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Getting ready for Peak: five moves UK retailers should make now

For consumers, peak retail season is still months away. For supply chains, it has already begun. Retailers are bringing forward purchasing decisions and moving Christmas and seasonal merchandise earlier through their networks as they navigate volatile freight costs, shifting trade policies, geopolitical disruption and uncertain consumer demand. The objective is understandable: secure inventory, reduce exposure to further disruption and avoid being caught short when demand accelerates.

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Goplasticpallets.com hits 3,000 tonne recycling milestone

“Investment in circular practices should sit at the heart of any business’s sustainability programme.” That was the message from goplasticpallets.com this week, as the Eastbourne-based company marked recycling 3,000 tonnes of plastic – a milestone that has saved the CO2 equivalent of taking 640 cars off the road for a year.

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JLR has extended and expanded its finished vehicle logistics contract with CEVA Logistics across France and the Benelux, making CEVA its exclusive finished vehicle logistics provider in France under a new three-year agreement. news

JLR hands CEVA exclusive French vehicle logistics

JLR has extended and expanded its finished vehicle logistics contract with CEVA Logistics across France and the Benelux, making CEVA its exclusive finished vehicle logistics provider in France under a new three-year agreement.

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Peak season is often treated as a test of how quickly a warehouse can pick, pack and despatch more orders. But it can also expose something less obvious: packaging decisions made throughout the year may be quietly limiting the capacity available when it matters most. article

Peak doesn’t create packaging problems. It reveals them.

Peak season is often treated as a test of how quickly a warehouse can pick, pack and despatch more orders. But it can also expose something less obvious: packaging decisions made throughout the year may be quietly limiting the capacity available when it matters most.

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With much of England in drought according to the National Drought Group at times during the summer, the soaring temperatures of the summer’s heatwaves caused widespread disruption from travel delays to stretched public services. But a less obvious impact has been the mounting strain extreme weather such as this is placing on supply chains, says Tim Moylan, chief growth officer, Infios. article

Beyond the Heatwave: building more adaptable supply chains

With much of England in drought according to the National Drought Group at times during the summer, the soaring temperatures of the summer’s heatwaves caused widespread disruption from travel delays to stretched public services. But a less obvious impact has been the mounting strain extreme weather such as this is placing on supply chains, says Tim Moylan, chief growth officer, Infios.

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Luxury homeware brand Birdie Fortescue has appointed Prolog Fulfilment to manage its end-to-end fulfilment, including white-glove delivery of large furniture, as it expands internationally with a new US presence. news

Birdie Fortescue hands fulfilment to Prolog

Luxury homeware brand Birdie Fortescue has appointed Prolog Fulfilment to manage its end-to-end fulfilment, including white-glove delivery of large furniture, as it expands internationally with a new US presence.

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