K+N in e-commerce partnership
Kuehne + Nagel has formed a strategic partnership with 4Sellers, a German e-commerce specialist, to give 4Sellers’ customers access to additional logistics services, including storage capacity, the...
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Dixons Carphone opens London Gateway logistics centre
Dixons Carphone is has started operations at a 316,000 sq ft logistics centre at DP World London Gateway to help meet heightened demand over the Christmas period. It joins UPS, Lidl and fruit importer...
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Asda unveils automated parcel dispenser
Asda has installed an automated parcel dispenser for online orders at its Trafford Park store in Manchester. The parcel tower, measure 16 ft tall by 8 ft wide allows customers to collect goods from...
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Christmas trading highlights tactical difference among retail giants
The latest batch of trading statements for the Christmas period highlight the different approaches adopted by retail giants John Lewis and Marks & Spencer. John Lewis chose to maintain competitive...
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Same day delivery boosts sales at ASOS
Offering same day delivery helped ASOS boost sales in the UK by 23 per cent in the four months to 31st December, the company said in a trading statement. UK retail was rose to £300.9 million for the...
View ArticleMagento picks Peoplevox as WMS partner
Magento, the e-commerce platform, has inducted Peoplevox WMS into its technology partner programme. The idea is that Peoplevox’s WMS seamlessly integrates with Magento’s e-commerce platform to enable...
View ArticleOnline retailers look to automation
Online retailers need greater automation in the warehouse to help meet delivery schedules during peak periods and to improve customer service, according to research for Conveyor Networks. The survey by...
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Returns: costs set to rise dramatically
Returns are a core part of the online retail proposition giving customers to the confidence to buy goods unseen. The trouble is that processing returns is expensive, and a new study suggests that...
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XPO launches US omni-channel service
XPO Logistics has launched XPO Direct, a shared-space distribution model for omni-channel retail and e-commerce customers in the US. The idea is that XPO warehouses and last mile hubs will be used as...
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DPD to hire 700 weekend drivers
DPD is to hire 700 part-time drivers for weekend deliveries in response to a 40 per cent increase in weekend parcel volumes over the past year. Chief executive Dwain McDonald said: “We’ve been amazed...
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Consumers spend £2bn of delivery subscriptions
Consumers are spending £2 billion a year on delivery subscription services, according to research by Whistl. Amazon Prime is the most popular service, with 61.4 per cent of those surveyed signed up....
View ArticleManaging inventory will be a priority for retailers
Malory Davies looks at the how the major retailers performed over the festive period and what it means for the sector in the coming year. It was a merry Christmas for the grocers but early figures...
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Battling the Brexit brouhaha
Penelope Ody: Leaving the single market does not mean supply chain executives must wring their hands in despair – after all, they’ve faced predictions of doom before. Listening to the seemingly endless...
View ArticleChallenges mount as e-sales boom
Retailers are increasingly dependent on e-commerce to drive growth, but this is creating its own problems. Alex Leonards looks at strategies being used to tackle the challenges ahead. Online shopping...
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Second AutoStore system for Ocado
Ocado has installed an AutoStore system from Swisslog at a new general merchandising distribution centre in south-east London. The online retailer already has a Swisslog AutoStore in operation at a...
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DHL places $4.7bn freighter order with Boeing
DHL has ordered 14 Boeing 777 freighters in a deal worth some $4.7 billion. The order, unveiled at the opening of the 2018 Farnborough Air Show, includes purchase rights for an additional seven...
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HoF refunds online buyers as dispute with XPO reaches impasse
House of Fraser has cancelled all online orders and is refunding customers in the face of an impasse in its payments dispute with XPO, which operates its distribution centres at Milton Keynes and...
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New Southampton delivery hub for John Lewis
John Lewis, has taken a 46,000 sq ft unit in Southampton which it will use as a customer delivery hub as well as providing additional capacity to serve the south coast region. This site will replace...
View Article600 jobs at risk at House of Fraser, says union
More than 600 workers at the House of Fraser distribution centres at Wellingborough and Milton Keynes have been warned that their jobs are at risk, according to the GMB union. The two sites are run by...
View ArticleDPD takes 32,986 sq ft in Ipswich
DPD is to take on a five-year lease at Unit One Beardmore, Ipswich totalling 32,986 sq ft. “Martlesham Heath Business Park remains incredibly popular with businesses, providing high quality business...
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