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- 10
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- Latest issue
- October 12, 2026
Are we concentrating logistics in large distribution centers without measuring what it costs the city?
Every time I read about new logistics parks being built, large floor areas coming onto the market, or distribution centers with occupancy levels close to 100%, I find reasons to celebrate. These are significant…
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THE BIGGEST RISK TO A CLASS A WAREHOUSE MIGHT BE OUTSIDE THE WAREHOUSE
For years we've learned to evaluate the quality of a logistics asset by looking inward. Height. Floors. Racking. Loading docks. Maneuvering yards. Fire-suppression systems.…
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We've Had Months to Prepare Our Logistics. Are We Going to Wait for El Niño to Show Us Where We Failed?
For months we've talked about the El Niño phenomenon. We've read forecasts. We've followed official bulletins. We've heard warnings. But I think those of us who work in logistics…
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What If the Future of Last-Mile Delivery Isn't More Trucks, But the Metro?
For decades, metro stations were conceived purely as places to pass through. Spaces designed to move people from one point in the city to another. But in many cities around the…
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When We Treat Logistics as Something Foreign to the City
For years we've thought of urban logistics as an operational problem. Something to be "solved" so it doesn't affect the city too much. That's where the mistake lies. When a…
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Urban Logistics Is Using the City as Infrastructure
Over the past few years, urban logistics — retail, mass consumption, hard discount, traditional distribution, and eCommerce — has done exactly what the market demanded of it:…
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WHEN THE METRO BECOMES A LOGISTICS NETWORK
There are cities that never stop, and Shenzhen is one of them. During the day, its metro pulses with the usual energy of any major city: thousands of people flowing in and…
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What Is a Buffer Warehouse, and Why Are They Essential to Modern Logistics?
In urban logistics, there's infrastructure you don't always see, but that turns out to be essential for everything to work. One of them is the buffer warehouse — or "almacén…
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Geointelligence Applied to Urban Logistics Warehouses: From Chance to Strategy
For many years, the choice of location for urban warehouses had more to do with the availability of cheap peripheral land than with any real strategic analysis. Sites were…
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The Future of Last-Mile Delivery Will Be Hybrid
For years, the conversation around last-mile delivery came down to two questions: who delivers faster? and who does it cheaper? That framing shaped strategies, investments,…
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