productMany consumers now shop online late into the night. ParcelHero predicts this year will see the first 24-hour home deliveries as retailers seek to make a killing in the late night vampire economy.
productDematic has introduced an enhanced Goods-to-Person (GTP) solution to provide a smarter, faster ergonomic order fulfillment engine.
productDHL 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.
productOnline retailers need greater automation in the warehouse to help meet delivery schedules during peak periods and to improve customer service, shows independent market research from Conveyor Networks.
articleMost 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?
articleKite Packaging asks how retailers protect their brands in an age of eCommerce and home delivery?
productHarting’s MICA modular industrial edge computer is at the heart of a system for workflow optimisation at warehouse packing stations that offers process optimisation.
productPregis, supplier of Easypack, has reported increases in customer orders for green packaging in 2017 that led to a record number of 121,646 new trees being saved during the 12 month period, an increase of around 10% on the previous year.
articleDematic has expanded its solution set to include AutoStore, the ultra-high density goods-to-person piece picking system, giving omni-channel businesses the opportunity to quadruple their storage density for fast order fulfilment. By Daniel Aspin (pictured), Sales Lead at Dematic Northern Europe for AutoStore and James Smith, Business Development Manager at AutoStore.
articleTypically, order picking applications would not be the first thing you would associate with health and safety risk, but order picking is a labour-intensive process.
productHoneywell has announced a new software platform for distribution centres that streamlines and simplifies complex e-commerce fulfillment operations.
productFood company chooses new generation blast freezer units to double frozen and chilled capacity while reducing running costs.
newsGazeley has announced the acquisition of a six-acre plot of land in the heart of London to speculatively develop the UK’s first three-storey logistics facility to be called G Park London Docklands.
articleRetailers are beginning to embrace RFID in-store with a view to transforming stock accuracy. But, while great, there are potentially some even greater benefits of deploying RFID, explains Craig Summers, UK MD of Manhattan Associates.
productA conveyor-based loading system from Joloda has allowed a drinks firm to downsize its commercial fleet from eight standard trailers to two purpose-built curtainsiders.
productThe manufacturer will be exhibiting alongside its wholly owned subsidiary, Rushlift GSE, the airport ground handling specialists, at Multimodal 2018 (hall 4, stand 7050).
articleThe online fashion giant is accelerating its already considerable investment in logistics to back up industry leading delivery and returns propositions.
articleIf you’re wrestling with the costs to build a new industrial building, and don’t think a temporary building will stand the test of time – consider the example of a building constructed for Bernard Matthews, says Aganto.
productThe principle of batch picking is now well established in modern storage systems to ensure fast order picking.
productSwisslog Logistics Automation will implement goods-to-person automation system CarryPick for Von Maur’s eCommerce fulfillment centre in Davenport, Iowa.
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