articleHow will the post covid-19 supply chain look?
John Hayward of Hatmill, and Kevin Mofid of Savills ask if a post covid-19 supply chain generate different property requirements?
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newsONS figures show High Street decline
The ONS figures showed in March 2020, the monthly retail sales volume fell sharply by 5.1%; the largest fall since the series began as many stores ceased trading from 23 March following official government guidance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
productPandemic leads CMA to clear Amazon investment in Deliveroo
In light of a deterioration in Deliveroo’s financial position as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo.
productPotential for over-supply as pandemic slows property market
Latest research by Colliers International reveals that industrial and logistics letting activity remained buoyant in January and February 2020, yet March data shows that in general, occupiers have not been committing to signing new future leases.
newsDematic appoints Hatson as Business Solutions Sales Director
Dematic, the automated intralogistics solutions company, has appointed Matt Hatson as Business Solutions Sales Director for the UK, Ireland, Northern Europe and Scandinavia.
articleVoices from the cloud say ‘you can save money’
Voice software is joining the migration to the cloud says Voxware president and CEO Keith Phillips.
productAsda chooses Star Refrigeration for chilled and frozen DC
The green credentials of Asda’s new chilled and frozen distribution centre in the North West have been bolstered by an environmentally conscious cooling system from Star Refrigeration.
articleGoing further to optimise space
Articulated forklift manufacturer Bendi specialises in products that optimise space in the warehouse and back of store.
articleAsda invests in space efficient automated storage
Swisslog’s AutoStore boosts space efficiency at Asda’s Lutterworth IDC providing an advanced storage and picking solution featuring 140 robots.
newsAmazon warehouse workers strike in Germany
Around 700 Amazon warehouse workers in Germany went on a one-day strike over pay this month.
blogDeutsch arbeiter über Amazon?
The rise of eCommerce is a bright spot in a gloomy economic landscape but it is also bringing new problems and new battlegrounds for old problems.
news‘Elephant in the room’ as billions spent on omnichannel
A report from LCP Consulting has found UK’s non-food retail sector set to invest almost £5 billion in omnichannel retailing – an integrated retail experience across stores, mobile devices and internet etc – within the next five years.
articleCorrugated packaging proves a flexible friend
Corrugated packaging has adapted to provide solutions suiting eCommerce, retail-ready requirements and much else, says Charapak MD Richard Smith.
articleLoadhog innovates for huge growth
Sheffield-based transit packaging manufacturer and bespoke pooling company Loadhog is well known for designing packaging products that save you time and money. You are probably less aware of the more unusual aspects of the organisation and its big plans for the future. HSS tells all.
articlePallet networks roll with the punches
Online retail has changed the game for pallet networks with smaller consignments and deliveries to residential addresses now much more commonplace. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to a number of key pallet networks about this and other major developments.
articlePowering an intense application
White goods home delivery company Expert Logistics selected advanced Hawker batteries, chargers and management systems from EnerSys for the lift trucks at its new national distribution centre in Crewe.
productMibelle cleans up
Five Aisle-Master articulated trucks, soon to be followed by a sixth, are in operation at the Mibelle Group’s UK manufacturing and distribution centre in Bradford. Supplying major retailers and the cosmetics industry, the Group is one of the top three manufacturers of personal care products in Europe.
productArticle assortment across a wide temperature range
The EDEKA corporate group Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thueringen has selected a logistics and order picking system from general contractor WITRON.
articleFashion retailer uses fast sortation technology
Fashion brand, The Sting, has used fast sortation technology to effect rapid store replenishment, giving the retailer a significant competitive edge.
newsSainsbury’s opens Thameside DC
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today officially opened Sainsbury’s new Thameside Distribution Centre in South East London.
