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Pass My Parcel wins Surfdome contract
Pass My Parcel has won a new contract with online boardsports lifestyle retailer Surfdome. Pass My Parcel, which is owned by news and magazine wholesales Smiths News, is to handle label-less returns,...
View ArticleTop retailers target £200m boost from better data
A dozen of the UK’s biggest retailers and brand owners have signed up to a plan that could save £200m by transforming the way product data is managed and exchanged. GS1 UK, the supply chain standards...
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Mowat to head M&S Clothing & Home supply chain
Gordon Mowat has been appointed director for Clothing & Home supply chain, logistics and planning at Marks & Spencer. This new role is part of the retailer’s plan to bring the supply chain and...
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How to handle returns
Conference chair Dr Jonathan Gorst, who is principal lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, will focus on the issues of returns and how the use of a tool kit can improve this. He will present case...
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Tesco launches nationwide same-day delivery
Tesco is to launch nationwide same-day grocery delivery. The supermarket chain first introduced the service to London and the South East in 2014 – the service will now be offered across more than 300...
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Sports retailer picks Snapfulfil
Online sports retailer, Freestyle Xtreme, has implemented the Snapfulfil cloud warehouse management system. The company handles some 800 orders per day at its Bristol warehouse where it holds about...
View ArticleAmazon has 50,000 jobs to fill
Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill in its US fulfilment network and will open ten fulfilment centres on 2nd August for candidates to take a tour, learn more about working at Amazon and see the...
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Co-op to close Huntingdon DC
The Co-operative Food is to close its 88,000 sq ft Huntingdon distribution centre next August. The food retail business is looking to build a new depot in the South East. A spokesperson for the Co-op...
View ArticleGiant pick tower helps CML wins new business
CML has won a contract with the school wear and sportswear supplier Blue Max Banner following installation of a custom-built pick tower at its Lutterworth warehouse. The new structure can accommodate...
View ArticleMyHermes launches summer sale
Delivery company myHermes is cutting parcel prices by up to 40 per cent in a sale targeting SME retailers, internet power sellers and consumers. The sale, runs from now until 10th September. The cost...
View ArticleMorrisons in £1bn supply deal with McColl’s
Morrisons has signed a wholesale supply deal with McColl’s, which operates 1,300 convenience stores and 350 newsagents. In time it could be worth up to £1 billion a year. It recently resurrected the...
View ArticleElectrical retailer picks Panther
Electrical retailer RGB has chosen Panther Warehousing to provide a two man delivery service. RGB is a 27-year-old family-run business based at Seven Kings, Essex, which counts the BBC, ITV, QVC,...
View ArticleASOS $40m fulfilment centre for US
ASOS is investing $40 million in fitting out a new fulfilment centre in Atlanta, Georgia, to serve the North American market. It is investing $40 million in fitting out the site, which will have a...
View ArticleGumtree partners with delivery company
Gumtree, the classifieds web site, has teamed up with AnyVan to offer users a range of delivery options. The move means that Gumtree users who are looking to buy or sell second hand goods have the...
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Hellmann to fulfil FootJoy
Acushnet Europe has chosen Hellmann to manage e-commerce fulfilment for its FootJoy brand in Europe. Hellmann will manage the e-commerce fulfilment for B2C orders to the UK, Ireland, France, Germany...
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Ford & DHL unveil electric van
Deutsche Post DHL and Ford have unveiled the first of their jointly produced electric delivery vans in Cologne. The vehicle, called the “StreetScooter WORK XL”, is based on a Ford Transit chassis...
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Awards shortlist revealed
A record 88 entries have been shortlisted for the 21st Supply Chain Excellence Awards. And the standard of the entries was higher than ever, giving the judges a tough task in deciding who should be...
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Glatfelter awards contract to Downton
CM Downton has won a contract renewal with specialty papers supplier Glatfelter. The logistics business currently handles all aspects of Glatfelter’s operations under separate contracts. This includes:...
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Amazon to open robotic fulfilment centre at Bristol
Amazon is to open a new Bristol fulfilment centre next year. The new site, which will be fitted out with the retailer’s robotics technology, is to generate 1,000 new jobs. “We are very excited to...
View ArticleWinners and losers in grocery retail
The big four supermarket chains all increased sales in the 12 weeks to 13th August helping the market grow by four per cent, according to statistics from Kantar Worldpanel. However, it was the...
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