productAmazon logistics takes next step
In its April 2016 report, eCommerce delivery firm ParcelHero predicted Amazon would become a logistics company. Now Amazon has launched end-to-end delivery service Shipping with Amazon.
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productWeigh up the risks of overloaded vans
Venson Automotive Solutions reminds businesses that overloaded vans can be one of the most unsuspecting yet damaging factors to affect fleets.
productFlexi launches revamped website
Narrow Aisle, the intralogistics solutions specialist, has revamped its main company website – www.flexi.co.uk.
articleKFC dramatically returns to Bidvest after logistics debacle
Bidvest Logistics confirmed it has signed a long-term agreement with KFC UK & Ireland to provide renewed supply to up to 350 of their restaurants in the North of the UK, from 26th March 2018.
articleKFC debacle could harm DHL’s reputation says leading consultant
Bidvest ‘effectively bails out’ DHL for a significant portion of KFC’s restaurant deliveries, after DHL ran into serious difficulties after it took the contract on.
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articleWMS can boost last mile delivery performance
Organisations with last mile delivery operations face an increasingly challenging marketplace, says Andrew Tavener, Descartes Systems Group UK, but WMS can solve a number of issues.
productCrown wins iF Design Award 2018
Crown has earned the prestigious iF Design Award for the WP 3010 compact pallet truck.
productSolution promises to speed up lorry loading
The beverage industry is a typical application where empties and full bottles, cans, drums, crates, packing material, and pallets, are handled in multiple logistic flows.
newsDPD to introduce worker contract as part of new Driver Code
The new worker contract will include paid annual leave, pension and sick pay, and scrap the controversial £150 breach charge for self-employed drivers.
newsUp the pace on Brexit talks or risk supply chain damage
With a year until the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Freight Transport Association is urging the government to up the pace on the negotiation of trading arrangements, or risk damaging integrated supply chains.
newsConsolidating picking and cross-docking added to contract
Multinational insulation products manufacturer Rockwool has extended its UK distribution contract with transport operator CM Downton.
newsFrozen foods producer renews supply chain contract
XPO Logistics has renewed its longstanding supply chain support of Daloon Foods, part of the Izico Food Group.
articleInnovative logistics needed for intense grocery eCommerce market
The grocery eCommerce market is well on course to reach current predictions of between £18-20bn in 2020 – a remarkable story of growth and supply chain capability given the intense and unique requirements that selling food in multiple temperature ranges presents.
producteComm platform extends deal with Clipper
Clipper Logistics has signed a new contract with LoveCrafts, an eCommerce platform, specialising in products and accessories for the wool crafts market.
productFrench retail chain Monoprix strikes delivery deal with Amazon
Monoprix, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Casino Group, will make a broad selection of its food offering available to customers in Paris via Amazon Prime Now.
productGlobal reach
DHL Parcel and DHL eCommerce are now offering online retailers a global solution for their e-commerce fulfillment needs with a global fulfillment platform and new fulfillment centres in the UK, Americas and Southeast Asia.
articleDynamic mast control helps reach truck stand out
3PL Johnston Logistics uses a Linde reach truck fitted with Dynamic Mast Control (DMC) to boost speed and safety.
articleReturns: costly or clever?
Most experts are agreed that returns are a major pain point for e-tailers and their supply chains, so why then are some retailers encouraging more returns through aggressive marketing strategies? Simon Duddy reports on the new ‘try before you buy’ trend – is it a costly error or a clever way to build market share?
productTransmec opens new warehouse at Worcester
Logistics provider Transmec Group is targeting further growth with the opening of a new depot at Worcester.
