articleA split tray sorter installed by Dürkopp Fördertechnik at German catalogue and e-commerce specialists Witt Weiden has proved to be highly efficient, enabling ‘returns’ to be easily and efficiently integrated into the normal order and dispatch process.
articleBritain’s biggest grocer replaces the 7,546 sacrificial legs in its Daventry grocery distribution centre.
articleLeading automation player Dematic has bought FSU Investments, owner of SDI Group, which is best know for garment handling and eCommerce fulfillment.
articleNow the dust has settled on the Christmas fulfillment and delivery peak, Handling & Storage Solutions brings together some insightful quotes as the experts begin to make sense of a particularly ‘peaky’ peak.
articleIn this thought leadership article, Yodel supremo Dick Stead puts his foot down and demands ‘honesty, transparency and a fair price’ after Christmas 2014 ‘broke the mould’.
newsYodel has recorded over one million customer feedback responses and a marked rise in satisfaction, thanks to the company’s customer experience management programme, Have Your Say.
newsCore Management Logistics (CML), based in Lutterworth, is looking to encourage more women to enter into the logistics industry. Pam Sood, Global Logistics Supplier at CML, shares her positive experiences as a woman in the sector.
productWith strong growth in e-commerce driving demand for strategically located distribution depots, when a leading UK and International parcel delivery company opened a new depot in North London to cater for the growing demand on its services, it turned to Astec Conveyors to supply the conveyor system.
articleConsolidating multiple orders in an automated warehouse needs a lot of thought, analysis and planning. The size, shape and sales volume of the items in question all have a part to play, but so does the WMS, says Paul Wilson MD at Davies & Robson.
articleWith the increase in eCommerce, Click and Collect, the efficient and safe transportation of goods has never been more crucial says Andrew Smedley, divisional manager at Antalis Packaging.
articleFor many, 2014 was the year that internet fulfillment broke and the optimism generated by rising online retail volumes soured as the cost of fulfillment spiralled out of control. We talk to LCP Consulting to get some idea of what happened and what lies in store for the future.
newsJohn Lewis has announced that it will open a new distribution centre (DC) in Milton Keynes, to support the growth of its Omni-channel business in both shops and online.
articleAutomation specialists, Swisslog, is to deliver its newly developed order fulfilment system for DB Schenker Logistics in Arlandastad, Sweden.
articleDHL has carried out a pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality picking in a warehouse in the Netherlands.
articleThis year’s Delivery Conference hammered home the message of how central fulfillment and deliveries are to the success of the Omni-channel Retail Revolution. One key question was the extent to which retailers and carriers should collaborate. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleFigures from the recent IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index indicate that the 2014 festive season was a disappointing one for retailers. DX director Paul Doble explains.
articleVoiteq MD Isabel McCabe offers advice to grocery retailers and fashion brands alike as online sales drive business changes.
productCrown Lift Trucks recently gained its fourth award for the GPC 3000 order picker with QuickPick Remote by winning its 14th Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
productHermes Fulfilment, an Otto Group company that manages all services along the supply chain for European distance dealers at its four own logistics centres, introduced a master plan on climate protection in 2006.
articleWe hear from the venture capitalist, the company MD and the administrator that wound up City Link, as they explain why the courier failed.
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