productIKEA implements Micro-Fulfillment concept
IKEA HAS launched a new store concept with an automated small parts system by Swisslog.
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productWhy store and ship fresh air?
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
newsSurvey shows growing skills shortages
96% OF UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker.
productFulfillment site to feature huge $48 million AutoStore system
3PL GEODIS has announced a partnership with Bastian Solutions to implement an AutoStore system into a new fulfillment site for a leading clothing retailer.
newsGXO and Abercrombie & Fitch to open high-tech DC
THE TWO firms announced an agreement to open a new 715,000 sq ft distribution centre in Goodyear, Arizona.
productAsda invests in end-to-end supply chain IT
THE UK retail market is one of the most dynamic in the world, and Asda has elected to move IT management of its end-to-end supply chain and retail operations to Blue Yonder.
productAutomated parcel consolidation saves 80% storage space
THE AUTOMATION of the process from good to person picking and buffer storage consolidation is making it easier to meet customer demand.
productDP World opens storage park for empty containers
THE 11.5 acre park at Southampton is designed to increase storage capacity for customers during the peak pre-Christmas season.
producteComm focused 3PL to deploy more robots
ACTIVE ANTS will expand its use of the GreyOrange GreyMatter operating system and Ranger MoveSmart robots in its e-fulfilment centre in Willebroek, Belgium.
newsWarehousing ‘hit harder than driving by labour shortages’
CURRENT PUBLICITY around the driver shortage in the UK fails to reflect the wider labour shortage being experienced across the logistics sector, in warehousing as well as transport, planning, engineering and more, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle.
articleWaitrose expands Milton Keynes warehouse
THE GROCER has added 13,604 pallets of extra storage capacity.
newsPortcentric warehouse upgraded to net zero
THE PORT of Tyne’s Warehouse 21 has been revamped to run entirely using clean energy from renewable sources.
productDriving seafood processing
SYSTEM INTEGRATORS including Thai MecTech Co. and MT Food System Co. installed a set of conveying solutions for the Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) facility in Bình Phước, Vietnam, with Interroll Drum Motors as the key drive equipment.
newsRHA refutes Shapps accusation
THE TRANSPORT secretary, Grant Shapps, has branded the current fuel shortage a “manufactured” crisis.
articleFlexible fresh food logistics
Dutch grocer Jumbo is building a 430,000 sq ft automated fresh food logistics centre with high process flexibility, in partnership with integrator Witron.
articlePrepare for the unknown
Smarter businesses are taking matters into their own hands and have contingency plans in place to ride out this extraordinary period of uncertainty we are all currently facing, says Tony Dobson.
articleAutomation-friendly plastic RTP
Accelerated growth in e-commerce is driving a greater reliance on durable, reusable transit packaging, says Jim Hardisty.
newsOrders break the billion euro mark for TGW
THE TGW Logistics Group has seen incoming orders in the billions for the first time at 1.1 billion euros, in the year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
articleKeeping shoppers sweet will boost checkout conversion rates
If you thought ecommerce held all the aces in the retail pack, think again. You rarely see an abandoned shopping trolley packed to the brim with goods at a checkout in a bricks and mortar supermarket, says Natasha Jones.
articleThe only way is digital
We are currently seeing a huge demand for digital innovation when it comes to automation in the warehouse and connected fleet management, says Kenny Watson.
