory is received, sorted, retrieved and shipped.”. Those precise conditions were necessary to preserve the quality of the $1 billion or so of inventory inside the facility. The result? Speed to market secured.

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Construction BIG DATA: Both grand and granular

GCP Applied Technologies

Unfortunately, in a climate that’s in constant flux, no road map to new ventures exists. Retail construction starts were weak, however. Combine that with reports that "Big Box" stores are disappearing, and one can expect a project influx in warehouses built to house the growing demand for online inventory. Architects.

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State of the Construction Industry: August Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill called the Innovative Materials for America’s Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded (IMAGINE) Act, which could increase investment in new materials for infrastructure projects like roads and water systems.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 The existing warehousing inventory in DuPage County’s sub-market has over 180 million square feet of rentable building area, making it one of the top two markets in the Chicagoland area. percent in 2013 and 8.3 percent in 2014.

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Construction BIG DATA: Both grand and granular

GCP Applied Technologies

Unfortunately, in a climate that’s in constant flux, no road map to new ventures exists. Retail construction starts were weak, however. Combine that with reports that "Big Box" stores are disappearing, and one can expect a project influx in warehouses built to house the growing demand for online inventory. Architects.

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Plane travel and coronavirus: People are missing travel so much, they’re getting airline food delivered

Construction Test

It is a book about itchy feet and the wide-open road. Its imperfection: It is excess inventory. But frequently these foods are not desirable or packaged for retail consumers. JetBlue has donated leftover inventory of snacks to Feeding America and other food banks, as well as hospitals. We even miss the snacks.

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