Just a handful of years ago, American society became trusting enough to use our credit cards for online transactions. Quickly making retail purchases online became a rote activity, and its meteoric rise led to retail e-commerce spending of $99B in Q4 2017 with no sign of slowing down. The next big injection in e-commerce dollars
Costa Solutions received and unloaded over 7.5 million pallets of freight last year. When working at scales of this size, details matter—the smallest inconsistencies can add up to tremendous amounts of lost time and money. Our warehouse labor teams are managed efficiently and our people know how to get the job done right. Unfortunately, they
As online sales continue to grow at an unprecedented pace, brick and mortar retailers continue to feel the pinch. Thousands of stores have closed while more online stores keep coming up each day. E-commerce has disrupted the retail markets to such an extent that it is now considered to be the new norm. The
We’ve all heard it plenty of times before—the story of a future where robots have taken over jobs and rendered thousands unemployed. You’ll hear a great deal about the impending doom surrounding automation and the massive loss of jobs, but what will actually happen? Will it be as bad as we imagine it will be?
Key performance indicators allow warehousing companies to define and identify progress toward set business goals. KPIs are vital to the success of every warehouse company but will vary from business to business. They are a reflection of a company’s vision and mission and provide the means by which a company’s inbound freight handling performance can
The warehousing industry is an essential part of any growing economy. The industry has been instrumental in aiding the growth of e-Commerce and maintaining a steady supply of products in markets spread across the globe. Issues like high turnover rates and rising lease costs have painted a gloomy picture for profits warehousing sector. The
Each month, physical retailing continues to lose ground to online purchasing. With the dramatic growth of eCommerce, Texas and the US and world at large are seeing major proliferation of the warehousing sector. Demand for warehousing has reached record highs in recent years. As demand for storage space rises, so has the need for warehouse
Texas has for the past few years been among the fastest growing warehousing markets in the United States. The trend has, however, slowed down by a significant margin thanks to a combination of factors. Among these are the rising costs of leasing warehouse space and lower availability of skilled employees to hire. Reports also cite
To a majority of consumers, food safety and proper handling methods are non-negotiable. Food safety to most people means that there is no risk of naturally occurring toxins, pathogenic microorganisms, and other potentially harmful chemicals ending up in food either deliberately or unintentionally. Businesses involved in the food industry, therefore, hold food safety concerns in
According to the Food Marketing Institute, up to 75 billion dollars’ worth of sales are lost every year because products are either out of stock or unsalable due to supply related reasons. Food retailers now want suppliers to resolve the persistent problem of incomplete or delayed deliveries. In the past, retailers were used to giving