articleAmazon to open DC at Airport City Manchester
The internet retail giant plans to occupy a substantial space at Airport City Global Logistics – part of the £800m business, hotel and industrial development being built around Manchester Airport.
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newsMore than 9m items picked by Snapfulfil customers over key weekend
SaaS WMS provider Snapfulfil experienced a 77% increase in shipments handled by its system on Black Friday, compared to the previous Friday.
newsRetailers upped their game for Cyber Monday, says Meta Pack
92% of deliveries on Cyber Monday were on time, compared to 73% on the same day a year ago, says the fulfilment platform provider.
articleYodel aces Black Friday with twin approach
The independent carrier made a wide range of investments, such as in mechanical handling systems and sorting equipment, as well as managing retailer expectations, to deliver a successful Black Friday period.
productHospital-based retailer targets growth
A leading ladies fashion retailer that began life as a single table-top trader in a hospital in Cambridgeshire has revealed plans to grow its 26 hospital-based outlets at a rate of two a year, thanks to a technology-driven transformation of the business.
articleWoodway creates packaging to support John Lewis ad campaign
The widely anticipated John Lewis Christmas advert launched on 6th November and this year Woodway UK worked with their Central Operations and Brand Teams to support them with their online packaging.
newsElectrical firm to boost warehouse space to 100k sq ft
TV and white goods retailer Marks Electrical is trebling its warehousing space to meet growing online demand.
productCambridge spec build warehouse plan unveiled
Goya Developments and Barwood Capital have bought a Cambridge site for a 140,000 sq ft warehouse development.
articleThe Awards for Excellence
The countdown begins to the biggest and best night of the year – The Awards for Excellence on Saturday 27th February 2016.
articleReach to 13.8 metres with Tergo UHX
UniCarriers has unveiled a new reach truck, the Tergo UHX, as well as a new order picker range, the EPL 100.
articleDiscounter opts for flexible automation
Pick front reduction and ergonomics boost convinced Scandinavian food discounter to select Witron for logistics centre automation.
productResponsive retailers poaching millions in sales
International delivery experts ParcelHero say early internet delivery deadlines are losing e-commerce companies thousands of potential orders, and confusing shoppers.
articleSports Direct denies naming and shaming warehouse workers
The sportswear retailer has sought to counter press allegations that workers suffer poor treatment at the company’s Shirebrook warehouse.
articleRoyal Mail buys NetDespatch for undisclosed sum
NetDespatch offers a shipping, data management and labelling platform for postal and parcel carriers.
articleNothing fashionable about being late
Fashion retailer The Varner Group is taking advantage of the latest technology to ensure orders do not arrive fashionably late.
articleUnion dismisses Sports Direct £10m pay pledge
Unite the Union has called the Sports Direct pledge to release £10m for the pay of permanent and casual warehouse workers a ‘publicity stunt’.
productImproved transit packaging products to make debut
Kite Packaging and Audion Swissvac will use the Empack exhibition to launch a broad range of products, including the PaperJet System, a fast, automated paper cushion delivery system.
productRugged hardware audit launched
Renovotec is launching a free Rugged Hardware Audit service that “crunches the numbers” to identify the best balance of hardware purchase and rental for supply chain users – and that can cut a company’s rugged hardware costs by up to 20%, according to the company.
articleGartner emphasises WMS agility
Handling & Storage Solutions summarises Gartner’s latest research paper offering key insights into WMS.
newsSpec build DCs on way for West London
Prologis will develop two speculative units of 113,335 sq ft and 78,780 sq ft at Prologis Park West London, its 30 acre site next to Stockley Park in Hayes, Middlesex.
