articleFull loop solution
Sovex loading and unloading technology is playing a key role in a new Transnorm initiative to offer an end-to-end handling solution for parcel companies.
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productIndustry 4.0 and digitalisation shaping online retail
Automated packaging technology is becoming more sophisticated to cope with speed and accuracy demanded by eCommerce. Andy Pretious, sales & marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems explains.
productThe online retail revolution – view from the inside
Retail logistics has been on a rollercoaster ride for years with the advent of eCommerce. Neil Adcock, Consulting Partner at Bis Henderson Consulting was there throughout the transformation working for 3PLs. He tells HSS editor Simon Duddy his story of a fast-changing market.
productDematic expands solution set to include Autostore
The agreement will enable Dematic to expand its omni-channel integrated solution offering with an ultra-high density storage and goods to person piece picking system to optimise order fulfillment and kitting.
articleSmart order picking
WITRON has introduced a number of innovative order picking developments.
productBS Handling appoints new senior project manager
As part of continued expansion plans and to meet an increasing workload, BS Handling has appointed Mike Emerson as a new Senior Project Manager. Emerson joined the team in September 2017 and is responsible for the on-site management of projects and consequent service contracts.
productCBRE considers innovations shaping retail logistics to 2020
Five significant innovations will influence the retail logistics industry by 2020 according to global real estate advisor CBRE.
productHome delivery sector growth drives investment
A transport company in Mansfield has geared up for the growth of the home delivery sector having invested more than £26,000 in a new fleet of electric pump trucks.
productKite expands range of labels
After recently reviewing its label offering and expanding the range to now consist of white universal labels on a roll and a multi-purpose range consisting of different sized labels with round or square edges, Kite Packaging has now added circular labels, in two different sizes.
productYodel invests in Business Control Tower
Parcel carrier’s new Hatfield facility will enhance planning, monitoring and communications capabilities.
articleTelematics aimed at parcel delivery firms
Telematics tools are essential for the ecommerce and parcel delivery industries, argues Simon Keam-George, CEO at Enigma Telematics.
productAlibaba to invest £11.3 billion in logistics over next 5 years
The online retail behemoth, dubbed the ‘Chinese Amazon’, has also increased its stake to a majority holding in the Cainiao Network, which serves as a logistics data platform.
articleMobile data capture enables connected retail supply chain
Retailers are only too aware that it is much harder and more expensive to secure new customers than it is to retain existing ones.
productLipstick powder and pick
Cosmetics distribution operation sees efficiency boost after automated investment.
articleFood retailer to build automated DC
A dynamic picking system from Witron will be used for the highly dynamic and semi-automatic picking of small parts in the dry goods assortment.
productRail freight delivery from China
CML has successfully completed its first ever rail freight delivery from China.
productSEKO Logistics partners with Retain.Me
SEKO Logistics is offering eCommerce customers the opportunity to increase sales and build consumer loyalty through a partnership with Retain.me using its SmartSlips technology to replace traditional and increasingly obsolete delivery notes.
productNext stage eComm as WMS integration achieved
MACS Software, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of WMS, has completed its integration with the latest version of the Linnworks web-based API order management platform.
newsHuge quantity of urban logistics space needed
A huge increase in urban logistics property space is required across key centres across Europe in the next few years to meet the exponential growth of eCommerce and the resultant need for last mile delivery in cities, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield.
articleFrom the ground up
No part of the construction of warehouses is easier to get wrong and harder to fix than the floor argues Sika.
