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The article focuses on Independent Publishers Group's (IPG) recent challenges and strategies for growth and adaptation in response to market shifts, particularly in the wake of Amazon's changes affecting both its U.S. and U.K. operations. It discusses IPG chief executive officer, Joe Matthews's acknowledgment of sales softening in 2022, driven partly by Amazon's ordering cuts, as well as the impact of Amazon's decision to stop importing books into its European and U.K. warehouses.

The article discusses aspects of automated delivery option in existing logistics network, stores and other retail establishments in the U.S. It highlights the impact of driverless delivery vehicles for a cost-effective deliveries to homes and making its convenient to customers. Also emphasized are the network of small distribution centers (DCs) with loading/unloading, sortation and storage capabilities.

Reports the remodeling of an old warehouse into an office building by architect Marmol Radziner and associates in Santa Monica, California. Influences of the architectural design; Removal of the upper floor to reveal laminated structures; Formation of translucent polycarbonate-lined conference and project rooms; Use of natural materials in the projects.

Presents architect Eric Owen Moss' designs and plans for the Trivida warehouse in Culver City, California. Overall theme; Exterior and interior designs; Materials used.

The article discusses the efforts to preserve the historic warehouse district of Omaha, Nebraska known as Jobbers Canyon, which is listed on the U.S.'s National Register of Historic Places. An overview of Jobbers Canyon's historical significance, including the role it played in Omaha's wholesale industry and in the city's commercial development, is provided. The relationship between Omaha business enterprises and the city's urban decline since 1990 is discussed. An overview of the dispute between the packaged foods company ConAgra Foods and preservationists in the late 1980s, including the former's efforts to start a development project in Jobbers Canyon, is provided.

The article focuses on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified industrial facilities. According to the author, out of more than 7,300 LEED-certified projects, only 198 are industrial projects as reported in December 2010 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It also notes that the USGBC is expected to have a rating system for Core and Shell (CS) and New Construction (NC) in August 2011 that considers warehouse and distribution centers.

Reports on the acquisition of a 1926 warehouse by businessmen Massimo Barracca and Matthew Bain for storing unique furniture decorative objects and artwork in Miami, Florida. Career background of Barracca; Description of the warehouse; Details of furniture that were featured at the warehouse.

Looks at the office space designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects in a Los Angeles, California warehouse. Design specifications for the office; Budget for the project; Cost of the shipping containers used in the office design; Inspiration behind the containers' canopies.

Describes the designs and plans for Ogilvy & Mather's warehouse in Culver City, California by Shubin and Donaldson. Use of space; Fixtures and decorations; Lighting and color scheme; Furniture.

Focuses on electronic business Home Shopping Network's installation of voice-over-Internet protocol for its warehouse in Roanoke, Virginia. Brainchild of the firm's telecommunications vice president, Rod White; Reasons why corporations should consider migrating from a traditional circuit-switched system to Internet Protocol telephony. INSET: VOIP cuts costs for all but carriers.

Describes Blissworld's office and warehouse facility in New York City designed by UT. Design challenges for designers Clarissa Richardson and Heidar Sadeki; Features of two warehouse areas; Design for gallery, meeting spaces and office workstations.

The article offers information on the development of various cities in the United States. In establishing cities, first settlers would set up shop on a piece of land, and later a railroad, several warehouses, a brothel, saloon, a jail, and a church will come into existence. Some of the cities mentioned are New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D. C.

The article offers tips on how correctional institutions can modernize its system in staffing, menu-writing processes and purchasing procedures in the U.S. It states that menu must be written in a manner that allows flexibility and substitution. In addition, storage space must be reviewed, while items with greatest impact on the budget must be considered. Moreover, the quality of vendors must be determined for it is as important as the quality of products.

The article offers information on the events that happened at the Warehouse, the Fillmore South, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sidney Smith, the photographer of the Warehouse, has cited his experiences when he was taking pictures of concerts that happened in the place. It notes that the place has never ran short of beautiful women who wanted to see rock stars performing in the place. It also highlights a brief history of the place when it was opened.

Reports the move of Blockbuster Distribution Center to develop a stellar safety record at its video distribution warehouse in McKinney, Texas. Reevaluation of the safety program; Performance of monthly safety inspections; Factors influencing the job satisfaction of employees.

Focuses on the measures employed by Ace Hardware Corp., Tops Market Inc. and Wright Brand Foods to ensure loading dock safety in their distribution centers in the United States. Increase of consumer demand for faster transportation of products; Overview of the common types of dock accidents; Safety design features of the companies' distribution centers.

