newsDX unveils turnaround plan
The new Board is proposing to redeem its Convertible Loan Notes to raise £4m to support growth initiatives.
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articleSex toy start-up uses Exact Abacus for e-fulfillment
Exact Abacus helps start-up with integrated fulfilment technology.
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.
articleRetailer invests in Witron’s OPM technology
The Canadian grocer Metro implemented the picking technology in a -28 deg C warehouse.
articleASOS installs pocket sorter technology in Berlin DC
KNAPP is supporting leading online fashion retailer ASOS with the introduction of pocket sorter technology in its Berlin distribution centre.
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.
newsAmsterdam expansion
SEKO Logistics is opening its second largest operation in Europe at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park.
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.
productNext-gen IoT mobile printer launches
SATO has launched its new PW2NX Series IoT-equipped rugged mobile printer range designed for the printing of markdown labels, price tag labels and delivery labels in heavy use front-line operational environments.
newsTrump turns Twitter gun on Amazon
The US President Donald Trump made a number of Twitter attacks on Amazon at the end of March and beginning of April.
product24-hour home deliveries predicted due to ‘vampire economy’
Many 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.
productEnhanced goods-to-person system to extend order cutoff times
Dematic has introduced an enhanced Goods-to-Person (GTP) solution to provide a smarter, faster ergonomic order fulfillment engine.
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.
productResearch points to automation
Online 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.
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?
articleDamaged goods
Kite Packaging asks how retailers protect their brands in an age of eCommerce and home delivery?
productOptimise productivity at warehouse pack stations
Harting’s MICA modular industrial edge computer is at the heart of a system for workflow optimisation at warehouse packing stations that offers process optimisation.
productGrowing demand for green packaging
Pregis, 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.
articleMore in store
Dematic 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.
articleEfficiency at your fingertips
Typically, 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.
