James and James Fulfilment boost reverse logistics service for e-commerce
James and James Fulfilment has expanded its returns service for independent e-commerce retailers. Through the expanded service, retailers can choose to provide prepaid postage, meaning consumers can...
View ArticleHermes to expand warehousing capacity and hire 9,000 couriers
Hermes UK is to spend £100m expanding its warehousing capacity, as well as recruiting 10,500 new employees, to deal with the demand for e-commerce created by lockdown. The Yorkshire-based parcels...
View ArticleCommons Committee disputes BooHoo supply chain claims
Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee Philip Dunne MP has written to BooHoo chief executive John Little to dispute a claim from the e-commerce fashion retailer that it was not aware of working...
View ArticleUPS launches Saturday service amid e-commerce order surge
UPS is to launch a Saturday service in eight European countries later this month, following a surge in e-commerce during lockdown. The service will apply to the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands,...
View ArticleWincanton opens Stafford DC for Screwfix
Wincanton has opened a 128,000 sq ft distribution centre in Prologis Park, Stafford, for Screwfix. The 3PL said that the DC was in addition to volume that Wincanton has taken on through its shared user...
View ArticleTed Baker cuts supplier base and tightens stock buying cycle
Ted Baker has reduced the number of suppliers in its supply chain by a third, as it looks to concentrate negotiating power and buying efficiencies. In a statement to investors the fashion retailer said...
View ArticleGames Workshop unit completed ahead of time
SEGRO has completed the development of a new 177,500 sq ft warehouse distribution facility for Games Workshop at SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway ahead of the planned schedule. Games...
View ArticleE-commerce driving global warehousing take-up, says GLP
E-commerce lettings make up 40% of international developer GLP’s portfolio, a proportional rise of 15 percentage points since 2015. The revelation comes as GLP, which acquired industrial developer...
View ArticleE-commerce leads retail volume rebound in June
Retail sales showed signs of recovery throughout June with e-commerce driving volumes, despite the easing of lockdown measures in the UK. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail...
View ArticleOcado signs 10-year lease for south London spoke hub
Ocado has taken a warehouse formerly occupied by DIY retailer Homebase on Merton Trade Park, south London, as a spoke hub for its distribution network in the capital. Ocado has taken a 10-year lease on...
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