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How M&S improved end-to-end multi-channel
Ricky Wilson, head of operations at M&S.com will examine ways to improve the end-to-end process of multi-channel. In particular, he will look at the Digital experience and understanding how...
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Ocado opens East of England depot
Online Grocer Ocado has taken a 48,000 sq ft warehouse in Peterborough, which it will use as a depot to serve the East of England. Unit 3 at Darlows Business Centre in Peterborough was formerly...
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PrettyLittleThing expands delivery with Doddle
Online retailer PrettyLittleThing has expanded its delivery options with next day click and collect from Doddle. The next day service will cost £4.99. A number of Doddle stores have fitting rooms –...
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Sports Direct ‘to pay Shirebrook workers £1m’
Sports Direct is pay £1 million to thousands of Shirebook warehouse workers for non-payment of the minimum wage, said Unite the union. According to the organisation the payments, which are backdated to...
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Amazon to open advanced robotics DC at Tilbury
Amazon UK is to open a distribution centre at Tilbury which will be equipped with the retailer’s most advanced robotics technology. When it opens in Spring 2017, the Essex-based site will be equipped...
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Lidl to build 624,000 sq ft Eurocentral DC
Lidl is to build a 624,000 sq ft regional distribution centre at the Eurocentral logistics park located east of Glasgow in Scotland. The new facility, will replace the retailer’s current Livingston...
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Waitrose to acquire new aerodynamic ‘boat-tail’ trailers
Waitrose is to expand its fleet with an order of aerodynamic ‘boat tail’ semi-trailers newly designed by Gray & Adams. Waitrose has previously acquired ‘Ultra-low carbon’ semi trailers from the...
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Sainsbury’s to move Elstree operations to Northampton
Sainsbury’s is proposing to close its Elstree Depot and move its operations to a new frozen food depot at Northampton. The new site will generate around 500 jobs, and it is looking to redeploy Elstree...
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Srixon Sport extends Import Services’ contract
Srixon Sports Europe (SSE), a subsidiary of Dunlop and Slazenger owner SRI Sports, has extended its contract with retail logistics company Import Services. Import Services will continue to handle the...
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John Lewis to recruit 3,500 staff for Christmas
Retailer John Lewis is currently looking for 3,500 temporary staff for distribution and retail roles for the festive season. It is looking for temporary employees for behind the scenes stock...
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New NDC for Starbucks in extended deal with Gist
Starbucks has extended its contract with Gist, which is to secure a new shared national distribution centre in Coventry for September 2016. The logistics company handles in bound goods, storage, order...
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Sainsbury’s completes Argos takeover
Sainsbury’s has completed its acquisition of Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Habitat. “The combination of Sainsbury’s and Home Retail Group creates one of the UK’s largest food and non–food...
View ArticleTesco expands Scan as you Shop
Tesco is rolling out its Scan as you Shop service to a further 20 stores so that it will now be available in nearly 350 stores around the country. The Scan as You Shop service allows customers to scan...
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M&S picks Clipper for store returns
Marks & Spencer has signed a deal with Clipper to flow store-returned merchandise back into its fulfilment centre at Castle Donington ready for re-allocation. Clipper will provide stock handling...
View ArticleLogistics and IT jobs under threat at M&S
Marks & Spencer is to start consultations on a plan to reduce the number of roles permanently based in central London by about 400 across logistics and IT, as part of a restructuring of its head...
View ArticleNew CCO for on-demand delivery service
Swishd, the on-demand delivery service, has appointed Paul Scratchley chief commercial officer. He will focus on new delivery sectors, including fashion from high street retailers. Scratchley was...
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Sainsbury’s plans more Habitat and Argos concessions
Sainsbury’s is to open five mini Habitats as well as 20 Argos digital concessions to its stores following completion of its acquisition of Home Retail Group. Mike Coupe, Chief Executive of J Sainsbury,...
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Sports Direct apologises for shortcomings in working practices
Sports Direct has apologised for “serious shortcomings identified in working practices” at its Shirebrook warehouse, following publication of a report into its working practices by Reynolds Porter...
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Asda extends reverse logistics contract with XPO
Asda Walmart has extended its long-term agreement with XPO Logistics for reverse logistics operations covering nine Asda service centres where millions of units of returnable transit equipment are...
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Debenhams picks DHL for omni-channel logistics
Debenhams has chosen DHL Supply Chain to provide warehousing and distribution to support its omni-channel strategy in a five-year contract extension. Fast replenishment to 166 stores nationwide means...
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