Fee‑Shocked Retailers Bypass California: Reno Emerges as Low‑Cost Logistics Hub
One strategic relocation decision is currently delivering savings that sound almost too good to be true: 40 percent reductions in warehouse rent, 30 percent cuts in labor costs, and 25 percent drops in shipping expenses. These numbers alone would catch any business owner's attention, but they represent something bigger than simple cost savings. For decades, California's Inland Empire controlled the West Coast logistics landscape like an iron grip. In fact, major brands built their distribution operations there, accepting the high costs as the price of doing business in America's largest consumer market. But something has changed. A growing exodus of…