Debenhams chooses Kerry for Middle East expansion
Debenhams has chosen Kerry Logistics to provide logistics services to support its export market in the Middle East. Kerry Logistics will handle all airfreight from Debenhams’ distribution centre in...
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John Lewis to open Leeds hub
John Lewis has agreed a pre-let for a 50,500 sq ft distribution warehouse, including 4,000 sq ft of offices at Muse Developments’ 110-acre Logic Leeds scheme in West Yorkshire. The retailer is has...
View ArticleAccenture takes over Total Logistics
Accenture has acquired Total Logistics, the independent logistics and supply chain consultancy based in Wokingham. It plans to use Total Logistics’ supply chain and logistics strengths to support...
View ArticleStock-outs drive buyers elsewhere – survey
Some 57 per cent of in-store shoppers experiencing stock-outs have gone elsewhere or simply not bought at all, according to a survey by GT Nexus in association with YouGov. And 65 per cent of online...
View ArticleToy company secures 100,000 sq ft to aid expansion
Toy and games company Grant & Bowman has agreed a three-year lease on a 100,000 sq ft warehouse at the Leeds-Bradford Airport Industrial Estate at Yeadon. The company will use Unit 9 as additional...
View ArticleJohn Lewis sets out details of industrial placements
The John Lewis Partnership is to run five industrial placement schemes for 2016/17, including one in the Waitrose supply chain. The schemes are for students taking a year out from university to gain...
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Amazon to open second Doncaster fulfilment centre
Amazon is to open second fulfilment centre in Doncaster – just down the road from its existing facility. The new 250,000 sq ft centre is scheduled to start operations in the autumn. (Image by Ken...
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LoveCrafts chooses Snapfulfil for UK fulfilment
LoveCrafts has chosen the Snapfulfil SaaS warehouse management system to support its fulfilment operation. LoveCrafts was launched in 2012 and has offers a range of online services via its sites...
View Article3.1m SMEs ‘under-prepared’ for Black Friday
Up to 3.1 million SMEs run the risk of not being able to meet their delivery promises and may undermine customer satisfaction on Black Friday, according to research from Royal Mail. It found that...
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Poundland picks Hermes for home delivery service
Poundland has chosen Hermes to handle deliveries for a new online shopping service that it is trialling. Hermes will provide a four to five working day delivery service to all UK-based consumers. The...
View ArticleJohn Lewis to recruit 3,000 extra staff for Christmas
John Lewis has started searching for over 3,000 temporary staff (partners) for its stores and distribution centres ahead of the busiest shopping period of the year. It has temporary vacancies available...
View ArticleRoyal Mail takes stake in e-commerce system
Royal Mail has taken a stake in Market Engine Global, an Australian e-commerce technology start-up that enables businesses to manage online shop fronts in global marketplaces. The system integrates...
View ArticleE-tailers need to move quicker on delivery
E-tailers need to move quickly and think smarter if they are going to fulfil their delivery promises this Christmas season, according to Mark Rosenberg, managing director of Parcelhub, which provides...
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Hut Group picks P2P Mailing for two year contract
The Hut Group, the online retailer, has awarded P2P Mailing a two year contract to handle international shipments worth several million pounds a year. P2P will deliver items to all The Hut Group’s...
View ArticleGeneration Z are more demanding buyers
Retailers should be bracing themselves for Generation Z – individuals born after the late 1990s because they have higher expectations than older shoppers, according to a survey commissioned by Shutl....
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More omni-channel responsibility for Dino Rocos at John Lewis
Dino Rocos, operations director at John Lewis, is taking on additional responsibilities for omni-channel operations as part of a management reshuffle at the retailer. Dino Rocos, Operations Director,...
View ArticlewnDirect picks Menzies for e-commerce service
wnDirect has appointed Menzies Distribution as one of its logistics providers. wnDirect specialises in organising e-commerce international distribution for retailers and its customer include ASOS and...
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Sluggish online growth still beats the high street
UK online retail sales were up five per cent year-on-year in August, following a particularly strong August 2014 when sales grew 18 per cent, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. While...
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Time to ditch free delivery, Omni-Channel delegates told
Supply Chain author Mark Millar challenged the use of free delivery in online shopping, when he opened the Omni-Channel conference in London yesterday. And he went on to describe the free returns...
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Think smarter on picking, Omni-Channel delegates told
Companies need to think smarter, work harder in terms of pick lanes and productivity, supply chain consultant Darren Hall told delegates when he opened the second day of the Omni-Channel Conference....
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