articleHow agile a supply chain can you afford?
One of the greatest challenges facing retail businesses today is how to keep the customer proposition attractive yet affordable.
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productUK’s first all-electric parcel depot opens
DPD 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.
productResponding to change in e-commerce fulfilment
When 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.
productCreative space solution as eComm firm installs spiral conveyor
When 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.
articleGetting intelligent about the Peak Season
The 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.
articleBoden scales up operation with multi-tier storage
The racking solution provided by Apex has a storage capacity for approximately 234,000 boxes and 4,900 linear metres of hanging garments.
articleTwo-storey eCommerce distribution centre deploys Permaban Wave
A two-storey distribution centre in France, which will operate material handling equipment (MHE) on both levels, features the latest Permaban armoured joint – Permaban Wave.
productRetailer converts DC to omnichannel approach
In recent years, drastic measures have been carried out within Blokker to reverse negative results and reposition the Dutch retailer in its market.
productDepot opens in time for Peak season
Hermes has opened a purpose-built parcel distribution depot in Hemel Hempstead.
productIt’s hammer time – Rugged Black Friday discount extended
Renovotec 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.
productDürkopp sortation kit plays key role for Sainsbury’s
eCommerce 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.
productPrinters to minimise Black Friday delivery bottlenecks
Line matrix devices still the fastest, most reliable technology for managing order processing and picking says Printronix.
productBlackvember – IMRG forecast for Black Friday 2018
Andy 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.
productSwisslog cements number one slot
Swisslog has now sold more than 130 AutoStore projects worldwide, making the company the number one AutoStore integrator.
article‘Black Friday places a huge logistical challenge on retailers’
Consultancy BearingPoint predicts the additional 17 million orders generated by Black Friday will drive an additional 210,000 van deliveries over the period.
productThe calm before the storm – Peak Packaging Monday
As the countdown to Christmas well and truly begins, the two landmark dates in the sales world are fast approaching – Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
articleHSE issues Black Friday safety guidance to prevent upsurge in MSDs
Black Friday is a great day for business but don’t let it come at the expense of your workers’ health, cautions Michael Paton, policy lead for musculoskeletal disorders at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
productYodel unveils semi-automated sorter for ugly loads
The carrier has invested over £1m in the Wednesbury sort centre to handle out of gauge parcels.
productUsing robots to meet peak seasonal demands
Here in the UK, most e-commerce businesses are likely in the middle of their peak season. Black Friday has been and gone, but the peak is still underway. For many consumers, the annual shopping event marks a starting point for Christmas shopping, making the holiday peak season even longer.
articleGet a load of the talent
The Talent in Logistics event is dedicated to promoting logistics recruitment and supporting staff retention. The event is moving to Milton Keynes for 2019 and the team will unveil a white paper on student perceptions of logistics in the coming months.
