productAmazon Knowsley DC completes
PLP, the specialist UK logistics developer and investment manager, has completed development of two fulfilment centres totalling nearly 3 million square feet that has been pre-let to Amazon.
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productNext-gen supply chain mechatronics the goal of latest Amazon acquisition
The online behemoth has acquired Belgium’s Cloostermans in a bid to further develop customised state-of-the-art technology.
articleAdventures in ‘Damage Land’ – how Amazon is automating damage detection of parcels
Detecting parcel damage is tricky at Amazon’s scale, but the online retailer now has researchers training robots to help with the task.
newsAmazon-let logistics facility acquired for £233 million
ARROW CAPITAL Partners has completed the acquisition of a 625,360 sq ft multi-storey logistics warehouse at the Wakefield Hub from Mountpark Logistics EU Sarl for £233 million.
newsAmazon dismisses GMB concerns over warehouse safety
THE UNION GMB says its investigation shows ‘more than 1,000 serious injuries have been reported at Amazon sites to health and safety bodies since 2016.
productAmazon enhances warehouse safety focus
The giant online retailer has unveiled its European Operations Innovation Lab, designed to enhance the employee experience through the development of advanced technologies that support safer ways of working.
productPandemic leads CMA to clear Amazon investment in Deliveroo
In light of a deterioration in Deliveroo’s financial position as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo.
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productAmazon defends health and safety record in virus crisis
The online retailer has outlined the health and safety measures it has introduced, as it has come under scrutiny during the Covid-19 pandemic.
newsOnline retail giant changing metrics in the space race
Amazon could start using cubic feet rather than square feet to measure warehouse space according to CFO Brian Olsavsky.
newsAmazon agrees to invest in robotics firm
Amazon has signed a seven-year commercial agreement with French robotic forklift navigation specialist Balyo.
newsShift stock to EU for no-deal Brexit
Amazon has advised British traders on its platform to prepare for a no-deal Brexit by shifting stock to EU warehouses.
newsNew fulfilment centre for Amazon in East Midlands
Amazon’s new fulfilment centre at Kegworth has opened with 500 new roles to be created this year, with capacity to expand to over 1,000 permanent positions in the future.
productAmazon says fully automated warehouse ‘at least 10 years away’
Scott Anderson, director of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment, told reporters during an Amazon warehouse tour in the USA that technology is at least 10 years away from fully automating the processing of a single order picked by a worker inside a warehouse.
newsAmazon launches its own ‘CollectPlus’ style service
The online retailers has launched Counter, a network of staffed pick up points that allow customers to collect Amazon parcels in-store at a partner location.
productAmazon DC to feature multi-storey car park for delivery vans
The Property group Goodman is building the logistics centre in Bremen for the online retail behemoth.
productAmazon brings next-gen robot tech to Europe
The online retailer has set up a new sortation centre in Barcelona, which will be the first in Europe equipped with ‘Pegasus’ technology.
newsAmazon to open warehouse in Cumbria
Amazon will open the delivery station on Woodlands Industrial Storage Estate in Longtown, a small town north of Carlisle.
productUnion and MPs call for Parliamentary inquiry into Amazon
The move comes is in response to growing concern over worker welfare at the retailer’s warehouses.
newsAmazon warehouse workers strike in Germany
Around 700 Amazon warehouse workers in Germany went on a one-day strike over pay this month.
