articleSDI Group launches a sortation knowledge portal
SDI Group, the global integrator of automated materials handling systems, has launched a new web site designed to demonstrate the benefits of automated sortation in a multimedia format.
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articleSchuh speeds up order picking
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a ‘pick to belt’ conveying system for footware retailer Schuh.
articleFood crime unit set up following ‘horsemeat’ review
The Government has responded to the Elliott Review into weaknesses in the food supply chain. The Review was launched following the ‘horsemeat’ scandal.
articleLoading bays restored in DC refurbishment
A vacant food distribution centre in Leicestershire has been undergoing a process of refurbishment and modernisation in order to bring it back up to an operational standard.
articleIs Sunday delivery an opportunity for carriers to boost efficiency?
Retailing and logistics are starting to develop a negative, inverse relationship. As e-commerce levels continue to grow, volumes of parcels delivered right first time have been dropping steadily, says DA Systems MD David Upton.
productOrdered today & delivered today
As delivery times grow shorter, digital commerce is becoming ever more dynamic. To keep pace with these developments, businesses have to rethink and invest in new logistics concepts. The challenge today is to complete picking, packaging and shipping within a few short hours.
articleWitron modernises huge DC
With revenue of $98 billion US dollars and 375,000 employees, the food retailer The Kroger Co, headquartered in Cincinnati, is one of the largest retailers in the world.
newsCourse focuses on last mile distribution
Logistics and supply chain management training provider Logistics Learning Alliance is launching an online technical distribution course, which is one of the components of the new ‘Deliver, Offload and Position’ system (DOPsys).
articleGarment picking races to 1,000 outfits an hour
The Dürkopp system also allows fashion brand ACS to track individual garments using RFID technology.
articleFlexible approach
SDI Group senior sales manager Winnie Ahrens answers key questions on garment handling.
articleLeading forwarder invests in hanging garment frame
Uniserve has adopted Sea-GOH, a folding, hanging garment frame from Sunrise Global Innovations, to support its inbound garment services for a number of retail clients.
articleSorters save energy
Crisplant says garment handling need not be energy intensive with its sorter ranges.
articleUnderstanding storage
SEC Storage MD Steve Watts tells HSS editor Simon Duddy that great benefits can be gained from fully understanding how storage should work for your business.
newsEPAL launches ‘more robust’ half pallet
The European Pallet Association (EPAL) has introduced a new EPAL half pallet with three skid boards.
newsAmazon introduces same-day pick-up service
Amazon in the UK expanded its Pick-Up Location programme with its first ever same-day collection service.
newsEcommerce biggest growth area says 92% of logistics companies
The growth in ecommerce has brought big business to the logistics industry and will continue to do so between now and 2018, with 92% of logistics companies seeing it as their biggest area for growth over the next four years.
newsYodel creates 5,000 jobs across the UK
Part- and full-time roles ahead of Christmas peak include 750 warehouse staff to work at Yodel’s parcel sorting centres.
productWaitrose trials temperature controlled Click & Collect lockers
Waitrose has become the first supermarket in the UK to launch a trial of automated, temperature-controlled lockers for online grocery orders in third party locations.
newsGerman handling equipment manufacturer plans UK launch
LKE Group has targeted the UK to help in its bid to double turnover over the next five years.
productReport makes ‘grim reading’ for retailers and carriers
Following the recently released Which? report rating the best and worst delivery firms, Stuart Higgins, retail partner at LCP Consulting said last mile fulfilment is the new retail battleground.