Presents information on the problems warehouse companies were experiencing with the invasion of birds, while highlighting a equipment used to solve the problem. Comments from `Wendell Murphy, vice president of an Avis rental car franchise and an air freighting trucking business; Information on the respiratory and safety problem caused by birds; Details on the use of an ultrasonic device to drive out birds.

Presents news briefs related to marketing in the U.S. as of April 4, 2005. Distribution unit produced by supermarket retailer Supervalu in Champaign, Illinois; Services offered by VNU Marketing Information to expand its ethnic market information portfolio; Low-fat low-sodium cookie and crackers launched by Kraft; Purchase price of Mark-Lynn Foods which was purchased by Hormel.

This article presents news briefs, related to the U.S. construction industry, as of July 19, 2004. Alter Group Ltd., has announced plans to develop two mega-sized distribution centers totaling more than 1.35 million sq. ft. in Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga. Georgetown University selected Einhorn Yaffee Prescott to design the renovation of the School of Foreign Services, Mortara Center for International Studies academic center. The project involves the complete rehabilitation of 7,900 sq ft on the first and second floors. Vollmer Associates LLP, has been selected by the Riverlife Task Force of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to provide additional design development and prepare construction documents for phase 1 of the Monongahela Wharf Landing, a 2,600-ft-long promenade along the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh.

The article offers information on annual meeting of Calcot Ltd. in 2017. Topics discussed include Calcot Chairman Greg Wuertz's views on fair price for work and return from business partners, role of determining warehouse capacity and improving the marketing, and U.S. Department of Agriculture's estimates regarding bale U.S. crop.

This article informs that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Bruner/Cott and Associates is working on phase two of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, or MASS MoCA. The museum, in North Adams, is located in a 13-acre complex of 19th-century redbrick factories and warehouses that until 1985 housed the Sprague Electric Company. For phase one, completed in 1999, the firm renovated six of the site's 26 buildings. The expansion allocates 70,000 square feet for professional and commercial use and 120,000 square feet for exhibition space. Bruner/Cott says it will continue to treat the factories as found objects, accentuating their industrial character. The new galleries, now in schematics, will progress as funding goals are met.

The New York City has share of loft living spaces. Some have soaring Italianate windows and cast-iron detailing. Others look like warehouses with loading docks, freight elevators, exposed functional elements, and graffiti-stained front doors. Loft living is less bohemian, more bourgeois than it once was, and increasingly difficult to stereotype. In short, they offer a blank tablet for occupants to inscribe with their own ideal of residential comfort.

The article reports that the safety warnings (SW) based on semiotics, science behind how symbols communicate, are effective in curbing the forklift hazards in the U.S. warehouses. It states that the safety symbols have been standardized by the U.S. American National Standards Institute. It mentions several features of the SW which includes color coding to draw attention, risk communication (RC) based on severity matrix and RC across language barriers.

The article discusses the poor working conditions of food warehouse workers in the U.S. Wages of the workers are discussed, along with discrepancies in the yearly pay between male and female workers, and workers of different races. The lack of opportunity for advancement, sexual harassment in the workplace, and efforts of the workers' organization Warehouse Workers for Justice are also discussed.

The article focuses on the weakening U.S. commercial real estate market and its implications for entrepreneurs. The market's condition enabled Dallas, Texas entrepreneur Lars Hundley to buy a warehouse for his business Clean Air Gardening sooner. In the first quarter of 2008, the average purchase price for office space was $247 per square foot. Rents are also softening, even in areas that have seen nothing but growth in recent years. In Orange County, California, prices were flat, compared with a 12 percent increase in 2007.

The article reports on the expansion of D'Addario's musical instrument accessories business in the U.S. The company has opened an expanded distribution center in Farmingdale, New York, to provide more timely and cost-effective deliveries with its state-of-the-art logistics technology. Simultaneously, the company has formed a joint venture with American Alloy Wire to produce the coated wire for the D'Addario EXP line of instrument strings.

This article reports on the growth of the self-storage industry in the U.S. as of September 2005. The country has nearly 40,000 self-storage facilities offering some 1,875 billion square feet of personal storage space. One in 11 households in the country has a self-storage stash. The first self-storage facilities popped up in Texas in the late 1960s. In the early 70s, the big national companies, such as Shurgard, Public Storage, Storage USA, were born. Last year alone, the number of self-storage units on the market spiked 24 percent.