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Amazon to open Northampton delivery station
Amazon UK is to open a new delivery station in Northampton – where parcels will be delivered to the area. The online retailer will work alongside independent delivery companies at the facility as part...
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XPO denies allegations against ASOS Barnsley DC
XPO Logistics has denied claims made against ASOS about the treatment of workers at a Barnsley DC run by the logistics company. Media company Buzzfeed accused the online retailer of “exploitative...
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Sainsbury’s appoints retail and operations director
Sainsbury’s has appointed Simon Roberts as retail and operations director. Simon Roberts. The move comes after Roger Burnley left the company to join the team at Asda. Roberts previously worked as...
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Hallmark Cards invests £4.4m in Bradford DC
Hallmark Cards has appointed developer Seddon to expand its existing Dawson Lane distribution centre in a £4.4million development. The card retailer is consolidating all of its Bradford operations into...
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Tesco targets supply chain in plan to boost margins
Tesco is working on plans to cut logistics costs by some £450 million by 2019-20. It wants to make its distribution system more efficient and responsive as part of its strategy to boost group operating...
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Glow Nutrition picks Walker for Zero Noodles
Walker Logistics has won a contract with Glow Nutrition to handle its supply chain for its Zero Noodles diet food in the UK. Walker will run the operation from its 230,000 sq ft multi-user facility in...
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Boots cuts fleet with new double-deckers
Trailer designer Transdek UK is to supply Boots UK with 60 fixed double deck wedge trailers. The new trailers are the first to be built by The Cartwright Group under a new licensing partnership. The...
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Retail supplier extends Bibby contract
Office and retail fit-out company Havelock has extended its contract with Bibby Distribution for delivery of interiors material to stores, schools and financial offices throughout the UK. It will...
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DIY group picks Ceva for Italy
DIY group Leroy Merlin has awarded a four year contract to Ceva Logistics to handle warehousing and distribution in Italy. Ceva will manage Leroy Merlin’s new warehouse at Castel San Giovanni in...
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Dwell opts for Milton Keynes site
Furniture retailer Dwell has agreed to a build-to-suit warehouse at Prologis’ Prologis Park Marston Gate in Milton Keynes. The new 151,000 sq ft facility is the first unit to be built on land that...
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UPS expands early morning delivery service
UPS has expanded its early morning delivery service reach in 25 countries, including: the UK, Canada, China and India. The service will now be available in 3,000 additional UK postcodes, and 2,000 in...
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Belcorp chooses Kuehne + Nagel
Belcorp, the global manufacturer of beauty and cosmetic products, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel to manage its intercontinental cargo flows and end-to-end shipment order management. The contract is based in...
View ArticleGrocery replenishment driven by ‘gut feel’
Almost half of UK grocery retail directors say replenishment is still driven by gut feel, according to research by Blue Yonder, which supplies predictive applications of retail. It said that interviews...
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Stop thinking so rationally, says IGD chief
Institute of Grocery distribution (IGD) chief executive, Joanne Denney-Finch, has said the UK food and grocery businesses must “stop thinking so rationally”. This comes after the release of IGD...
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ASOS boosts logistics investment
ASOS is stepping up investment in both logistics and technology to drive growth of the business. “We now anticipate capital expenditure in the range of £120m to £140m in the new financial year compared...
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26pc of refunded goods unfit for resale
26 per cent of refunded retail goods are unfit for resale, new research from Barclaycard has found. According to the credit card company, 57 per cent of merchants give refunds ‘regardless of product...
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Miss Pap offers free delivery with InPost
Online fashion retailer Miss Pap is to offer free delivery and free returns to an InPost locker, enabling its customers to collect or return their purchases 24/7. InPost has a network of 1,100...
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Sainsbury’s prelets 325,000 sq ft shed in Northampton
Sainsbury’s has agreed to pre-let a 325,000 sq ft warehouse at Prologis Park Pineham in Northampton. The building, which will be Sainsbury’s dedicated national frozen food distribution facility, will...
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Pets at Home chooses Cartwright double-deckers
Pets at Home has taken delivery of six double-deck curtainsiders from Cartwright. The pet products retailer acquired six of the double deck vehicles last year also. “We have been delighted by the...
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Lidl continues expansion with £55m Southampton DC
Lidl UK has opened a new 39,000 sq m, £55 million regional distribution centre in Southampton – its biggest site in the UK. Lidl Southampton distribution centre The discount supermarket retailer is...
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