productIs shared warehousing the future?
Tony Mannix makes the case for greater collaboration in retail.
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newsWarehousing spared in latest Amazon job cuts
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shared a note to employees focused on ‘additional role eliminations’.
productAchieve complete control
WITH THE major disruptions caused by the pandemic now largely behind us, the sortation and distribution sectors are forecast to continue to grow.
articleTaking a look ahead
The TGW Logistics Group will demonstrate its ‘Future Fulfillment Center’ concept – how it works, how users can benefit from its advantages, and what technology it uses – for visitors to LogiMAT.
newsApproval for prime 2m sq ft scheme
A hybrid planning consent has been granted for the development of c.2 million sq ft of new industrial, warehouse and logistics stock in the South West.
articleHard won lessons replicated
The logistics industry has been slow to take to tech, but IT and big data are helping DHL to set new standards. Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy discusses with DHL Supply Chain UK&I chief information officer Andrew Weyer.
newsJohn Lewis awards contract for automation work at Fenny Lock DC
Logistex has been awarded the contract by the John Lewis Partnership to design and implement a solution to optimise the new eComm distribution centre at Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes.
newsUnipart launches Lead Logistics Provider service
THE COMPANY has launched the service in response to increased supply chain uncertainty, caused by events such as Brexit, Covid and the Ukraine conflict.
articleKeeping the shelves stocked
Pallet live storage can play a key role in supporting grocery retailers as they strive for market leading growth, says Edward Hutchison.
articleBoohoo averts delivery booboo
Agile delivery software from Metapack allowed the online fashion leader to quickly onboard the delivery networks of businesses it acquired.
productRegistration opens for Tomorrow’s Warehouse
TOMORROW’S WAREHOUSE is a one-day, free-to-attend conference tackling operational challenges in warehousing and logistics at a time of upheaval, which will take place at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on 8 June 2023.
articleReport sheds light on supply chain uncertainty
The fallout from the Russo-Ukrainian War remains a widespread concern for more than two-thirds (68%) of organisations in EMEA, according to a report commissioned by real estate firm JLL.
productAutomated bagging system a ‘game-changer’
AN AUTOMATED packaging solution – provided by distribution partner Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) using Hugo Beck’s flexo e-com machine – has helped totes ISOTONER (UK) to fulfil five times its previous daily order capacity in the run up to Christmas.
newsWindsor Framework replaces Northern Ireland Protocol
The deal between the UK Government and the EU provides a new legal and UK constitutional framework.
productDPD UK acquires final mile courier company Absolutely
Absolutely operates across the South East, with a fleet of circa 200 couriers servicing more than 2,500 clients.
productShipStation adds UPS to UK carrier service
The cloud-based eCommerce shipping solution gives merchants access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services at discounted rates.
productLocus Vector on show
Locus Robotics will show Locus Vector in action for the first time in front of a European audience at the LogiMAT exhibition in Stuttgart from April 25-27.
productWickes extends contract with Wincanton
The home improvement retailer has awarded a four year contract to the supply chain solutions provider that will extend its mandate.
articleDownstream first
It’s the software that really makes modern automated warehousing tick, and here, Rueben Scriven offers an account of the rise of the warehouse execution layer and what it can do for you.
articlePay-Per-Pick fulfilment automation service launches
DIGITAL SERVICES and logistics provider THG Ingenuity has signed a global distribution partnership agreement with AutoStore to provide automated fulfilment systems on a pay-per-pick model.
