articlePandemic has brought investment forward
Wincanton MD of Digital & eFulfilment, Paul Durkin says the pandemic has pulled online fulfilment investment forward or many firms.
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productWalmart in China deploys EP pallet trucks
THE RETAILER entered the Chinese market in 1996 and operates more than 440 stores in over 180 Chinese cities. The retailer started a formal cooperation with EP in 2012.
productNew parcel hub for Gloucester
Mercian Logistics, member of The APC network, has opened a new operational parcel depot at Barnwood Point, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester.
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productEcomm solutions provider takes Tamworth spec-build
ST. MODWEN Industrial & Logistics has completed a deal to bring an international e-commerce solutions provider to St. Modwen Park Tamworth, signing a 15-year agreement to occupy the 321,204 sq ft speculatively-built unit.
newsPlan for Tottenham last mile scheme
PALOMA CAPITAL and leading real estate developer, Graftongate, have joined forces to acquire a 2.31-acre site in North London from Lifestory.
newsHermes plan to build Bolton depot
THE NEW purpose-built depot In Bolton is planned in Autumn 2021.
articleAnalysts predict growth in robotic micro-fulfillment
Concerns over future lockdowns and customers’ heightened expectations regarding fast delivery are driving retailers to re-evaluate their fulfilment strategies.
newsProblem solving on demand: check out virtual conference
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
productMumbai omnichannel retailer awards logistics contract
Furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry has awarded the contract to FM Logistic to provide omnichannel logistics and fulfilment services in the India’s western region.
articleOn Demand problem solving for warehouse operations
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
productBaby seat retailer gets smart on storage
SMART BABY has installed an AR Racking adjustable pallet racking system to fully exploit its new 2,000 sq m warehouse in Barcelona.
newsLast minute deal prompts border delays
Responding to border delay problems, hauliers were warned by UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove early in January that there was likely to be ‘significant disruption’ at borders in January.
productASOS to build second UK warehouse
The leading pure-play fashion retailer ASOS will invest £90m in a new fulfilment centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
productFree up both hands with HandScanner
Datalogic has launched the HandScanner, a small and light non-intrusive hands-free scanner designed to streamline workers’ daily operations.
articleFive tips for keeping your warehouse healthy in 2021
The peak holiday season can be a stressful time for warehouse personnel—and equipment. In many organisations meeting peak demands requires automation equipment to run at maximum capacity, often without regularly scheduled system maintenance. This tendency to defer maintenance due to high demand was even more prevalent in 2020 as many organisations saw above-normal demand for extended periods during the pandemic.
productFlexible-loading trailers for Europa
Europa Worldwide Group has taken 10 Krone Dry Liner box vans for its fast-expanding click and collect operation.
productParcel firm installs robot-based sortation
Yamato, Japan’s leading parcel delivery company, has installed parcel sortation solutions on four sites based on ‘Mini Yellow’ AMRs supplied by LiBiao Robot.
articleFour storeys of robotic sortation for parcel firm
A sortation system with LiBiao’s autonomous mobile robots at its heart has replaced a conveyor-based system at the fulfilment centre of a Japanese cosmetics retailer.
articleRobotics key to lockdown fulfilment strategies
If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the logistics industry anything it is the importance of staying flexible in the face of rapid – and unexpected – change. The pandemic has had a significant impact on supply chains throughout the country, stress-testing their resilience and in many instances pushing them to near breaking point.
