articleStop automating bad warehouse processes
Before investing in robots, conveyors or shuttles, warehouse operators should ask whether a process deserves to be automated at all, argues Chris Lawrence.
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newsGoing local: Holland & Barrett’s Irish fulfilment move
Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy interviews Vineta Bajaj, group CFO of Holland & Barrett as the health and wellness retailer makes moves on the European stage.
productHummel AG rebuilds warehouse with Toyota Automated Logistics during live production
Connection technology manufacturer Hummel AG has appointed Toyota Automated Logistics (TAL) as general contractor to rebuild and modernise the warehouse at its headquarters in Denzlingen, Germany, while production continues.
newsHolland & Barrett Group CFO Vineta Bajaj to keynote first Tomorrow’s Warehouse Dublin
Vineta Bajaj, group chief financial officer at Holland & Barrett, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Tomorrow’s Warehouse Dublin, revealing how supply chain investment is supporting the health and wellness retailer’s growth in Ireland.
articleMeasuring AI returns at the 90-day review
Imagine a slotting tool that cuts travel time on one pick face during a quiet spring trial. Now the board wants it across five sites before peak. Very different. But most conversations about AI in logistics end at the contract signature. That is where the real costs start to show and where you should focus, says Rafael Patron.
newsPrimark uses digital twins to test distribution centre changes before investing
Primark has partnered with supply chain network design platform Kallikor to create digital twins of its distribution centres, allowing the retailer to test operational and capital changes before they are implemented.
newsReminder on barcode scanner cyber attack vulnerability
Warehouse operators could be exposed to cyber attacks through their barcode scanners, says Kaspersky researchers.
productToyota digital twins to cut autonomous forklift commissioning time by up to 50%
Toyota Material Handling Europe says simulation and digital twin technology, developed with NVIDIA and SoftServe, can cut the time needed to commission autonomous forklift solutions by up to 50%, reducing disruption for customers at go-live.
newsMiniclipper processes an order every five seconds at peak after fourth WMS go-live
UK 3PL Miniclipper Logistics, which is moving increasingly into e-commerce fulfilment, now has four of its six warehouses running on a new WMS, with the full rollout due to finish in Q1 2027.
newsTomorrow’s Warehouse to launch in Dublin
The successful Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event, established for five years in Coventry in Manchester, will launch in Dublin in 2027.
newsAI boom outweighs tariffs as global trade growth accelerates, DHL says
Demand for AI infrastructure is driving the fastest half-year growth in global goods trade for 15 years, outweighing tariffs and geopolitical disruption, according to the latest DHL Globalization Tracker. The only faster period was the post-Covid rebound.
productFive RFID applications that could transform your warehouse
Logistics companies that have used RFID are said to have improved their efficiency by over 25%. Indeed, application of the technology is fastest growing in transport and logistics, where an increase in ecommerce transactions is driving RFID demand and its capability at providing better visibility, accuracy and efficiency.
productInfios named Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WMS
Warehouse management system supplier Infios has been named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Voice of the Customer for Warehouse Management Systems, the third time it has received the distinction.
articleCareful now: AI tools can cost more than you bargained for
Logistics and supply chain leaders are being told that Agentic AI adoption is a straightforward cost-saving decision but the financial case for AI can be harder to establish than the technology itself, says Rachelle Butler.
newsAI optimisation platform promises performance without data analyst
Leeds-based Picture Perfect Data has launched Fettle, an AI-based optimisation platform. It gives operational visibility within four weeks and is aimed at sites with 100 or more people on the floor.
articleGetting ready for Peak: five moves UK retailers should make now
For consumers, peak retail season is still months away. For supply chains, it has already begun. Retailers are bringing forward purchasing decisions and moving Christmas and seasonal merchandise earlier through their networks as they navigate volatile freight costs, shifting trade policies, geopolitical disruption and uncertain consumer demand. The objective is understandable: secure inventory, reduce exposure to further disruption and avoid being caught short when demand accelerates.
articleChoosing a WMS in 2026: what actually matters
Choosing a warehouse management system used to come down to a fairly short list of household names. That list has grown considerably, and so has the range of what a WMS is now expected to do, from basic pick-and-pack tracking through to AI-driven labour forecasting and robotics orchestration.
newsBestSecret draws on ‘Library of Chaos’ at Polish fashion fulfilment centre
Off-price fashion platform BestSecret is to install up to 10 AI-powered robotic induction stations from Nomagic at its logistics centre in Sulechów, Poland.
productPeak automation intelligence: real-time visibility for smarter warehouse operations
What if your warehouse could see every critical movement in real time without slowing your team down?
newsAI-driven platform plans to fast track surplus food for charity
Sainsbury’s, GXO, Greencore, Tesco, M&S and Gist are backing a new AI-driven platform that matches spare capacity on HGVs with surplus food deliveries to frontline charities, which could save food redistribution charity Felix around £1 million in its first full year.
