articleA look at the increasingly complex business of grocery fulfillment
A conversation between two senior executives with very different approaches to automated grocery fulfilment in urban areas.
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articleCarbon neutral automation for retailer
Swisslog has implemented a sophisticated project for a retailer based in Tunbridge Wells, with the entire automated logistics solution functioning on solar powered energy.
newsFulfillment centre deploys AMRs in 12 days
STORK UP, a Hong Kong-based division of global logistics and freight forwarding specialist NAF Logistics Group, has implemented the robots from Geek+.
newsUK online fashion dynamo plots US invasion with DHL
DHL SUPPLY Chain has been chosen by boohoo group to manage its first US distribution centre, with an emphasis on automated warehouse technology.
articleAsda sorts parcel label reading challenge
The digitalised solution enables operators to track a wealth of data down to the level of individual parcels at Asda’s robotic sorting facility in Yorkshire.
articleCoping with the returns culture
Retailers need to maintain efficient returns systems in their warehouses to retain customers, maximise margins and remain competitive, says Edward Hutchison.
productCheck your options – buy or lease
Automated storage and retrieval specialist Kardex Remstar offers a leasing option for its Vertical Carousel storage systems.
articleElement Logic sets long term goal of fully automated warehouse
THE SYSTEM integrator has developed a cloud-based data platform that collects, analyses, shares, and utilises data streams from multiple data sources in real-time.
productRetailer uses built-in flexibility of automated system
DUTCH FOOD retailer PLUS Retail BV is in the process of kitting out its national distribution centre for dry goods in Oss, in the Netherlands.
articleIndustrial product supply elevated to new level
ERIKS, THE industrial products supplier, has completed a £21m infrastructure investment, headlined by a state-of-the-art fulfilment centre to boost product range along with speed and accuracy of supply.
articleWorld class automation project for pet food firm
Daifuku helps GA Pet Food Partners create a ‘world-class’ manufacturing facility with collaborative automation.
articleFlexibility among the priorities
HSS editor Simon Duddy speaks to three key figures in the AMR industry to assess what you can do to boost warehouse picking operations and what to look out for in the future.
articleCould warehousing go off-grid?
Commentators have highlighted weaknesses in UK electricity infrastructure, compounded by the war in Ukraine, that could hamper the development of the modern warehouse.
articleNurturing logistics innovation
Wincanton is working with early stage companies to uncover innovations that can help it serve customers better. HSS editor Simon Duddy explores.
articleTech-led innovation
3PLs are under pressure to provide efficient support to manage increasingly complex supply chain and logistics operations, says Harry Watts, who outlines how technology can play a key role in helping 3PLs develop.
productKopparberg UK awards three year contract
THE PARTNERSHIP will see DHL manage the warehouse, co-pack and transport business for Kopparberg in the UK.
productSmall container for automation projects
GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM IS adding a new plastic container for eComm automation to its range.
articleEnd-to-end automation
Otto Group, a mail order company and one of the world’s biggest e-commerce companies, has specified end-to-end automation for its new dispatch centre.
productLarge-scale AMR deployment
European eComm delivery solutions provider Paack has deployed a large-scale autonomous mobile robot-based system in its distribution centre in Madrid.
productLuxury retailer backed by advanced automation
BestSecret, a members-only online fashion retailer, has signed a long-term agreement with CEVA to manage logistics and operations at a new 80,000 sq m eCommerce fulfillment centre in Sulechów, Poland.
