productM&S shedding jobs but growing online fuflillment
The deal with Ocado can’t come fast enough, and is due to start in September.
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productHermes opens Castleford depot
The courier has opened the distribution depot in Gilcar Way.
newsFrancisco Partners acquires Consignor Group
After 23 years of entrepreneurial ownership by founder and CEO Peter Thomsen, Consignor Group has received backing from Francisco Partners.
newsPets at Home unveils plans for 670000 sq ft national DC
The leading pet care business has announced plans to open the new national storage and distribution centre in Staffordshire.
productArrowXL secures spot at Enfield Distribution Park
The UK’s largest two-person home delivery specialist is expanding into a new prime urban logistics development at Enfield Distribution Park.
productLocus in partnership with Balloon One
Locus Robotics has announced a strategic partnership with Balloon One, a UK-based provider of software and supply chain applications.
articleRoyal Mail awards sortation contract for Warrington hub
The facility is scheduled to be fully operational by early 2022 and will handle 800,000+ parcels per day.
articleFuture-proof your warehouse space
If there was ever a time to make sure that your warehouse is working at optimum capacity and efficiency, then it’s now.
articleScaling your warehouse post-pandemic
With traditional models being turned upside down, the pressure is on for businesses to become more adaptable and flexible with their planning – says SnapFulfil CEO for UK & Europe, Tony Dobson.
articleInnovative Design and Build Solutions
CopriSystems’ bespoke vision enables businesses to respond quickly to any changes in the market, be it a seasonal spike or global health emergency.
articleTry before you buy at robots demo centre
Wise Robotics has launched a warehouse robotics demo centre.
articleThe White Company picks fit-to-size automated packaging
The brand is to adopt Quadient’s high speed fit-to-size auto-boxing system, the CVP Everest for its eCommerce operation.
productZalando invests in automation control
Logistics software specialist inconso supports fashion retailer Zalando in controlling logistics automation components with inconsoWCS.
productWincanton investing in dedicated eComm facility in Warwickshire
The 3PL has announced the new eFulfilment facility will open this month in Nuneaton in part to help support a five-year contract with Loaf.
articleAMRs vital for new normal in warehouses
Commercial robotics vendors were increasingly delivering innovative solutions to warehouse efficiency way before the Covid-19 pandemic took a wrecking ball to the established order of things.
articleFood and FMCG companies need to prepare now for shifting market conditions
Food and FMCG companies must take steps to organise themselves now if they are going to have the right warehouse infrastructure in place to meet post-lockdown trading conditions, says John Maguire, managing director of intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle Ltd.
articleTowards a balanced warehouse
The events of the last few years, including Brexit and COVID-19, have forced senior management to think very deeply about how best to develop their operations to cope with unforeseen uncertainties.
producteComm drives purchase of industrial estate in Kent
PATRIZIA has splashed out around £37 million for the Quarry Wood Industrial Estate in Aylesford, Kent.
articleHighly dynamic automation in the warehouse of tomorrow
The warehouse of tomorrow will be highly automated, says Joel Garbutt, Head of Sales Northern Europe, TGW.
product3PL supports Asda with wipes supply
Johnston Logistics UK have seen a 286% increase since March in the throughput of anti-bacterial and other cleaning wipes it handles for Asda supermarkets.
