articleThe challenge for retailers around peak times is to respond effectively to the required increase in capacity, while still maintaining service-promise and keeping costs in check, says Dean Wyatt, divisional VP, fashion & beauty, DHL Supply Chain.
articleLeading footwear brand uses UniCarriers trucks for a wide variety of warehouse tasks from putaway to picking.
productAmazon warehouse workers suffered fractures, contusions, head injuries and collisions with heavy equipment, GMB investigation shows.
productByBox, specialists in smart locker technology and field service solutions, has received a strategic investment from Francisco Partners that values ByBox at £221 million.
productThe use of automated, software-driven solutions such as vertical carousels, vertical lift systems, vertical Buffer modules and horizontal carousels for inventory picking can slash fulfilment times.
productIndependent parcel carrier Yodel has launched Inflight, with a new set of features that will allow customers to amend their delivery preferences online or via the Yodel mobile app, up to an hour before delivery is due.
articleRetail, it would be fair to say, is a sector that is going through a period of fairly seismic upheaval at the moment, says Andy Mulcahy, Strategy and Insight Director, IMRG. But the impact of the rate of change in retail is not just restricted to the high street; there are multiple factors exerting pressure on retailers to find cost-savings and optimise performance across all areas of the business.
articleOne of the greatest challenges facing retail businesses today is how to keep the customer proposition attractive yet affordable.
productDPD has today opened the UK’s first all-electric parcel depot in the heart of Westminster and announced plans for a further seven all-electric sites in the capital.
productWhen you look at a line chart of e-commerce growth over the last five years, it has been remarkably consistent. In the U.S. alone, there’s an average growth rate of more than 13 percent per year.
productWhen having to build or upgrade production lines in tight quarters, spiral conveyors are the perfect way to keep the layout compact. However, sometimes space constraints get even more severe, and creative solutions have to be found.
articleThe biggest sales opportunity of the entire year takes a lot of planning, but Black Friday and the entire peak season still have the capacity to surprise even the most seasoned retail and carrier companies, says Tom Forbes, VP Customer Delivery & International, MetaPack.
articleThe racking solution provided by Apex has a storage capacity for approximately 234,000 boxes and 4,900 linear metres of hanging garments.
articleA two-storey distribution centre in France, which will operate material handling equipment (MHE) on both levels, features the latest Permaban armoured joint – Permaban Wave.
productIn recent years, drastic measures have been carried out within Blokker to reverse negative results and reposition the Dutch retailer in its market.
productHermes has opened a purpose-built parcel distribution depot in Hemel Hempstead.
productRenovotec is now featuring Honeywell’s new Thor VM1A vehicle-mounted Android computer with Qualcomm 660 processor, integrated keyboard and read-anywhere 8-inch-touchscreen in its ‘Rugged Black Friday’ hardware rentals campaign.
producteCommerce automation and sortation from Dürkopp Fördertechnik helped Sainsbury’s win the category for new facilities over 150,000 sq ft at the 2018 Logistics Awards.
productLine matrix devices still the fastest, most reliable technology for managing order processing and picking says Printronix.
productAndy Mulcahy, strategy and insight director, IMRG has dubbed the Black Friday ‘season’ Blackvember to take into account a sustained period of discounting and marketing around the day. The supply chain needs to take into account the likely pattern of online sales to avoid being swamped.
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