articleFor retailers and ecommerce brands, peak trading is often viewed as the biggest operational challenge of the year. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and major promotional events bring a familiar combination of rising order volumes, tighter delivery expectations and increased pressure on fulfilment teams.
newsASOS has renewed its contract with GXO for a further nine years, extending a partnership that began in 2013 at the online fashion retailer’s highly automated fulfilment hub in Barnsley.
productNew YouGov research commissioned by Paxon finds 47% of online shoppers mainly buy products they had already planned to purchase during major shopping events, highlighting the importance of anticipating existing demand.
newsCadbury has appointed THG Ingenuity to run its new direct-to-consumer Cadbury Shop, with THG Fulfil handling warehousing and temperature-controlled fulfilment ahead of the festive peak.
newsUnilever has partnered with Iron Mountain on a 37,000 sq m warehousing and logistics facility in Dubai, the 3PL’s first operation of its kind in the UAE.
articleBefore investing in robots, conveyors or shuttles, warehouse operators should ask whether a process deserves to be automated at all, argues Chris Lawrence.
newsLogistics Matters editor Simon Duddy interviews Vineta Bajaj, group CFO of Holland & Barrett as the health and wellness retailer makes moves on the European stage.
articleNordic logistics company Nowaste Logistics is said to be the first in the world to install AutoStore’s AutoCase, supplied by Swisslog, allowing it to store inbound cartons directly within its AutoStore system.
newsThe Works is using overflow warehousing from LTS Global Solutions to free up capacity in its main distribution centre ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, as the retailer grows its store estate.
newsHolland & Barrett, the UK’s leading health and wellness retailer, has today announced a €17.5 million investment across digital and retail fulfilment in Ireland over the next three years, as it builds on its long-standing partnership with Kildare-based Road Truck Services (RTS).
newsVineta Bajaj, group chief financial officer at Holland & Barrett, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Tomorrow’s Warehouse Dublin, revealing how supply chain investment is supporting the health and wellness retailer’s growth in Ireland.
newsCDS Superstores, which trades as The Range, wilko and Homebase, has signed a multi-year extension to its fulfilment and courier management contract with THG Fulfil to support online growth across its brands.
newsLogistics and supply chain group Culina is to appoint deputy chief executive officer Fabian Koehler as its chief executive officer from 1 February 2027, as part of a long-planned succession.
newsJJX Logistics has opened an office in Wrocław, Poland, which will act as a hub for its multimodal freight operations in Central Europe and support its work in Eastern European markets.
newsDebenhams Group is moving its fulfilment operations back to Burnley under a new global distribution partnership with GXO Logistics, in a move expected to create over 1,200 jobs.
productFor many brands the main focus is placed on getting a delivery to a customer, while returns are regarded as an inconvenience, representing little more than additional handling, transport, processing and administration costs. Steph Mitcheson, Prolog Fulfilment explores.
newsThe firm has acquired a newly completed 130,000 sq ft logistics hub near Heathrow Airport, which will become the new headquarters of its air freight division, Davies Turner Air Cargo.
newsUK 3PL Miniclipper Logistics, which is moving increasingly into e-commerce fulfilment, now has four of its six warehouses running on a new WMS, with the full rollout due to finish in Q1 2027.
newsSome 78% of UK businesses in key growth sectors expect demand to outpace their ability to add capacity within two years, according to new research from DHL Supply Chain.
newsNorth East-based TSP Fulfilment has expanded into European fulfilment through a partnership with Ireland-based Eurobase, giving its e-commerce customers warehousing capacity inside the EU.
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