Kenco adds warehouse in California; Lineage buys into Spain

Third-party logistics provider Kenco Logistics said Thursday that it has opened a 397,000-square-foot distribution center in Perris, California, that is designed to house multiple tenants.

The facility is on Kenco’s existing Southern California campus in Perris, according to the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company. David Caines, Kenco’s COO, said the facility will allow customers to share labor resources in a tight labor market and to scale operations in response to demand fluctuations. Perris...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kenco-adds-warehouse-in-california-lineage-buys-into-spain

Heavy-goods e-commerce returns: Dreaded but inevitable

Returns of big and bulky items are the castor oil of logistics. Retailers and manufacturers hate them because they have to refund the customer’s payment, pay to pick up the item, and then find something to do with it. Consumers are disappointed because an often-sizable investment did not work out. 

Reverse logistics experts are more conflicted: On one hand, they appreciate the business. On the other, providers incur significant costs that they said could be mitigated if retailers and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/heavy-goods-e-commerce-returns-dreaded-but-inevitable

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