by Mike Duff | Jun 15, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have jointly announced a tentative agreement on a six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports in the United States. The deal averts a strike many feared would be a...
by Mike Duff | Jan 4, 2023 | Retail Articles
Bloomie’s is getting ready to make its mark on the United States West Coast. Bloomingdale’s has announced that it is opening a Seattle Bloomie’s store later this year in the Ravenna neighborhood north of downtown. The smaller concept format extends the...
by Mike Duff | Sep 12, 2022 | Retail Articles
Import volumes at the nation’s major container ports are slipping below last year’s levels and will remain there for the rest of 2022 with inflation and related developments having an effect, the monthly Global Port Tracker report concluded. According to the report,...
by Mike Duff | Jun 9, 2022 | Retail Articles
As storerunners work to meet steady consumer demand and protect themselves against potential West Coast port disruptions, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should see near-record volume again this month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker...