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Target announces massive supply chain investment

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Last March, Target announced its plan for a logistics overhaul in 2022, following through with new...

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Target bets on same-day delivery with new sortation hubs in Chicago, Denver

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Target (NYSE: TGT) on Monday announced the expansion of its sortation network by 50% with three new hubs, two in Chicago and one in Denver. The facilities are scheduled to open this year, bringing Target’s sortation center count up to nine.

In the pursuit of same-day shipping, the United States’ largest retailers have been lining up to buy transportation assets at an unprecedented rate. But the same-day delivery machine runs on much more than trucks and vans. While that capacity is needed for...

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Target planning logistics overhaul for 2022

Target said it plans to spend $5 billion to expand its logistics operation in 2022

After reporting strong fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2021 earnings earlier this week, one of America’s largest retailers is setting its sights on delivery to grow even more.

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has long been a staple of U.S. physical and digital retail, but up until last year, it hadn’t touched its logistics network in over a decade. The big box store added a pair of regional distribution centers last summer, but that was just an appetizer for this week’s main course.

Target announced...

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Last-mile provider AxleHire announces East Coast expansion

Axlehire expands East Coast presence with new facilities in Newark and Philadelphia

AxleHire is beefing up its East Coast presence. The last-mile delivery provider on Wednesday announced it was adding facilities in Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to join its New York City center in the tri-state region. The news comes on the heels of the company’s Midwest expansion and the opening of its new Chicago facility in June. It now has 12 centers that cover the East Coast, the Midwest, the Southwest and up and down the West Coast.

“The tristate corridor is the logistics vein of...

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