articleYodel clears backlog but is there a deeper problem?
Yodel has cleared the parcel backlog it announced last week, which prompted a wave of disparaging national newspaper headlines.
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articleDelivery firms will innovate to avoid chokepoint
Parcel delivery innovations will fuel e-commerce growth in 2015 and beyond, predicts courier Fastlane International.
newsCity Link logistics staff seek jobs amid recrimination
A City Link Job Board has been set up on Facebook where jobs can be posted by companies interested in attracting former City Link staff.
newsDX Group snaps up City Link assets
The administrators of parcel delivery company City Link has sold significant assets to DX Group.
articleAutomated handling delivers future-proof retail solutions
If the media coverage of Black Friday, the Christmas shopping period and the New Year sales tells us anything, it’s that the consumer’s desire for a bargain remains undiminished. James Sharples, MD of Swisslog UK, looks at why changes in demand have led to changes in the development of automated intralogistics.
newsHS2 impacts Waitrose fulfillment plans
Waitrose will open a bespoke dot.com fulfilment centre in Coulsdon on 3 March 2015. This facility will employ 450 staff by the end of January 2016.
articleSupporting click and collect
The Gas Superstore acquired a 65,000 sq ft new build distribution centre in Coalville allowing it to support a rapid click and collect service for the East Midlands.
articleWere City Link’s owners ruthless and lacking in commitment?
HSS Editor Simon Duddy asks if Better Capital deserve the ‘bandits’ charge levelled at them by Mike Cash RMT General Secretary.
productSovex to exhibit compact Bendy Boom at LogiMAT 2015
International vehicle loader and conveyor manufacturer Sovex is planning to exhibit a compact version of its award winning Bendy Boom at LogiMAT on 10th February in Stuttgart.
articleSignificant automation deal as Dematic buys SDI Group
Dematic buys out FSU Investments, owner of UK-based SDI Group.
productErgonomic pallet picking
In response to challenges in the grocery sector, Spar Austria has taken delivery of a bespoke pallet picking system from Knapp for an Austrian DC.
articlePick wine faster than grapes with Snapfulfil
Club W makes 30 to 50 different wines available to online subscribers, who receive three or more bottles shipped directly to their doorstep each month.
newsOrder consolidation at root of M&S DC problem
As the online retail boom hit new heights in the run up to Christmas 2014, Marks & Spencer delivered poor performance in online sales. This happened despite massive investment in a new automated DC at Castle Donington that is dedicated to eCommerce.
newsB&Q fails to heed forklift parking warnings
The DIY retailer was fined £83,500 after a worker suffered crush injuries from a pedestrian forklift at an in-store warehouse in West London.
newsWhat will one hour delivery mean for the retail logistics industry?
Michael Smith, CML’s customer account manager explores the implications of one hour delivery going mainstream.
articleSwitch to flat pack garment supply
Womenswear fashion brand, Whistles, has re-awarded Clipper Logistics the contract to manage the receipt and distribution of its product range to customers worldwide, supporting the retailer’s continued growth strategy.
articleSplit tray sorter enables fast returns
A 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.
articleTesco specifies Nene to repair damaged racking
Britain’s biggest grocer replaces the 7,546 sacrificial legs in its Daventry grocery distribution centre.
articleDematic fills out Omni-channel offer with SDI acquistion
Leading automation player Dematic has bought FSU Investments, owner of SDI Group, which is best know for garment handling and eCommerce fulfillment.
articleA peaky blinder or a peaky nightmare?
Now 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.
