articleImaging technology helps retailer sort products faster
Datalogic speeds critical fresh food distribution with powerful identification and automation control for major French retailer.
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news900 jobs created with new Sainsbury’s DC in Daventry
Work has begun on a major new Sainsbury’s distribution facility in Daventry, which will create over 900 jobs and support the company’s rapidly growing general merchandise business.
productSDI Group wins contract to maintain DCs for George at Asda
Automated material handling systems integrator, SDI Group, has secured a three year contract to maintain all three of George at Asda’s UK automated distribution centres.
articleDutch online retailer awards DC fit-out contract to Knapp
Online store wehkamp.nl has awarded Knapp with a contract to provide an automated handling system for a new distribution centre.
productReach trucks combine performance and ergonomics
The Atlet Tergo range comprises five advanced reach trucks designed to provide the most ergonomic, efficient and productive performance in all types of materials handling operation.
articleAstec Conveyors repeats TNT success at Crawley depot
A high speed two-stage switch unit becomes the latest sortation system installed at TNT by Astec Conveyors.
newsAmazon hits back at criticism of warehouse working conditions
Criticisms that working practices in one of Amazon’s fulfillment centres could lead to ‘physical and mental illness’ are incorrect, according to a senior member of Amazon’s fulfillment team.
articleOmni-channel delivery management specialist secures £20m funding
Provider of delivery management solutions for retailers MetaPack has received a £20m investment from Index Ventures to fund international growth.
articleSwisslog offers Christmas planning tips
We’re unlikely to see the end of the last minute mad dash along the high street for Christmas presents anytime soon, but with e-commerce sales becoming an increasingly vital part of the retail mix, there may be a little more elbow room this year for the more forgetful of shoppers.
articleAutomate asset management to boost supply chain visibility
Every logistics operator understands the challenges facing their supply chain, but many lack the belief that asset-related challenges are simple and cost effective to solve, says Richard Jenkins from RF Code.
newsDotcom warehouse for Woodway
Woodway UK has acquired an extra 28,000 sq ft of warehousing space dedicated to servicing multichannel retailers.
articleFurniture Village selects Atlet for high and heavy work
Furniture Village extended the racking of its 100,000 sq ft national NDC in Milton Keynes to make full use of the building’s height. The company then sought a forklift truck supplier to provide trucks that could cope with the demands of its busy warehouse.
productMACS Software links up with multichannel developer
WMS specialist MACS Software has announced a partnership agreement with multichannel eCommerce software developer Linn Systems, the company behind the Linnworks business automation solution.
productAmazon grants Goodman huge spec warehouse contract
Property group Goodman will develop a 95,000 sq m fulfilment centre in Wroclaw, Poland for Amazon.
articleAsda sources space saving ‘sliding doors’ storage
BITO Storage Systems has installed Smart Slide shelving at the Asda Logistics Clothing Depot in Lymedale, Staffordshire, for the eCommerce operation of leading clothing retailer George.com.
articleAsda awards Swisslog with IDC maintenance contract
Wal-Mart subsidiary, Asda, has awarded Swisslog’s UK business with a major maintenance and support contract for one of its flagship depots, the Integrated Distribution Centre (IDC) in Lutterworth.
articleLightweight internal high speed door released
Union Industries has expanded its range of industrial fast acting doors with the development of a lightweight internal door for ambient & chilled environments – the Picadoor.
articleRetailers with strong Omni-channel strategies are Christmas winners
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 19.2% in December versus a year earlier, the highest growth in four years, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
articleRetail winners were online experts
Every year there are winners and losers in the flurry of retail activity around Christmas and the New Year – 2013 was no different.
articleSpar expands central warehouse
SPAR will expand its existing logistics centre in Wels by more than 107,639 sq ft. The Austrian food retailer will gear its logistics processes towards future market requirements. The contract for the design and construction phase of the extension has been awarded to the Witron.
