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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 2 Dec 2021 (#1054) Nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation. It comes as...

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Inside the News - 25 Nov 2021 (#1053) Analysis from the UK Material Handling Association reinforces the macro trends we mentioned a couple of weeks ago: rising confidence, record order books and an inability to meet demand because...

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Inside the News - 18 Nov 2021 (#1052) Automation has received a significant boost with the announcement that DHL Supply Chain has deployed AGVs for the first time in the United States. Following in the tracks of global...

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Inside the News - 11 Nov 2021 (#1051) Almost two years after the greatest global upheaval of our times, it looks like the economy is back on track. Most markets are experiencing strong demand, industrial growth is being...

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Inside the News - 4 Nov 2021 (#1050) The positive financial results continue rolling in. This week, another couple of manufacturers report increased orders and rising incomes. The improvements come amid rising concerns about supply chain challenges - mostly...

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Inside the News - 28 Oct 2021 (#1049) There are two striking indicators of the healthy state of play for materials handling. The first is the strong sales and order numbers being reported by manufacturers, with more examples...

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Inside the News - 21 Oct 2021 (#1048) While our name implies a strong focus on machines, we know that the materials handling sector is all about people. We regularly report on appointments and promotions in our newsletter...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 14 Oct 2021 (#1047) There's a strong automation theme in this week's newsletter, with two case studies showing productivity and efficiency enhancements through the adoption of AGVs and AMRs. We also report on an...

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Inside the News - 7 Oct 2021 (#1046) The wave of new model launches continues, as we report this week. And, as we have seen in past reports, the tendency towards electric vehicles is accelerating. Much of this...

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Inside the News - 30 Sep 2021 (#1045) If there's one trend we can't ignore, it's the move to electrification. Each week, we report on more new electric models in market segments that had previously been the sole...

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