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.
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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.
articleReliability seals deal as e-tailer can’t afford downtime
Online shop redcoon opted for Yale warehouse equipment at its new logistics centre in Erfurt, Germany.
articleSortation system handles flat and hanging goods together
SDI Group has introduced a hanging pouch sortation system, called the MonaLisa, to the UK market following successful applications in Germany.
productCartonWrap from reel
CMC CartonWrap is an automatic carton packaging system capable of creating dynamic cardboard boxes from a continuous corrugated material reel.
articleStreamlining order picking
Reduce the walking time of your pickers with Crown’s QuickPick Remote.
articleCan parcel operators deliver the eCommerce Boom?
Flexible strategies will make the difference between retail delivery winners and losers, says Tony Walford of the Supply Chain Academy.
productCourier chooses Citizen printers
Courier and logistics specialist UCS switched to Citizen printers after observing how their speed and quality was helping partner organisations to offer good service.
articleFood supplier to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons buys Cold Stop
A leading producer of chilled ready-meals has installed Cold Stop curtains from Seymour Manufacturing International to help solve a temperature control issue.
articleA fresh look at automation for Omni-channel Retail
What you need to know to get the most out of your automated Omni-channel Retail operations. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleTips for retailers to achieve Omni-channel nirvana
Demanding clear stock visibility, keen predictive techniques and tightly managed fulfillment operations, delivery is the exciting and troubling heart of the Omni-channel experience. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleFossil responds fast to changing online trends
Swisslog has kitted out a multi-purpose logistics centre for leading fashion brand Fossil, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility.
articleLayer picking innovation promises ‘1000 outers per hour’
Flexi Narrow Aisle’s Warehouse Systems Division has launched the FlexiPiCK – a layer picking-based storage and order fulfillment solution that offers case pick rates of more than 1,000 outers per hour per operator.
newsHalfords tasks 3PL with ‘pre-retail’ role
The cycling and motor products retailer has has appointed Core Management Logistics (CML).
