articleHybrid solutions a wise option
Automation + manpower = a wise combination for the future, particularly when considering the best use of warehouse space.
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productThe need for automated sortation
Smart and scalable sorters provide flexibility and boost efficiency for omni-channel retailers.
articleAI to transform warehouses
Five years ago, I was asked a seemingly simple question by the owner of SEC Storage… are we relevant? One month of furious research later, I gave my answer: ‘Yes, but we won’t be for long’ before outlining an ambitious plan to revolutionise our approach.
productFresh produce automation
Supermarket EDEKA is automating fresh produce logistics in the fruit and vegetable sector at top of its German DCs with an intralogistics solution from Cimcorp.
productWhistl will open three new fulfilment sites
THE NEW depts will be based in Lutterworth, Northampton and Plymouth, with the aim to accelerate the firm’s expansion into e-fulfillment.
productCarton flow rack system
FOOD DISTRIBUTION company Eroski is immersed in a logistics modernisation process and has built a refrigerated products logistics platform of 17,600 sq m in Júndiz, Spain which will replace the other two units it has in Bekolarra and Júndiz.
articleShift to store-pick explained
Earlier this year we reported how Asda and Sainsbury’s were closing regional fulfilment centres and ramping up in-store picking for online orders. A report from Atrato Capital offers an explanation for this move.
productStreamline import processes
DUE TO changes in import processes, postal operators are becoming increasingly dependent on data they receive from shipments sent by foreign postal services.
articleNext-gen safety
Following extensive redesign, manufacturing and on-site testing across the world, Stertil Dock Products has launched its latest generation Combilok G2 automated vehicle restraint system.
productLogistics property market boom continues
Demand for UK logistics and industrial space shows no sign of slowing as transactions in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 115% compared to the same period last year, while the number of deals completed was 70% higher than a typical Q1.
productSpecialist courier invests in IT
ArrowXL has invested over half a million pounds in technology supplied by Zetes to replace all of its on-the-road handheld terminals and upgrade its delivery software.
newsOcado makes further move into last-mile autonomous vehicles
The warehouse robot technology leader has partnered with Oxbotica in a bid to integrate autonomous vehicles into the Ocado Smart Platform.
productCNG trucks powered by waste-to-energy
Chilled and frozen logistics company McCulla (Ireland) is powering trucks on bio-methane gas generated from Lidl food waste.
productM&S to build online automated warehouse within Bradford DC
Work has begun to extend M&S’s Bradford DC so it becomes a second online warehouse for M&S.com.
productAsda deploys powered stair climber for last mile lifts
TO FURTHER improve the efficiency of its grocery home shopping service, Asda has become the first UK supermarket to introduce a powered stair climber, in collaboration with materials handling specialist, Stanley.
productAsda Logistics Services takes 60 sorting robots
THE SORTING SYSTEM for the Asda DC in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire will provide Asda with the capacity to support continued growth across its parcel collection and returns business.
productPuma logistics hub goes live
The central logistics hub for Europe is said to be one of the most advanced fulfilment centres for fashion, and can process up to 74 million SKUs per year.
newsASOS awards Lichfield contract to XPO Logistics
ONLINE FASHION retailer ASOS has awarded the contract to manage its new fulfilment centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire to XPO, and has renewed XPO’s long-term contract to manage the existing ASOS fulfilment centre at Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
articleSpaciotempo solves seasonal space shortage at height of pandemic
As with many major retailers, John Lewis & Partners are prone to seasonal surges that impact on storage and distribution. Due to these peaks, the firm often resort to employing additional staff to fulfil increased demands on their operations.
productSupermarket builds 50k sq m E-Fulfillment Centre
JUMBO HAS used storage systems provider Begra and AR Racking to optimise the space of the logistics centre – Jumbo’s third EFC in the Netherlands.
