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December 2025 Warehouse Trends: Real Estate, Execution, and Problem-Solving

As we wrap up the year, December conversations on The New Warehouse Podcast spanned industrial real estate, fulfillment strategy, legal risk, and execution on the warehouse floor. Together, these discussions explored how planning, contracts, data, and process design influence what actually happens during a shift. Warehouse Real Estate Market Recalibration After COVID From the brokerage side, 2025 reflected just how volatile industrial real estate became as operators navigated compressed timelines and unconventional deal structures. Growe captured the intensity of the year succinctly, noting that “2025 is gonna go down in the record books for us as just some of

By Mike Huff|January 3rd, 2026|Space for Thought|0 Comments

Section 179 and the Warehouse Upgrade Moment

Most warehouse leaders already know where their operation struggles. These aren't surprises. What holds many warehouses back from automating is the same mix of timing, cost, and the fear of disrupting work that can't afford to slow down. Endpoint Automation Solutions emphasizes that most operators don't need massive, overengineered systems. They need practical automation that's right-sized, fast to deploy, and scalable as their business grows. Their mission is to make that first step toward modernization easier, not harder. And for the first time in a long time, the conditions around warehouse modernization are shifting. For warehouse leaders who've been

By Mike Huff|December 9th, 2025|Automation|0 Comments

November Warehouse Trends: Leadership Lessons and Supply Chain Modernization

November moved from October’s “progress made practical” toward the people driving that progress. The conversations weren’t just about tech adoption or process improvement. They were about leadership, the kind that unites vision and execution, logic and empathy, technology and trust. Leading Through Change: From Vision to Daily Action Rick McDonald, former Chief Supply Chain Officer at Clorox, opened the month with a rare long-view of leadership — the kind forged across decades of disruption. As he put it, “The speed of the customer is what supply chains have to work to keep pace with.” He added a candid reminder

By Mike Huff|December 3rd, 2025|Leadership|0 Comments