Waitrose to develop automated online fulfilment in-house
John Lewis Partnership said it would not be continuing its relationship with Today Development Partners (TDP), which was to explore opportunities around automated online fulfilment. In May Waitrose...
View ArticleAO and Aldi sign three-year home delivery deal
Online electricals retailer AO has signed a three-year deal with supermarket Aldi for home delivery of its Specialbuys range. Aldi’s Specialbuys are already available to purchase online, but the...
View ArticleArrowXL signs two-man delivery deal with Aldi
Arrow XL has signed a three-year deal with Aldi for two-man home delivery of oversized items including garden furniture, spa pools and DIY items. The deal was announced on the same day as AO signed a...
View ArticleOcado Andover fire “unprecedented within the UK”
The fire that destroyed Ocado’s warehouse in Andover in February 2019 cost Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) £132,107 to fight. The figure was released following a Freedom of Information Act...
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DPD signs five-year contract with ASOS
ASOS has extended its ten-year partnership with DPD by awarding the parcel carrier a five-year, multi-million-pound contract to supply delivery services to across the UK until “at least” September...
View ArticleUnipart chairman warns of Brexit risk to supply chains
Unipart Group chairman John Neill CBE has warned that the risk Brexit poses to supply chains developed over decades “cannot be understated”. Neill’s warning came in his chairman’s statement, filed to...
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BS Handling Systems completes sortation project for PrettyLittleThing
PrettyLittleThing has relocated to a new 600,000 sq ft warehouse in Sheffield, where it has installed a sortation system from BS Handling Systems. The sortation project for the online retailer saw the...
View ArticleYodel launches new delivery service with DG International
Express parcels carrier Yodel and freight forwarder DG International have launched a global outbound service for UK retailers. The new international service has been developed to provide a more...
View ArticleImport Services signs Theo Klein deal
German toy manufacturer Theo Klein has appointed Import Services as logistics partner, to provide retail supply chain services, from product sources in the Far East and Germany, to customers in the UK...
View ArticleTesco chief exec steps down as urban fulfilment centre plans grow
Dave Lewis, chief executive of Tesco, has resigned and will leave the business in the summer of 2020. Lewis joined Tesco in 2014 will be leaving the supermarket giant in 2020. He said his ”decision to...
View ArticleE-commerce sales drop at Ted Baker
Omni-channel retailer Ted Baker saw e-commerce sales fall 1.3 per cent during in what it described as a “challenging” half-year in the sector. The retailer pointed to heightened levels of consumer...
View ArticleWalker Logistics helping online retailers limit use of plastic packaging
Walker Logistics has eliminated the use of plastic-based void-fill materials in over 90 per cent of the orders it processes at its Berkshire-based fulfilment facility. Commonly used materials such as...
View ArticleLidl commences operations at £70m Motherwell DC
Lidl has commenced operations at its £70 million, 629,689 sq ft, distribution centre in Eurocentral, Motherwell – its largest site to date in Great Britain. The site will support Lidl’s store estate...
View ArticleSupply chain analysis market ‘worth $9.2bn by 2024’
The global supply chain analytics market is forecast to grow 15.8 per cent over the next five years, driven by the adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence. According to BCC Research, a...
View ArticleLidl to spend £15bn on British product sourcing
Lidl has said it will spend £15 billion over the next five years sourcing and procuring from British suppliers. The supermarket has also said it is targeting an increase in sales of British-sourced...
View ArticlePre-tax profit falls 68 per cent at ASOS
Despite turnover increasing 13 per cent year-on-year e-commerce giant ASOS has reported a 68 per cent drop in pre-tax profit. ASOS posted pre-tax profit of £33.1m for the year-ending 31 August 2019,...
View ArticleSimba signs deal with AO Logistics
Simba signs year-long deal with AO Logistics to broaden delivery across the UK. Simba customers will be able to use AO Logistics’ two-person delivery service, which includes a weekend delivery option,...
View ArticleTigers builds mega hub facility in Rotterdam
The multi-million-Euro mega hub will become Tigers’ single biggest operation in Europe. The new Netherlands-based facility is scheduled to be opened in April 2020, and will be more than 550,000 sq ft,...
View ArticleRoyal Mail strike may cause Black Friday chaos
A Black Friday Royal Mail strike could leave millions of packages undelivered, costing UK retailers millions. If Royal Mail does strike, then retailers will be forced to attempt to pass 8.5million...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence could prevent £144m of food waste annually
Blue Yonder predicts that artificial intelligence and machine learning could help the UK’s eight largest grocery stores prevent £144m of food waste every year. An average of seven tonnes may be...
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