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Businesses are breathing new life into unused warehouse space

Mar 8, 2024
Many businesses bulked up on warehouse space early in the pandemic. Now, storing extra inventory isn’t as important, and surplus warehouse space is being put to alternative uses.
Retailers — especially smaller retailers — aren't using their warehouses as much as they were a year ago, said Zac Rogers, who helps put together the Logistics Managers Index.
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You can tidy up your digital life, too

Mar 25, 2019
Meet a professional who declutters laptops and phones.
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Why cities are cracking down on self-storage units

Apr 14, 2017
Your diploma … from elementary school. The old Christmas decorations you’ve been meaning to look through. Or those fruit dishes from your grandmother. If you’re like many Americans, you may have boxed up belongings that you can’t bear to part with but also don’t have room for and stashed them in a storage space. But […]

Google launches new cloud ‘cold storage’ service

Mar 12, 2015
“Nearline” offers faster retrieval for older data.

Dropbox, $8 billion, and the value of data backup

Nov 20, 2013
Dropbox, the online storage firm, is reportedly seeking a new round of funding.

Dropbox drops ball on security

Jun 21, 2011
There was a four hour window on Sunday, where if you wanted to sign into somebody's Dropbox account all you needed was their email address. Type in...

Apple soups up offerings

Jun 21, 2011
Time Capsule is a data storage device from Apple designed for people who need to store a whole lot of data. It had held 1 terabyte of data for $299...

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