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Discounters and convenience stores make gains as grocery market up 1%
Year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.0 per cent over the 12 weeks ending 3 November, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar. Co-op increased its market share to 6.5 per...
View ArticleXPO Logistics prepares for Christmas by rolling out robots
XPO Logistics is to use robots supplied by 6 River Systems to help manage inventory distribution during the Christmas peak. The robots will guide employees to the correct inventory areas and use...
View ArticlePrivate equity bid for Clipper Logistics
Private equity firm Sun European Partners is looking to acquire multichannel retail specialist Clipper Logistics. LSE listed Clipper Logistics confirmed to shareholders it had received a preliminary...
View ArticleCut last mile costs by investing in urban sheds, says Cushman & Wakefield
The high cost of final mile logistics will increase rents for urban warehousing as demand is driven by a need to cut transport spend, according to research conducted by Cushman & Wakefield. Its...
View ArticleSmurfit Kappa reveals sustainable beverage packaging
Smurfit Kappa has launched a recyclable and biodegradable range of packaging bundles for canned and bottled beverages. The packaging firm also says it is “currently working with several large...
View ArticleHolland & Barrett aims to steam-line supply chain with Paragon
Holland & Barrett is to use Paragon routing and scheduling software as part of a restructure its store replenishment operation. The retailer supplies its 900 store locations across the UK from its...
View ArticleCitySprint looking to hire 500 extra couriers
CitySprint is looking to recruit an additional 500 couriers to add to its existing network of 5,000 couriers, ahead of the Christmas peak. The firm will focus primarily on van couriers to keep up with...
View ArticleOcado Group no longer a grocer, says CMA
Ocado Group has been given the go-ahead to stop calling itself a grocer by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as it shifts its business from online retail to software and robotics. The CMA...
View ArticleMarks and Spencer hires Tesco man as MD for clothing and home
Marks and Spencer has appointed Richard Price, currently chief executive of F&F Clothing at Tesco, as MD of its clothing and home division. Chief executive Steve Rowe said: “We are building a team...
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Online Christmas spending grows as Black Friday sales stall
Christmas online shopping has risen by 11 per cent year-on-year, according to research published by Royal Mail, and accounts for almost half of festive spending in the UK. The research shows that three...
View ArticleChristmas peak above average at NX Group
E-commerce and Brexit stockpiling is driving the Christmas peak at NX Group above its 15% average for this time of year. Richard Mallard, senior operations manager at NX Group, said: “We always expect...
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Smurfit Kappa promotes sustainable packaging with 4evergreen initiative
Smurfit Kappa has been named a founding member of a new industry alliance to promote the use of paper-based packaging in a circular and sustainable economy. The 4evergreen forum is led by the...
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SICK develops most powerful 2D LiDAR sensor to date
Logistics automation provider, SICK has developed its most accurate 2D LiDAR sensor for materials handling, courier, and logistics applications. The LMS4000 2D LiDAR Sensor can process even matt black...
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St. Modwen lets 150,000 sq ft unit to Ocado Retail
St. Modwen has let a 150,000 sq ft unit to Ocado Retail at St. Modwen Park Access 18 in Avonmouth. Ocado Retail has agreed to the 17-year lease on a 150,000 sq ft speculatively built unit which will...
View ArticleEddie Stobart subsidiary iForce will process 6.8 items every second this...
iForce, a subsidiary of Eddie Stobart, will process a 6.8 items every second this Black Friday, and dispatch more than 2.4 million units throughout ‘Cyber Week’. It is estimated that the UK will see a...
View ArticleAmazon delivery partner NGC Logistics electrifies Black Friday
NGC Logistics has become the first Amazon delivery partner in the UK to put a fully electric van into service. Operating out of Amazon’s Northampton delivery station, NGC used an all electric Renault...
View ArticleTed Baker investigates £25m inventory overstatement
Retailer Ted Baker has said that it may have overstated the value of the stock on its balance sheet by £20 million to £25 million. The company has appointed legal firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer...
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Digital Goodie buys order management systems specialist Maginus
Manchester-based order management systems software developer Maginus has been acquired by Finnish developer Digital Goodie. Maginus specialises in software for mid-market retailers and distributors and...
View ArticleDPD parcel volumes up 13% over ‘Cyber Weekend’
DPD UK has recorded its highest ever ‘Cyber Weekend’ with parcel volumes up 13% from last year. The company’s four automated sorting hubs saw the highest concentration of parcel volumes every night of...
View ArticleWincanton renews with Waitrose
Wincanton has renewed its wines and spirts storage and distribution contract with Waitrose and Partners. The three-year contract renewal will see Wincanton continue to manage the storage and...
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