productCovid-19 and the impact on the consumer goods industry
For order fulfillment facilities to be successful in the future, it’s essential to understand what changes and challenges the industry will face.
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articleUK eCommerce specialist invests in warehouse robots
Rex Brown has announced a strategic partnership with AI and automation supplier GreyOrange which will see order capacity progress to 10 million orders per year.
articleWaitrose awards ‘develop and operate’ contract to 3PL for eComm DC
Wincanton has been chosen by Waitrose to create a Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) for Waitrose.com online grocery home deliveries – said to be a ‘first’ for the third-party logistics market.
productTesco outlines online growth plan
The grocer plans at least 25 new urban fulfilment centres.
productGebhardt wins product awards
The Gebhardt Intralogistics Group has received awards for its StoreBiter MLS and GridPick products, as well as for its Galileo IoT platform.
productDHL launches software platform for implementing warehouse robots
The aim is to speed up the implementation of robots from different vendors in the logistics setting.
articleOmnichannel concept applied to revamped warehouse
Food firm the first to implement Witron’s All in One Order Fulfillment system.
articleTier 1 automotive supplier awards AS/RS contract
A Tier 1 automotive supplier has signed a contract with Daifuku to construct a highly resilient AS/RS.
productPlanning consent granted for 2.3m sq ft warehouse in SE London
Tritax Big Box REIT has received planning consent and exchanged contracts with a world leading online retailer to pre-let a warehouse on the site of the old Littlebrook power station.
productMango builds highly automated DC
TGW was commissioned to design and execute intralogistics for the multichannel facility, which was built near Barcelona.
articleResearch firm predicts warehouse automation boom
Frost & Sullivan’s Opportunities of Autonomous Delivery Robots in Warehouse Management report says the global warehouse automation market is expected to nearly double its size, expanding from $14 billion in 2019 to $27.2 billion by 2025.
productHow ASRS can support social distancing
Over the course of the past few months COVID-19 has taken the world by storm.
articleHow to keep staff separate but productive
What intralogistics solutions can keep warehouses covid-compliant, allowing staff to work safely and productively?
articleShifting market for food & FMCG
Food and FMCG companies must take steps to organise themselves now if they are going to have the right warehouse infrastructure in place to meet post-lockdown trading conditions, says John Maguire, managing director of intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle.
articleMilestone warehouse robot implementation for Superdry
Global fashion retailer Superdry has specified mini-robot carriers to transform order picking and put-away at its UK hub.
newsFashion 3PL’s DC to feature ‘high-end automation’
The 430,500 sq ft multi-customer facility is located in Magna Park, Lutterworth.
articleRenewed appetite
Pandemic forces retailers to re-evaluate warehouse automation and robotics.
productHow will Covid-19 change logistics?
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a major challenge to our society and has thrust logistics into prominence as people finally appreciate the sector’s importance.
articleRobot wars heating up
A new generation of warehouse robots have burst on to the UK logistics industry in the last year or so, with manufacturers aggressively pursuing local systems integrators to help them crack the UK market. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
product2020 Ecommerce Challenges – Trends & Solutions
Focused on improving order accuracy, meeting customers’ needs and speeding up order fulfilment times, e-commerce and omni-channel shippers face a litany of challenges when trying to meet their goals.
